New Directions for Community Colleges
2004 Volume 128, Number
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 11
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From Correspondence to Cyberspace: Changes and Challenges in Distance Education
Beverly L. Bower & Kimberly P. Hardy
Higher education has provided students with distance learning opportunities for over 150 years. This chapter traces the evolution of distance learning and provides an overview of some of the... More
pp. 5-12
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Twelve Maxims for Creating and Sustaining a Successful E-Learning Enterprise
James Olliver
E-learning programs bring new challenges and opportunities to community colleges. This chapter identifies twelve maxims for developing and sustaining a successful program, and illustrates the ways ... More
pp. 13-21
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Institutional Issues when Distance Learning Joins the Mainstream
Steven G. Sachs
Distance learning began as an institutional innovation, but as the field matures it faces challenges in finding its place in the community college mainstream. This chapter describes the best... More
pp. 23-30
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Access and Technology
Lemuel W. Watson
Community colleges are well positioned to provide underserved student populations with access to computer technology. This chapter explores the issues of access and technology from multiple... More
pp. 31-38
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Five Important Lessons about the Cost of E-Learning
Carol Scarafiotti
This chapter describes strategies for containing and reducing the costs of e-learning through cost identification, appropriate instructional roles, course development, program scale, and course... More
pp. 39-46
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Instructional and Work Life Issues for Distance Learning Faculty
Kimberly P. Hardy & Beverly L. Bower
As community college faculty become more involved with online courses, questions are emerging about pedagogy, workload, intellectual property, and a number of other issues. This chapter examines... More
pp. 47-54
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New Roles for Student Support Services in Distance Learning
Deborah L. Floyd & Deborah Casey-Powell
This chapter describes exemplary community college student services programs and proposes a model designed to help community colleges reconfigure their support services for distance learners while ... More
pp. 55-64
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Oregon's Seventeen-Member Statewide Distance Learning Collaborative
Cynthia R. Andrews
This chapter recounts Oregon community colleges' challenges and successes in developing a statewide distance learning consortium. More
pp. 65-72
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Meeting the Next Phase of Challenges
Lenoar Foster
Community colleges face a variety of challenges as they seek to expand innovative and effective uses of technology. This chapter discusses questions that must be answered as colleges move into the ... More
pp. 73-78
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Policy: The Inconspicuous Barrier to Expanding E-Learning in Community Colleges
Bruce N. Chaloux
Based on regional and national perspectives developed by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), this chapter examines policy barriers to e-learning and related challenges community colleges ... More
pp. 79-84
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Sources and Information for Distance Educators
Veronica Diaz
This chapter presents additional information and resources for distance educators at community colleges, focusing in particular on the Americans with Disabilities Act, the TEACH Act, and learning... More
pp. 85-91