Search
Now showing items 31-40 of 53
Critically Examining Distance Education Practice
(Information Series 393 Ohio State University., 2003)
his document reviews the history of distance education (DE) in the United States beginning with the early years of correspondence study, radio, and television. It chronicles the rise of DE universities internationally, the ...
The Athabasca University edusource Project: Building An Accessible Learning Object Repository
(Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2005)
Athabasca University - Canada's Open University (AU) made the commitment to put all of
its courses online as part of its Strategic University Plan. In pursuit of this goal, AU
participated in the eduSource project, a ...
On the Design of Collective Applications
(2009-09-09)
In this paper we define collective applications as those that employ the aggregated distinct behaviours of individuals in a crowd to shape their environment and to provide structure and influence in that environment. Such ...
Distance learning – Social software’s killer ap?
(the Open & Distance Learning Association of Australia, 2005)
This paper discusses the challenges of developing modes of distance education that afford maximum freedom for learners—including the ability to enroll continuously and to pace one’s own learning—and yet still create ...
THE DANCE OF TECHNOLOGY AND PEDAGOGY IN SELF-PACED DISTANCE EDUCATION
(2009-06-23)
This paper describes the dance like relationship between pedagogy and technologies that creates distance education programming. Using a dance metaphor, the paper describes earlier generation of distance education and notes ...
Case Study: eduSource and the Athabasca University Digital Library Project
(E-Learning Network News, 2005)
Feasibility of Course Development Based on Learning Objects: Research Analysis of Three Case Studies
(International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Education, 2004)
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 ...
Exploring Principals' Perceptions of Applications, Benefits, and Barriers of Alberta's Supernet
(International Electronic Journal For Leadership In Learning, 2007)
The Alberta SuperNet, a very high speed, broadband network, was built to bring highspeed
connectivity to every school, library, and municipal office in Alberta. This CDN $294
million dollar investment was made based on ...