Provides technical training managers with an overview of the range of Web-based training solutions available to their organizations. Defines four broad categories of web-based training programs and characterizes each. Analyzes the most popular type (Web/computer based), and presents four levels of such programs. (RS)

An investigation of communication preferences among college students (n=142) indicated significant differences between student attitudes toward student-to-student and instructor-to-student communication. Findings indicate the need for educators incorporating the World Wide Web into their curriculum to adopt a learner-centered approach to…

Education utilizing the Internet is developing in a major way, but there are problems using these new facilities. Gardner's theory of individual differences which consider these problems are examined in detail. Various tools offered by the Internet and the Web are discussed, as are activities associated with all forms of their usage. (Author/AEF)

Adoption of web-based learning has inherent difficulties that are often downplayed: the potential for reinforcing socioeconomic divisions, when home computers become a requirement; gender issues in access and use; and the focus in computer-assisted learning on efficiency rather than quality of teaching and learning. (SK)

Describes the WISE (Web Interface for Statistics Education) that was developed to enhance student learning and understanding of core statistical concepts relevant in higher education. Discusses the use of Web technology; the impact on teaching; barriers to computer-based learning; and impact on student learning. (LRW)

Describes situated cognition, Vygotskian thought, the Zone of Proximal Development, and learning from the community of practice perspective. Conceptualizes learning principles for instructional design of Web-based electronic learning environments, including situatedness, commonality, interdependency, and infrastructure that includes…

Describes the development of a Web-based tutorial in the forensic science teaching program at the University of Strathclyde (Scotland). Highlights include the theoretical basis for course development; objectives; Web site design; student feedback; and staff feedback. (LRW)

Discusses the results of an online survey that was conducted to investigate the competencies needed for instructional designers to prepare Web-based instruction. Highlights include analytical skills; creative ideas; design ability; handling course management tools; and similarities between instructional design for traditional instruction and for…

Identifies problems associated with teaching and learning a complex subject such as engineering design within a restrictive educational environment. Describes the development of a Web-based computer aid in the United Kingdom which employs a multimedia virtual environment incorporating domain-specific knowledge-based systems to emulate a range of…

Describes how a Web-based course incorporated a protocol for self-directed student learning to foster students' self-regulation. (EV)

Reasons people do not complete online training courses include (1) no incentives, (2) lack of connectedness, (3) learner preference for instructor-led courses, (4) poor course design, (5) "some is enough," and (6) lack of perks. Course delivery must consider three elements: the technology, course design, and the learning environment. (JOW)

Suggests that most instructors, administrators, and software developers assume that online interaction collaboration among students must follow the same format as traditional interaction in face-to-face classrooms. Describes examples of virtual classrooms that use the Web to create new kinds of possibilities for collaboration and learning. (LRW)

Discusses the necessity for making teaching and learning needs take precedence over being driven by technological advances on the Internet and the World Wide Web and proposes three different formats for utilizing the Web in online and classroom undergraduate instruction. Topics include analyzing course objectives; student motivation; grading; and…

This article addresses the question of how to build human relations in web-based collaborative learning. Although the field of web-based education/training (WBE/T) has grown rapidly in the last few years, there has been little systematic research on the issue of group formation in such environments. It is the difficult to build human relations in…

As web-based courses using videos have become popular in recent years, the issue of managing audio-visual aids has become pertinent. Generally, the contents of audio-visual aids may include a lecture, an interview, a report, or an experiment, which may be transformed into a streaming format capable of making the quality of Internet-based videos…