Faculty Research & Publications: Recent submissions
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Feasibility of Course Development Based on Learning Objects: Research Analysis of Three Case Studies
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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
(Internet in Higher Education, 2000) -
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 ... -
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 ...