Centre for Distance Education: Recent submissions
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Validity Issues In Quantitative Computer Conference Transcript Analysis
(Educational Technology Research and Development, 2004)Over the past 15 years, educational technologists have been dabbling with a research technique known as quantitative content analysis (QCA). Although it is characterized as a systematic and objective procedure for describing ... -
Assessing Social Presence In Asynchronous Text-based Computer Conferencing
(Journal of Distance Education, 1999)Instructional media such as computer conferencing engender high levels of student-student and student-teacher interaction; affectively into a community of inquiry. A template for assessing social presence in computer ... -
Using Web-Based, Group Communication Systems to Support Case Study Learning at a Distance
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002-10)This study explored the capacity of Web-based, group communication systems to support case-based teaching and learning. Eleven graduate students studying at a distance were divided into three groups to collaborate on a ... -
Using Peer Teams to Lead Online Discussions
(Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2002-03-14)This study investigated an online course in which groups of four students were used to lead online discussions. The teams were examined for their ability to bring instructional design, discourse facilitation, and direct ... -
Poučavanje u kontekstu online
(EduPoint, 2006-09)U ovom ćemo se tekstu usredotočiti na ulogu nastavnika ili tutora u kontekstu online učenja. Koristit ćemo teoretski model koji su razvili Garrison, Anderson i Archer (2000.) prema kojemu stvaranje učinkovite online ... -
Using Constructivism in Technology-Mediated Learning: Constructing Order out of the Chaos in the Literature
(Radical Pedagogy, 1999)There are a variety of epistemological positions underlying constructivism learning theory in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to identify and categorize the positions of constructivism learning theories, ... -
The Virtual Conference: Extending Professional Education in Cyberspace
(International Jl. of Educational Telecommunications, 1996)This paper describes the use of Internet based tools to support professional interaction and education in a format known as the virtual conference. The paper discusses characteristics of the virtual conference and ... -
The Search For Learning Community In Learner Paced Distance Education: Or, 'having Your Cake And Eating It, Too!'
(Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2005)University distance and e-learning programs generally follow one of two models. Most dual mode institutions and some open universities follow a model of cohort learning. Students start and terminate each course at the ... -
Assessing Teaching Presence in a Computer Conferencing Context
(Journal of the Asynchronous Learning Network, 2001)This paper presents a tool developed for the purpose of assessing teaching presence in online courses that make use of computer conferencing, and preliminary results from the use of this tool. The method of analysis is ... -
The Educational Semantic Web: Visioning and Practicing the Future of Education
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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 ... -
Telelearning Research and the TeleLearning-Network of Centres of Excellence
(Journal of Distance Education, 2002)This article provides a personal perspective on funding and organizational issues related to e-learning, distance education, and other distributed forms of educational technology research. It examines the largest single ... -
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 ... -
Perceptions on the Ground: Principals’ Perception of Government Interventions in High-Speed Educational Networking
(Electronic Journal for the Integration of Technology in Education, 2006)The Alberta SuperNet was built to bring broadband connectivity to every school, hospital, library and provincial government office in Alberta (a large province in Canada with an area of 255,285 square miles). The supposed ... -
Perceptions Of An Impending High Speed, Broadband Network: Anticipation And Anxiety Among K-12 Teachers, Technical Support Personnel, And Administrators
(Journal of Applied Educational Technology, 2006)The purpose of this study was to solicit educators’ perceptions of a high speed, broadband network being built in the Canadian province of Alberta, the Alberta SuperNet. We interviewed eight administrators, teachers, and ... -
Adopting Disruptive Technologies In Traditional Universities: Continuing Education As An Incubator For Innovation.
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Online Social Interchange, Discord, and Knowledge Construction
(Journal of Distance Education, 1998)Online forums provide potential for new forms of collaborative work, study, and community that reduce barriers of time and distance. Yet the types of interaction and means by which individuals create new knowledge in ... -
On-Line Forums: New Platforms for Professional Development and Group Collaboration
(JCMC, 1997-12)This study evaluated the output, level of participation and perceptions of effectiveness and value among participants in a virtual forum. Twenty-three experts in the field of adult education and community development ... -
Methodological Issues in the Content Analysis of Computer Conference Transcripts
(International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2000)This paper discusses the potential and the methodological challenges of analyzing computer conference transcripts using quantitative content analysis. The paper is divided into six sections, which discuss: criteria for ... -
A Response and Commentary to: A Review of e-Learning in Canada
(Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2006)