The transfer of training from learning environments to workplace environments has been a major concern for training professionals and researchers for decades. How should organizations evaluate the effectiveness of their training programs and what impacts are those programs having on their employees' on-the-job performance? These questions are…

Education is ever changing, and the prevalence of online learning is increasing. Schools across the nation are providing more online learning experiences to allow families flexibility and comfort in the learning process, which also allows learning to continue no matter the circumstance. The present research study provides solid evidence of best…

The rapid growth of electronic learning (e-learning) platforms has raised concerns about cybersecurity risks. The vulnerability of university students to cyberattacks and privacy concerns within e-learning platforms presents a pressing issue. Students' frequent and intense internet presence, coupled with their extensive computer usage, puts them…

Higher education students are vulnerable to being sex trafficked (Campus Law Enforcement-DHS, n.d.). As a means of prevention, an online training was developed for higher education students. The purpose of this training was to provide awareness and education about sex trafficking and promote safety in terms of relationships, jobs, and the…

This study sought to highlight tutors' voices and experiences using reflective practices and purposeful exploration to illustrate their complex and transformational journey transitioning into the online environment. This interpretive phenomenological analysis offered a deeper and richer exploration of the intricacies of five tutors' experiences by…

Many public agencies and private organizations work to promote and support forestry and the forest products industry, including economic developers. Connections among these groups, though, are limited; and current and pending retirements from Baby Boomer-era employees at public agencies are further reducing these connections. This action research…

As literacy and reading evolve, it is important to identify and describe the strategies and skills used in constructing meaning. This study examines online multimodal reading (OMR) strategies: those used in constructing meaning from multimodal information sources (e.g., images, audio, written words) on the Internet. Participants read online…

The digital divide presents a significant challenge in rural Eastern Kentucky, where the absence of broadband internet access has hindered economic development, education, health care, and overall quality of life. Broadband, characterized by high-speed internet access that is always on and faster than traditional dial-up, is a convenience and a…

This quantitative study explores the success rate of middle school students who chose to participate in virtual learning during the 2020-2021 school year. Students were provided access to the internet and Chromebooks and had attendance requirements within the program. Families that chose the virtual learning option agreed to give the students…

The digital divide and digital equity have long been a concern for educators, and public schools. In 2020 when the COVID-19 global pandemic swept across the country, public schools closed for in person classes and moved to a new paradigm of online only classes, issues of digital equity and the digital divide became a critical focus for families…

The present study investigated the experiences of educators who taught in the virtual world Second Life®. Second Life has shown promise in the field of higher education but identified gaps exist: the identification of a set of best practices, a foundational theory, and educators' experiences using Second Life in higher education. Using a single…

This generic qualitative research study focused on online counselor educators' self-care experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonprobability purposive sampling was utilized to recruit 12 core faculty actively teaching in CACREP-accredited programs during COVID-19 with five or more years of online teaching experience. This sampling represented…

In most markets, consumers of goods and services have vastly more options available to them than they will consider closely. At the point of making a decision, consumers are choosing between only a small subset (i.e., a consideration set) of all possible alternatives. The preceding process that forms these consideration sets is the focus of this…

Information literacy has long been concerned with how individuals evaluate information credibility. Credibility, or the believability of information as evaluated by a user, is often a part of information evaluation and contextualized within information literacy. Yet, as the online environment becomes more complex and online information…

This dissertation explores the utilization of internet-connected devices to address the accessibility challenges associated with microscopy in the field of biology. Traditional microscopy devices are often costly, limiting their widespread adoption in laboratories. To overcome this barrier, we developed a cost-effective multi-well imaging device…