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The prevalence of cohesive learning communities in online health information technology programs.
(2004-01-01)
The demand for Health Information Management professionals is growing more rapidly than the supply. Existing educational programs cannot keep pace with the workforce needs of current and future healthcare. Expansion of ...
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 ...
Web design for effective online training and instruction.
(2001-01-01)
The following is a research/experimental thesis that surveys and examines web-design for effective online training and instruction. The purpose of the thesis is to create -- from a variety of relevant learning theories and ...
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 ...
Quality assurance in the in-service teacher education program in Northern Namibia: a case study.
(2003-01-01)
This study examined the in-service department of a college of education to find out the measures used for quality assurance. This four-year diploma program is offered to the unqualified and under-qualified teachers in ...
Participants' perceptions of the effectiveness of a competency-based apprenticeship program.
(2002-01-01)
This study examined a Competency-Based Apprenticeship Training (CBAT) Program providing Alberta electrician apprentices with self-paced training within set times parameters, on a classroom or distance delivery basis, ...
Participant Perceptions Of The Importance Of Situated Learning Design In The Delivery Of On-Line Training
(2005-06-19)
Situated learning has been recognized as an important approach to the design of programs for professional training and development programs. Knowledge is gained in the context of problem situations that are representative ...
Persistence of adult learners in distance education.
(2001-01-01)
The purpose of this thesis was to examine the relationship between persistence in distance education and resilience, life events, and external commitments. Previous studies in persistence in distance education have largely ...
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 ...
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 ...