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Revenaugh, Mickey – Technology & Learning, 2005
This article presents an expert's insider's view of the current issues and struggles around state adoptions of Web-based instruction. Back in 2001, when "cyber-charters" began capturing headlines in the education press, a betting person might have laid even odds on whether this virtual school thing was a phenomenon that would last. In…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, State Legislation, Computer Uses in Education, Online Courses
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Roberts, Amy – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2004
The article documents a two-year interpretive case study of fourth through sixth grade students engaged in a problem-based telecollaboration exchange between classrooms in Laramie, Wyoming, and Monteverde, Costa Rica. Problem-based learning was viewed in concert with a constructivist perspective to guide examination of global issues. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Computer Uses in Education, Virtual Classrooms
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Davis, N. E.; Roblyer, M. D. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2005
As a result of the growth of virtual schools across the United States, K-12 school courses and diplomas are increasingly offered, either completely or partly, at a distance. In light of this increase, it is apparent that there will be demand for teachers who are prepared to teach from a distance and a complementary need for local counselors. The…
Descriptors: Guidance, Teaching Methods, Mentors, Elementary Secondary Education
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McLuckie, J.; Topping, K. J. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2004
Efforts to enhance learning through peer interaction in an electronic forum are now commonplace. However, facilitation and moderation of such a forum by academic staff can be of limited effectiveness and very time-consuming. The skills required by peer learners to effectively manage such distributed discourse for themselves have rarely been…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Internet, Tutoring, Instructional Effectiveness
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Burbules, Nicholas C. – E-Learning, 2004
The author builds theoretically off an alternative conception of the virtual, through a series of steps. First, he explores four processes of engagement through which immersion happens (interest, involvement, imagination and interaction); these will prove especially important for understanding the educational potential of virtuality. Second, he…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Virtual Classrooms, Educational Technology
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Zavbi, Rdoman; Tavcar, Joze – Computers and Education, 2005
The development of innovative and competitive products and mastery of IT&T technologies are crucial for a company's long-term success in the global market. The main flag bearers for development are product developers, but it is questionable whether the existing systems are appropriate for the education of such professionals. For example, one…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Undergraduate Students, Information Technology, Foreign Countries
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Staarman, Judith Kleine; Aarnoutse, Cor; Verhoeven, Ludo – International Journal of Educational Research, 2003
This article investigates the multimodal discourses taking place in a primary school computer supported collaborative literacy environment, in which face-to-face talk in pairs is combined with computer-mediated communication. Following a socially mediated model of education, we have taken into account the collaborative process of the participants…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Intermode Differences, Discourse Communities, Discourse Analysis
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Francis, Alexandre; Couture, Marc – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2003
Several studies have examined realism and instructional effectiveness of physical simulations. However, very few have touched on the question of their credibility or verisimilitude, from the user's point of view. This article presents an empirical exploratory study which investigated the perceptions of potential users of a simulation-based virtual…
Descriptors: Cues, Student Attitudes, Physics, Credibility
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Kilgore, Deborah – Adult Learning, 2004
Teaching online entails delivering a course fully or in part via the Internet and, in particular, the World Wide Web. Online course delivery in higher education is widespread and increasing. A range of offerings exists, including fully online degree programs, online courses in all disciplines of study, and hybrid courses, where face-to-face…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Virtual Classrooms, Teaching Experience, Adult Education
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Austin, Katherine A.; Lawson, William D.; Holder, Eric – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2007
This study compares the efficacy of interactive video (ITV) delivered instruction to traditional course instruction in three distinct learning environments: traditional face-to-face format, ITV host (instructor present), and ITV distant (instructor not physically present) sites. Data were obtained from a half-day professional development course…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Retention (Psychology), Professional Development, Interactive Video
North American Council for Online Learning, 2006
Online learning through virtual schools is one of the most important advancements in attempting to rethink the effectiveness of education in the United States. The virtual school provides access to online, collaborative and self-paced learning environments--settings that can facilitate 21st Century skills. Today's students must be able to combine…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Online Courses, Virtual Classrooms
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Clark, Delwyn N.; Gibb, Jenny L. – Journal of Management Education, 2006
This article outlines the design, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative virtual team exercise. Cognitive, affective, and action-learning outcomes highlight the relevance of this grounded experiential exercise for management education and practice. Details are provided to enable the exercise to be adopted in a wide range of programs.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Web Based Instruction, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Uses in Education
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Akintunde, Omowale – Multicultural Perspectives, 2006
We have entered a new millennium. As educators we are charged with using the phenomenal technology available to us to its greatest advantage. Modern technology cannot and must not be seen as an end but as a means to an end. Departments are being charged with offering more and more courses online as the demand for this type of education becomes an…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Multicultural Education, Teacher Education Programs, Online Courses
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Bailey, Chris; Zalfan, Mohd T.; Davis, Hugh C.; Fill, Karen; Conole, Grainne – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
Tools to support teachers and learning technologists in the creation of effective learning designs are currently in their infancy. This paper describes a metadata model, devised to assist in the conception and design of new learning activities, that has been developed, used and evaluated over a period of three years. The online tool that embodies…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design, Learning Activities
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Armstrong, Helen L. – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2009
Lack of accessibility in the design of e-learning courses continues to hinder students with vision impairment. E-learning materials are predominantly vision-centric, incorporating images, animation, and interactive media, and as a result students with acute vision impairment do not have equal opportunity to gain tertiary qualifications or skills…
Descriptors: Industry, Distance Education, Pilot Projects, Educational Environment
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