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The effect of a pre-course orientation handbook on student persistence in undergraduate online courses
(2011-05-11)The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not orientation for new online students presented in a pre-course handbook would impact student persistence. In this sequential mixed-methods quasi-experimental study ... -
The Effect of Group Interaction, Study Schedule, Tutor Support and Student Attributes on Persistence and Achievement in Distance Education
(2006-05-08)The purpose of this study was to investigate the problem of high non-completion rates of students enrolled in undergraduate distance education courses. Attrition rates had always been an issue for educational institutions ... -
The effect of web survey design features on user response.
(2002-01-01)The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of two web survey designs on the response time of novice and of expert computer users. This thesis replicated two studies: (1) Dillman, Tortora, Conradt, and Bowker ... -
Environmental Literacy and Distance Learning: A Window to the Future of Education in Ontario
(2006-08-10)Increasingly, scholars claim that formal education fails to provide for either the current or future needs of our society and, because of this, the field of education finds itself is at a crossroads. During the last two ... -
An evalutation of the British Columbia rural health video network link.
(2002-01-01)The British Columbia Rural Health Video Network Link initiative strove to provide quality educational experiences, clinical consultations, and clinical service support to the population of nine physicians in Vanderhoof ... -
The evolution of the ABE e-merge/BCcampus initiative.
(2004-01-01)The evolution of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) e-merge initiative in British Columbia (BC) is the focus of this historical-comparative analysis. To place this research in context, the ABE e-merge initiative’s design, ... -
The experience of Gulf Arab students new to e-learning
(2011-05-11)Technology-based initiatives are being implemented around the world as a means of improving quality and expanding access to education. With this implementation, however, it has become apparent that, to be successful in a ... -
Experience with support services of graduate students with disabilities studying at a distance: A Case study
(2011-05-11)This study examines the characteristics of graduate students with disabilities studying at a distance and their experience with formal disability-specific support services. Fourteen respondents completed an online survey ... -
An exploration of the potential of music and narrative song as an instrument for learning, with a focus on distance education.
(2004-01-01)This thesis uses the qualitative research methodologies of Educational Criticism and Grounded Theory to explore whether expressive culture in the form of popular narrative song can play a constructive role as an instrument ... -
Factors Affecting Implementation of Educational Media Casting As an Instructional Resource in Distance Education
(2011-05-11)This study examined the factors affecting the implementation of podcasting within a post secondary educational institution. The institution in the present investigation is a member of iTunes University and has provided ... -
Factors affecting successful student completion in a career oriented program.
(2004-01-01)Research has been conducted over the past several decades to review conceptual models, assessment instruments and other methods to discover factors and find solutions to high rates of lack of completion in distance education ... -
Factors Affecting Users’ Decisions to Migrate from Initial Use of Information Technology to Continuing Use
(2005-09-30)Community college teachers completed survey and interview questions designed to elicit data on reasons for continuing use of web-based educational technology. The data were analyzed in relationship to two models of innovative ... -
Factors influencing acceptance and resistance to elearning in small-to medium-sized enterprises.
(2004-01-01)The increased sophistication of telecommunications technology during the past decade, especially with the incorporation of the use of the Internet into the mainstream of Canadian society, has resulted in a convergence of ... -
Factors Influencing the Process of Critical Thinking Among Health Professionals During Computer Conferencing: A Case Study
(2005-06-17)Despite the growing amount of research evidence regarding effective clinical interventions, rehabilitation health professionals face many barriers in applying this new information to practice. Computer conferencing among ... -
Faculty assessment of the quality and reusability of learning objects.
(2003-01-01)The research explored the process of selecting learning objects and how it differs from choosing learning resources in a traditional teaching environment. The study was designed to identify the challenges educational ... -
Faculty attitudes toward interactions in delivering undergraduate distance education.
(2001-01-01)Interaction is a common theme in distance education. While distance learners, and the uses of various technologies and tools, have been studied extensively, faculty have received less attention in the literature. The purpose ... -
A formative evaluation model for online teachers.
(2003-01-01)Teachers are often frustrated with conventional evaluation practices normally used to establish their effectiveness, permanent status and promotion. Educators tend to take a dim view of evaluation because ultimately it is ... -
The Framework for the Rational Analysis of Mobile Education (Frame) Model: An Evaluation of Mobile Devices for Distance Education
(2006-05-18)Mobile technology is a new and promising area of research in distance education. Currently, there are few if any descriptive models of mobile learning that can be used to develop appropriate pedagogical practices. This ... -
From Estrangement To Engagement: Information And Communication Technologies For Strong Democracy
(2007-10-02)This research essay is a critical review and synthesis of extensive research on e-democracy (electronic democracy) as a means to strengthen the democratic relationship between citizens, their government and elected officials. ... -
Gendered interactions in computer mediated conferencing: participation, purposive differences, and "list effects".
(2004-01-01)Computer mediated conferencing (CMC) has been widely viewed as a valuable forum for providing opportunities for interaction amongst learners in a distance education setting. This interaction has been identified as a critical ...