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Ontario's Distance Education Network: Contact North/Contact Nord
(Alberta Journal of Continuing Education, 1990)
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, ...
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
(Atwood Publishing, 1998)
Distance Education Delivery Networks - Role in Community and Institutional Development
(Athabasca: Athabasca University, 1990)
Adopting Disruptive Technologies In Traditional Universities: Continuing Education As An Incubator For Innovation.
(Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 1999)
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 ...
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' ...
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 ...