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Second Language Acquisition and Current Trends in Japan: The Cultural Risks
(Nihon University, 2002)
This paper discusses second language acquisition with reference to periphery countries and the effects of English on culture and language. It includes a brief history of the spread of English as an international language ...
Chat and Instant Messaging Systems (synchronous): Report 2/ 3
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002-10)
This study extends the earlier review of online chat systems (Report 6), by reviewing a further seven products that provide text-based instant messaging (IM). The functionality of these products in distance education ...
Integrated Collaborative Tools
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002-10)
Previous reports in this series have featured examples of integrated products that combine into a single software package, techniques offered individually by other products. Increasing acceptance of online collaboration ...
Chat and Instant Messaging Systems (synchronous): Report 3/ 3
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002-10)
A further set of four text-based instant messaging (IM) products was evaluated: AT&T Anywhere, Parachat, Sonork, and Yahoo Messenger, all available at no cost. Yahoo Messenger was judged to be the most effective of the ...
Book Review - Cohort Programming and Learning
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002-01)
Students with disabilities: Their experience and success at Athabasca University
(IDCE/CADE Conference, 2002)
Preliminary findings of a study examining the experience and
success of Athabasca University students with disabilities, over a
three-year period, are presented in this session. Student
characteristics, including the ...
Online Conferences for Professional Development
(Information Age Publishing, 2002)
Online conferences (OCs) offer a compelling set of economic and pedagogical
benefits for teaching, learning, personal, and professional development.
In this chapter, we provide examples and a model to guide development ...
Fostering Self-help at a Distance for Adults with Vision Loss.
(Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2002)
Learning on the Web: An instructors' manual
(TeleEducation NB, 2002)
This manual will help those involved in teaching and learning, from students to administrators to begin to understand the potential of the Internet as a teaching resource and a teaching medium and to prepare to adapt and ...
Book Review of Delivering Digitally by Inglis, Ling and Joosten
(IRRODL, 2002-10)
We know that significant organizational change must have roots both at the top of an organization and “in the trenches” amongst those who must implement the change. In the middle lies a critical group of middle managers, ...