Browsing Dr. Patrick J. (Pat) Fahy by Author "Fahy, Patrick J."
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Interim Report 1: Learning Communities Project
Fahy, Patrick J.; Steel, Nancy (2008-02-27)Executive summary This is the first formal report of the Learning Communities Project (LCP), based on results of the evaluation and research activities conducted to date. The major findings of the project, and ... -
Interim report 2: ESPORT project evaluation
Fahy, Patrick J.; Fahy, Jason P. (2007-10-18) -
Interim Report 2: The Views and Preferences of Residents Regarding Post-Secondary Programming in Four Remote Alberta Communities
Fahy, Patrick J.; Steel, Nancy; Martin, Patricia A. (2009-01-23)The western Canadian province of Alberta possesses extraordinary resources in agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, and tourism. Because of its geography (its area is over 255,000 square miles, 661,000 square kilometers), ... -
Interim Report: A case study of Internet-based distance education program development in Vietnam
Materi, Ramona R.; Fahy, Patrick J. (International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004-04) -
Investigating Triggers in CMC Text Transcripts
Poscente, Krista; Fahy, Patrick J. (International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2003-10) -
Learning communities in the oil sands, and in remote and rural Alberta.
Fahy, Patrick J.; Steel, Nancy (2008-05-27)This presentation updates information about the learning needs and interests of workers in remote work camps, as part of the Learning Communities Project. The presentation contains information gathered in the period ... -
The Learning Communities Project: Bringing distance education to Alberta's remote work camps and rural areas.
Fahy, Patrick J.; Steel, Nancy (2008-05-27)This presentation adds more information about the learning interests of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. employees and contractors, working at the company Horizon site, north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. -
Media Characteristics and Online Learning Technology
Fahy, Patrick J. (Athabasca University Press, 2004) -
Multimedia in Open and Distance Learning
Fahy, Patrick J. (Indira Gandhi National Open University, 2005) -
The occurrence and character of stories and story-telling in a computer conference.
Fahy, Patrick J. (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 ... -
Online and face-to-face group interaction processes compared using Bales’ Interaction Process Analysis (IPA).
Fahy, Patrick J. (European Journal of Open, Distance, and E-learning., 2006) -
Patterns of Interaction in a Computer Conference Transcript
Fahy, Patrick J.; Crawford, Gail; Ally, Mohamed (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 ... -
Planning for multimedia learning.
Fahy, Patrick J. (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 ... -
Post-Secondary Learning Priorities of Workers in an Oil Sands Camp in Northern Alberta
Fahy, Patrick J.; Steel, Nancy (2008-05-27)This paper reports results to date of a three-year project by Athabasca University, intended to determine the education and training needs and interests of employees in a work camp in northern Alberta’s oil sands. (Future ... -
Problems and Little Victories in Transcript Analysis
Fahy, Patrick J. (2008-02-27)Transcript analysis requires researchers to recognize the value of CMC transcripts as a way of understanding the psychosocial dynamics of groups, and in the process to address issues of validity, ethics, and practice. This ... -
Research experience and agreement with selected ethics principles from Canada’s “Tri-Council Policy Statement – Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans.”
Fahy, Patrick J.; Spencer, Bob (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 ... -
The Self-Reported Impact of Graduate Program Completion on the Careers and Plans of Graduates
Fahy, Patrick J.; Spencer, Bob; Halinski, Tara (2009-01-23)Abstract The Centre for Distance Education, Athabasca University, commenced a survey of all graduates of its two programs, the Master of Distance Education (MDE) degree, and the Graduate Diploma (GD) in Technology, in ... -
Student learning style and asynchronous computer-mediated conferencing.
Fahy, Patrick J.; Ally, Mohamed (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.
Fahy, Patrick J. (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 ... -
Use of Linguistic Qualifiers and Intensifiers in a Computer Conference
Fahy, Patrick J. (The American Journal of Distance Education, 2002)Previous research in text-based computer conferencing has reported that analysis of transcripts of online discussions can reveal how participants network socially, exchange information, and attempt to construct knowledge. ...