Faculty Research & Publications: Recent submissions
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Interim Report: A case study of Internet-based distance education program development in Vietnam
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Indicators of Support in Online Interaction
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2003-04)Peer-to-peer interaction using computer-mediated communication (CMC) would appear to be a promising source of timely and cost-effective student support, but little empirical evidence regarding actual participant support ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Evaluating Vendor Supplied Information
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2003-04)Distance educators are not normally equipped by their training or experience for the complex task of evaluating technologies. One of the areas of potential disadvantage is in interpreting information provided by vendors ... -
Addressing some Common Problems in Transcript Analysis
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2001-01) -
Best Practices” and Collaborative Software In Online Teaching
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006-06) -
Video-Conferencing with Audio Software
(The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006)An online conference is illustrated using the format of a TV talk show. The conference combined live audio discussion with visual images spontaneously selected by the moderator in the manner of a TV control-room director. ... -
Book Review - Cohort Programming and Learning
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002-01) -
Patterns of Interaction in a Computer Conference Transcript
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2001-07)An analysis of the interaction patterns in an online conference from a distance education graduate course was conducted, using an approach that focused on the transcript's interactional and structural features. A new tool ... -
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 ... -
Faculty Adoption of Teaching and Learning Technologies: Contrasting Earlier Adopters and Mainstream Faculty
(Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1998)The adoption of teaching and learning technologies is an innovation that challenges the structure, culture and practice of modern research universities. This paper documents quantitatively and qualitatively the attitudes, ... -
A Typology of Learning Object Repositories
(2007-09-06)In this paper, the investigator attempts to create a comprehensive listing of learning object repositories (LORs) and address the following research questions. 1. What types of LOR are available on the Internet? 2. What ... -
Ontario's Distance Education Network: Contact North/Contact Nord
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Higher education evolution: Individual freedom afforded by educational social software
(Nova Science Publishers, 2006) -
Critical thinking in distance education: Developing critical communities in an audio teleconference context
(Higher Education, 1995)Distance education has long been associated with independent study and delivery of prepackaged learning materials. These characteristics effectively deny distance education students the opportunity to participate in ... -
Learning in a Networked World: New Roles and Responsibilties
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Contact North: linking community learners and educational institutions
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International Computer Conferencing for Professional Development: The Bangkok Project
(American Journal of Distance Education, 1993)The Bangkok Project, which recently linked educational computer networks world wide, was a successful application of the new international electronic mail and computer conferencing networks to support professional development ...