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A study of distance education students choosing computer-mediated communications as a function of cultural capital: perceptions, access, and barriers revisited.
(1998-01-01)
Distance education institutions are increasingly using computer-mediated communications (CMC) to deliver undergraduate university courses. It is important that distance educators know who this mode of delivery attracts, ...
Trigger analysis in computer mediated conferencing.
(2003-01-01)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of trigger messages that initiate discussion in Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) asynchronous text conferencing. A total of one thousand and twenty-eight ...
Affect as a Presence in the Community of Inquiry Model
(2006-06-30)
This interpretive approach to a mixed-method study examines the likelihood that an awareness of the role of emotion as presented by Damasio and LeDoux enhances individual student participation in computer-mediated conferencing. ...
Student experiences with computer mediated conferencing: a case study.
(2000-01-01)
Computer conferencing provides students with the opportunity to interact with
each other and with the instructor with greater ease and more flexibility than ever before.
The literature indicates that conferencing was ...
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. ...
Distance Education in Alberta public colleges.
(1999-01-01)
The intent of this study was to analyse and describe the attitudes and decision making criteria utilized by senior decision makers within Alberta's public colleges and how they affect the adoption or rejection of distance ...
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 ...
A distance delivery model to improve accessibility to post-diploma baccalaureate level dental hygiene education.
(2000-01-01)
Dental hygiene practice is grappling with change as it adapts to the rapidly evolving health care delivery system, and dental hygiene education must respond to the changing needs of its graduates. Dental hygienists and the ...
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 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 ...