Faculty Research & Publications: Recent submissions
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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
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The occurrence and character of stories and story-telling in a computer conference.
(Distance Education, 28(1), pp. 45 – 63. (Australian Journal.), 2007-03)Abstract: Constructivist views of online interaction often refer to the power of stories and the role of story-telling in the sharing and construction of knowledge, and the creation of learning communities. No empirical ... -
Research experience and agreement with selected ethics principles from Canada’s “Tri-Council Policy Statement – Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans.”
(Journal of Distance Education, 2004-08)An online survey was conducted of students, instructors, and researchers in distance education regarding principles for the ethical treatment of human research subjects. The study used an online questionnaire, based on ... -
Planning for multimedia learning.
(Indira Gandhi National Open University., 2005-06)Effective uses of multimedia in open and distance learning (ODL) depend upon various factors, some intrinsic to the media themselves, and others related to the differing pedagogic tasks and organizational environments into ... -
Student learning style and asynchronous computer-mediated conferencing.
(American Journal of Distance Education, 2005-01)Abstract: This paper describes a study of the relationship between learning style, as measured by the Kolb Learning Style Inventory, and online communication behavior, as measured by analysis of transcripts of CMC ... -
Two methods for assessing critical thinking in computer-mediated communications (CMC) transcripts.
(International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning., 2005-03)Abstract: Critical thinking, though critical in education, is especially difficult to detect in online learning and teaching based on computer-mediated communication (CMC). As a latent construct, critical thinking must ... -
Final Report: ESPORT project evaluation.
(2006-11-30)This is the final report of the ESPORT project. Two interim reports were produced, in July 2005, and February 2006 (Fahy, 2005, 2006). A full description of the project’s origins and rationale, including an explanation ... -
Essential Skills Computerized Occupational Readiness Training (ESCORT) Demonstration Project, Canada.
(Idea Group., 2006-08)ABSTRACT: This chapter describes the purpose, processes, and effects of an e-learning employment readiness system, ESPORT, currently being pilot tested in Canada. The Essential Skills Portfolio (ESPORT) system is a ... -
Practical Issues in Mobile Education
(Fourth IEEE International Workshop on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education - (WMTE'06), 2006-11)Practitioners interested in integrating mobile technology effectively into distance learning programs need to consider both the benefits and limitations of such devices. This paper outlines some major limitations of mobile ...