SITE 2004--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
2004
Editors
Richard Ferdig; Caroline Crawford; Roger Carlsen; Niki Davis; Jerry Price; Roberta Weber; Dee Anna Willis
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 1059
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Faculty Variables that Influence the Effectiveness of Online Classes
Charles Dickens, Tennessee State University, United States; Scott McDaniel, Middle Tennessee State University, United States
This study investigated critical online faculty variables that affect the quality of online classes as measured by two self-evaluation instruments. These variables were determined by administering ... More
pp. 582-587
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Making Online Work: Messages from the Field
Barbara McKenzie & Elizabeth Bennett, University of West Georgia, United States
This paper provides timely information on the types of design considerations, interaction activities, and evaluation techniques distance instructors should utilize more frequently to enhance their ... More
pp. 588-595
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Facilitating Online Learning
Evelyn McLellan, Mark Stansfield & Thomas Connolly, University of Paisley, United Kingdom
This paper examines three online postgraduate degree programs in the School of Information and Communication Technologies (the School) at the University of Paisley, Scotland. Two of the programs... More
pp. 596-600
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Inclusion and the Highly Motivated Grad Student: A Distance Education Case Study
Mark Mortensen, University of North Texas, United States; Les Lunce, University if North Texas, United States
The purpose of this paper was to investigate the experience of a vision impaired but highly motivated graduate student using case study methodology. The first semester the student received a video ... More
pp. 601-606
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Development of an Online Course to Facilitate Interaction with Learners
Yoshinori Naruse, Shinji Toga & Yoshikazu Hayase, Toyama National College of Maritime Technology, Japan; Jun-ichi Yamanishi, Faculty of Education, Toyama University, Japan
This paper focused on the necessity of promoting communications between the teacher and learners via the Internet. The authors developed the online course which requires learners to communicate... More
pp. 607-612
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Learning Content Network as internetworking solution for e-Learning
Valery Naumov, Svetlana Kolesnikova & Dmitry Kolesnikov, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
The internetworking of e-Learning environments is achieved by the extension of existed network with content-based layer called the Learning Content Network (LCN). LCN allows different environments ... More
pp. 613-619
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Promoting practitioners' research through hybrid learning environments
Betul Ozkan, State University of West Georgia, United States
This paper addresses key issues to the success of student and instructors in a hybrid learning environment, which blended face-to-face instruction with the online learning and teaching environments... More
pp. 620-625
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Online Mentoring of Pre-service Teachers
Jaime Curts, Carmen Pena & Jonella Kimmel, The University of Texas Pan American, United States
An online mentoring project was implemented and evaluated in the fall of 2003 as one-half of the required components of the student teaching internship for preservice teachers at the University of ... More
pp. 626-631
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An Case Based System to Aid Engineering Online Courses
Dilermando Piva Jr., Unicamp - State University of Campinas - FEEC, Brazil; Mauro Sergio Miskulin, UNICAMP -State University of Campinas, Brazil; Ricardo Luis de Freitas, CEATEC - Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil; Gilberto S. Nakamiti, Paulista University, Brazil; Carlos Miguel Tobar, CEATEC - Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil
This paper presents the REASONING module of a computerized system (AUXILIAR), designed to help human-tutors redefine information for those students who have difficulties in grasping deployed... More
pp. 632-639
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Characteristics of Learners in an Online Instructional Technology Master's Program
Robert Price, Hsi-chih Wang & James Hogue, Texas Tech University, United States
Educational Technology, also known as instructional technology, instructional system design, has been in existence for quite some time. However, it is one of those areas that many people outside of... More
pp. 640-643
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A Real-Time Configurable Web-based Tool for Teleconferencing and Telelearning
Wilfried Probst, Dept. Info. UQAM, Canada; Louis Villardier & Louise Sauvé, TELUQ, Canada
Internet and multimedia technologies have brought major changes to the field of e-learning and telelearning. It is now possible to hold virtual workshops in a synchronous computer-based environment... More
pp. 644-651
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Beyond the Discussion Board: Exploring the Use of CMC in Online Teacher Education
Judi Repman, Randal Carlson & Cordelia Zinskie, Georgia Southern University, United States
This brief paper presents a survey of the literature and discussion of critical issues related to the use of computer mediated communication tools in online learning in teacher education.... More
pp. 652-654
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Texas STARgate: Statewide Online Professional Development
Keith Restine, Martha Peet & John Rice, TCET/UNT, United States
Texas STARgate is an online portal offering a variety of professional development opportunities based on the Texas Technology Applications curriculum. Flexibility and multiple paths to short... More
pp. 655-659
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Notes from the Field: Using a Technology Integration Model to Analyze Online Communication Effectiveness in Distance Education
Aaron Richmond & Leping Liu, University of Nevada, Reno, United States
The purpose of this article is to provide a practitioner's description of applying empirical and theoretical informational technology constructs to online distance education. In this paper, we use ... More
pp. 660-664
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Voluntary Participation of K-12 Teachers in Informal Online Learning
Elizabeth Riddle, Alexandria City Public Schools/George Mason University, United States
In order to understand how to design an online learning community for K-12 teachers and promote it as a useful, if not preferred, environment for teachers, it is essential to understand what... More
pp. 665-668
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Integrating Information Technologies for Flexible Delivery of Technical Education Courses
Stan Roller, Purdue University North Central, United States
This paper presents approaches that utilize several information and Internet technologies to implement technical courses in a non-attendance or distance-learning environment. Major aspects of the... More
pp. 669-673
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Close Support: an innovative approach to online education
Raymond Rose, Concord Consortium, United States; Rob Ramsdell, PBS Teacherline, United States; Joanna Lu, Concord Consortium, United States; Beryl Jackson, PBS Teacherline, United States
The core innovation of the Ready to Teach program is online "Close Support" courses for algebra teachers that address both content and pedagogy needs of participating teachers. These courses... More
pp. 674-675
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Effects of Anonymous e-Peer Feedback vs. Identifiable Member e-Peer Feedback on College Student Writing Performance
Lu Ruiling, Han Liu, Zhongtang Ren & Dwight Allen, Old Dominion University, United States
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of anonymous e-peer feedback (peer feedback in electronic format) on college students' writing performance in comparison with identifiable member... More
pp. 676-680
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Instructional Design in Distance Education (IDDE): Understanding the Strategies, Applications, and Implications
Mustafa Saritas, Iowa State University, United States
Many studies on distance education have focused on the role of distance learners. There has been comparatively little focus on instructional design strategies and activities, learner interaction... More
pp. 681-688
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No Adult Left Behind - Ensuring Meaningful Academic Experiences for Nontraditional Students in Distributed Learning Settings
Michael Scheuermann, Drexel University, United States
Undergraduates working full time have increased in recent decades. Concurrently, American workplaces have experienced tremendous change. Companies eliminated management layers and pressed decision-... More
pp. 689-694
