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Supporting mentoring relationships through distance technology.
(2002-01-01)The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of mentoring and the reasons why individuals seek mentoring relationships, and to examine how mentoring may be supported through distance education technology. This study ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
A comparative study of multi-media enhanced distance education and conventional instruction of a core paramedical psychomotor skill.
(2002-01-01)Emergency Medical Service (EMS) organizations are turning to distance education as an alternative to the traditional face-to-face classroom setting. EMS employees require a broad range of core competencies to perform their ... -
Interaction in satellite-based corporate distance training.
(2002-01-01)Maintaining an educated, high performance workforce has become a particularly daunting challenge in the highly volatile knowledge-based economy. A growing number of companies currently use one-way video, two-way audio ... -
Design and support strategies for learning in virtual communities of practice.
(2002-01-01)To face the challenges of their profession, individuals need to learn quickly to meet new issues, to develop new knowledge in their organizations and to share the knowledge with others in their community. Increasingly, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Learner perceptions of barriers in corporate online training.
(2003-01-01)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the perceptions and experiences of corporate employees prior to, during, and at the conclusion of their first self-paced, asynchronous, web-based course. Previous studies on ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
In transition: the journey of adult educators from traditional teaching into teaching online.
(2003-01-01)As adult educators travel the asynchronous, online frontier they face many exciting challenges and opportunities. The realities facing adult educators, new to teaching online, include learning new technologies, adapting ... -
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 ... -
Relationships among transactional distance variables in asynchronous computer conferences : A correlational study.
(2004-01-01)The purpose of this exploratory study with quantitative data was to examine the relationships, in the context of computer-mediated asynchronous conferences, among indicators for the main variables in Moore’s Theory of ... -
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, ... -
Barriers to the Rural Women of Ranong, Thailand to Accessing Education Using Information and Communication Technology.
(2004-01-01)The purpose of this research is to develop an understanding of rural women's barriers and challenges to education an access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the province of Ranong, Thailand. For women ... -
Distance education and second language instruction: an analysis and recommendations for integration.
(2004-01-01)The following thesis surveyed and examined the fields of distance education and Second Language Acquisition in order to illustrate key theories and assumptions of both fields. This thesis is a synthesis of relevant learning ... -
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 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 ...