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Direct linkPiña, Anthony – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2022
Online education led to the survival of many colleges and universities devastated by Hurricane Katrina. However, despite the subsequent recommendations of scholars to institutionalize distance education, many institutions found themselves ill-prepared for the shift to remote or online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. One university's…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication
Mosavian, Penelope – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2020
Designing a course of academic English for 94 teachers to teach 1,200 students based in different parts of the world might present a challenge to any course development team. Add into that mix the transformation of a program from traditional face-to-face delivery, to a course delivered fully online, with teachers in different time zones using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English for Academic Purposes, Instructional Design
Dixon, Carmen S. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2014
Online discussion is becoming more widespread as online classes move to the forefront of education. However, information for teachers about effective use of the online method of instruction is not readily available. This article identifies three models of discussion, extracts the elements from those models that will work well online, and combines…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Teaching Methods, Models
Curry, John H.; Cook, Jonene – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2014
For novice and experienced instructors alike, facilitating online discussions can seem like a daunting prospect. Many ask themselves how to do so in an effective and meaningful way that actually adds to the course experience rather than seeming like mere busywork. The MANIC discussion strategy is one that promotes deeper student interaction with…
Descriptors: Facilitators (Individuals), Guidance, Computer Mediated Communication, Group Discussion
Scerbinski, Jacqueline S. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2009
This research brief addresses the quandary that arises when distance learners require both time and place utility, and prefer live interface. The development of the hybrid course, which incorporates elements of time delayed and instantaneous interaction, is seen as a response to instructor and student scheduling conflicts. Faculty and student…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Scheduling, Distance Education, Teaching Methods
Wheeler, Steve; Lambert-Heggs, Wendy – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2009
In this article we describe the MentorBlog project, which facilitated the mentoring of trainee teachers in the postcompulsory education sector through the use of blogs. In an experimental design, the study compared their experiences with students who received traditional mentoring. Blogs were used by the trainees to communicate with their mentors…
Descriptors: Research Design, Mentors, Preservice Teacher Education, Barriers
