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Direct linkLadell-Thomas, Julie – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2012
Although academic librarians have been teaching information literacy online for years, the increasing number of nontraditional students learning online has motivated many librarians to develop Web-based tools that help students independently learn to identify, access, evaluate, and use information resources in the online environment. Adult…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Nontraditional Students
Schlemmer, Phil – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
The John Ball Zoo School, an alternative program for highly motivated sixth graders, prepares independent learners to tackle the problems of life in the 21st century. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Environmental Education, Experimental Schools, Independent Study
Peer reviewedAbbott, G. Michael – Educational Leadership, 1995
Begun in 1972 as an alternative for students with attendance problems, the ALPHA program is still flourishing. Now attended by at-risk and volunteer students, this Michigan alternative high school offers individually tailored learning opportunities. Students complete traditional graduation requirements via workshop classes, independent study,…
Descriptors: Community Services, Counseling Services, Educational History, Experiential Learning
Download full textFleming, Tim; Tammone, William; Wahl, Michael – 2002
This paper discusses the challenges facing institutions in the development of online programs and classes and their delivery, as well as the provision of support for students as they proceed through these programs. The authors suggest that the principal challenge to project development is a lack of resources--human, financial, and technical--for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Distance Education, Independent Study
