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Daniels, Mindy A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this case study was to compare the pedagogical and affective efficiency and efficacy of creative prose fiction writing workshops taught via asynchronous computer-mediated online distance education with creative prose fiction writing workshops taught face-to-face in order to better understand their operational pedagogy and…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Personal Autonomy, Educational Technology, Administrators
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Betts, Kristen – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2009
Approximately 3.9 million students enrolled in at least one online course in fall 2007. According to Allen and Seaman (2008), online education growth rates have continued to outpace total higher education growth rates and there are no signs of online growth slowing down. As higher education institutions offer increasing numbers of online and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Higher Education, Communication Research, Online Courses
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Pastore, Ray; Carr-Chellman, Alison – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2009
This study sought to discover what motivates undergraduate residential students to enroll in online courses. By exploring this question, we hope to gain a deeper understanding of why students would sign up for courses online which are offered right down the street from their residence. The present study revealed that students tend to enroll in…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Administrators, Motivation, Undergraduate Students
Foster-Jorgensen, Karen – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2009
Too often, when child care center directors turn their attention to enhancing management skills, or connecting with someone who understands the day-to-day demands of the job, they are pulled back to the immediate needs of running their programs. Directors, often masters of multitasking, are increasingly turning to web-based technology to manage…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Professional Development, Child Care Centers, Administrators
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Stafford, Thomas F.; Lindsey, Keith L. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2007
Students have various motivations for participating and engaging in courses offered by distance education technologies over the Internet. While many of these courses have traditionally been Web-based asynchronous offerings, enhanced technology and reduced costs of IP-enabled teleconferenced synchronous course sections are encouraging more…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Information Technology, Teleconferencing, Internet
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Seddon, Kathy; Postlethwaite, Keith – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2007
This paper describes the construction and testing of a model designed to inform contributors to online collaborative dialogues about the nature of their contribution, and to guide the input from tutors who facilitate these dialogues. In particular, the model was designed to assist reflection on learning behaviours in online dialogues by…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Expertise, Administrators, Principals