Centre for Distance Education: Recent submissions
Now showing items 201-220 of 307
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Exploring Social Presence In Computer Conferencing
(Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2002)This study explores the relationship between asynchronous, text-based forms of social communication and students' perceptions of the social climate of computer conferences. A 21-item questionnaire was administered to 74 ... -
A Second Look at Learning Sciences, Classrooms and Technology
(Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004) -
Modes of Interaction in Distance Education: Recent Developments and Research Questions
(Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2003) -
Interaction In Learning And Teaching On The Educational Semantic Web
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Teaching In An Online Learning Context
(Athabasca University Press, 2004) -
Towards a Theory of Online Learning
(Athabasca University Press, 2004) -
Practice guided by research in providing effective student support services
(Oldenburg: Bibliotheks-und Informationassystem der Universaitat Oldenburg, 2004) -
Interaction For Lifelong Learning
(British Journal of Educational Technology, 2004)Abstract The term ‘lifelong’, as applied to education or learning, has been in circulation for more than a quarter of a century. It has played an important role in policy discussions, as well as in studies of the sociology ... -
Feasibility of Course Development Based on Learning Objects: Research Analysis of Three Case Studies
(International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Education, 2004) -
E-learning in Canada
(International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2007) -
Design-based Research and its Application to a Call Centre Innovation in Distance Education
(Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2005)Design-based research is proposed as a strategy to address the need for innovation in educational contexts. The article argues the case for increased and more effective research and development in education, and then ... -
Critical Thinking and Computer Conferencing: A Model and Tool to Assess Cognitive Presence
(American Journal of Distance Education, 2001)This article describes a practical approach to judging the nature and quality of critical discourse in a computer conference. A model of a critical community of inquiry frames the research. A core concept in defining a ... -
Critical Inquiry in a Text-Based Environment: Computer Conferencing in Higher Education
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Continuing Professional Education in a Rural Context: Does Interactive, Distance Education Meet the Need?
(International Journal of Continuing Education Practice, 1995)This paper reports the results of an investigation into the use of interactive distance education to meet the need for continuing professional education. Using a mixed-method research design, the study evaluated students' ... -
Comparing Weblogs to Threaded Discussion Tools in Online Educational Contexts.
(International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Education., 2006-11)Weblogs or blogs are being heralded as the “next big thing” in education. In this article we examine the advantages and disadvantages of this form of Internet-based interaction using the Community of Inquiry model with its ... -
Case Study: eduSource and the Athabasca University Digital Library Project
(E-Learning Network News, 2005) -
Adoption and Use of a Computer-Mediated Communication System by Contact North Site Coordinators
(Journal of Distance Education, 1991)This paper describes some of the factors underlying successful use of the CoSy computer-mediated communication system in the Ontario Govern-ment's Contact North/Contact Nord Distance Education Project by 11 women who, in ... -
Edusource: Canada's Learning Object Repository Network
(International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 2004)An alliance of Canadian Universities and government agencies pooled their resources to establish a network to share and combine Learning Objects from a variety of sources and further develop this technology. In the process, ... -
Design Patterns for Complex Learning
(Journal of Learning Design, 2006)A complex view of learning recognises that learning cannot be pre-determined by teaching, but is as much defined by circumstances and context as pre-defined learning objectives. Learning designs that accept uncertainty ... -
Why Do Teachers Get To Learn The Most?
(e-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology,, 2004)A common report from anecdotal writing over many generations of educators is that it is the teacher who usually learns the most during the process of gathering content materials, designing, teaching and evaluating student ...