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Quarshie Smith, Beatrice – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2004
Writing instruction in the United States now routinely takes place in networked environments. For adult learners in open admissions institutions, the literacy demands of the academic sphere and the public nature of the acts of writing in networked environments can create alienating experiences. This study examined the possibilities that the genre…
Descriptors: Open Enrollment, Autobiographies, Adult Students, Adult Learning
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McNair, Philip A.; Thompson, Tedi L. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2007
The American Public University System (APUS) is currently attracting more than eight hundred new undergraduate students every month, the majority of whom are required to take "Foundations of Online Learning" as their first course. That first course plays a critical role in the academic career of new students and may have a direct bearing…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Open Enrollment, Military Personnel, Public Service