Instructor Time Requirements to Develop and Teach Online Courses

Lee A. Freeman

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 18, No. 1

How much time does it take to teach an online course? Does teaching online take more or less time than teaching face-to-face? Instructors, department chairs, deans, and program administrators have long believed that teaching online is more time...

Are Men More Technology-Oriented than Women? The Role of Gender on the Development of General Computer Self-Efficacy of College Students

Jun He; Lee A. Freeman

Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 21, No. 2 (2010) pp. 203–212

Previous research has studied gender differences in people's perceptions and behaviors toward information technologies with mixed findings. In addition, the reasons causing these differences have been discussed but rarely empirically tested in the...

Assessment and Analytics in Institutional Transformation

Freeman A. Hrabowski; Jack Suess; John Fritz

EDUCAUSE Review Vol. 46, No. 5 (2011) pp. 14–16

U.S. higher education has an extraordinary record of accomplishment in preparing students for leadership, in serving as a wellspring of research and creative endeavor, and in providing public service. Despite this success, colleges and universities...

Pilot Evaluation of an Internet Educational Module for Agricultural Safety

Charles V. Schwab; Steven A. Freeman

Journal of Extension Vol. 49, No. 3 (June 2011)

An important component of the safe operation of agricultural equipment is the ability to read and understand universal symbols. The Internet educational module is designed to help participants recognize these symbols. The impact of using it was...

Campus Cyberinfrastructure: A Crucial Enabler for Science

Peter A. Freeman; Guy T. Almes

EDUCAUSE Review Vol. 40, No. 1 (2005) pp. 64–65

Driven by the needs of college/university researchers and guided by a blue-ribbon advisory panel chaired by Daniel E. Atkins, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has initiated a broad, multi-directorate activity to create modern...

2015 NMC Technology Outlook: Brazilian Universities

A. Freeman; S. Adams Becker; C. Hall

(2015)

The 2015 NMC Technology Outlook for Brazilian Universities is a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium and Saraiva to inform Brazilian higher education leaders and decision-makers about important developments in technologies...

NMC/CoSN Horizon Report: 2017 K-12 Edition

A Freeman; Samantha Adams Becker; M Cummins

(2017)

What is on the five-year horizon for K-12 schools worldwide? Which trends and technologies will drive educational change? What are the challenges that we consider as solvable or difficult to overcome, and how can we strategize effective solutions?...

Student Perceptions of Web-Based Supplemental Instruction

Steven A. Freeman; Dennis W. Field

Journal of Technology Studies Vol. 30, No. 4 (2004) pp. 25–31

The Internet is changing the way in which education is delivered, and in fact, some predict that the Internet will become the dominant distribution system for distance education and training. Many faculty members are expanding their traditional...

NMC Horizon Report: 2013 Museum Edition

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; A. Freeman

(2013)

The NMC Horizon Report > 2013 Museum Edition, is a co-production with the Marcus Institute for Digital Education in the Arts (MIDEA), and examines six emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in education and interpretation within ...

NMC Technology Outlook: Cooperative Extension 2016-2021

A. Freeman; S. Adams Becker; M. Cummins

(2016)

The NMC Technology Outlook for Cooperative Extension 2016-2021: A Horizon Project Sector Report reflects a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC), the eXtension Foundation, and the Innovation Task Force of the Extension ...

College majors and the knowledge content of jobs

James A. Freeman; Barry T. Hirsch

Economics of Education Review Vol. 27, No. 5 pp. 517–535

College students select majors for a variety of reasons, including expected returns in the labor market. This paper demonstrates an empirical method linking a census of US degrees and fields of study with measures of the knowledge content of jobs....

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Visualization and Representation of Physical Systems: Wavemaker as an Aid to Conceptualizing Wave Phenomena

Philip M. Sadler; Charles A. Whitney; Linda Shore; Freeman Deutsch

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 8, No. 3 (1999) pp. 197–209

Describes Wavemaker, a simulation environment developed to graphically reveal the behavior of periodic systems using a series of increasingly sophisticated visual tools. Results indicate that the software is helpful in connecting real to simulated...

2017 NMC Technology Outlook: Nordic Schools

S. Adams Becker; M. Cummins; A. Freeman; K. Rose

(2017)

The 2017 NMC Technology Outlook for Nordic Schools: A Horizon Project Regional Report reflects a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education to inform Nordic school leaders and...

NMC Horizon Report: 2015 Museum Edition

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; V. Estrada; A. Freeman

(2015)

The NMC Horizon Report > 2015 Museum Edition is a collaboration between the NMC and Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC). Six key trends, six significant challenges, and six important developments in technology are identified across three...

2017 NMC Technology Outlook: Nordic Schools at a Glance

Adams Becker; M Cummins; A Freeman; K Rose

2017 NMC Technology Outlook > Nordic Schools at a Glance (2017) pp. 1–24

The 2017 NMC Technology Outlook for Nordic Schools: A Horizon Project Regional Report reflects a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education to inform Nordic school leaders and...

NMC Horizon Report: 2015 Higher Education Edition

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; V. Estrada; A. Freeman

(2015)

The NMC Horizon Report > 2015 Higher Education Edition is a collaborative effort between the NMC and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI). This 12th edition describes annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, an ongoing research project...

An Experimental Investigation of Peer Influences on Adolescent Hostile Attributions

Kim Freeman; Julie A. Hadwin; Sarah L. Halligan

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Vol. 40, No. 6 (2011) pp. 897–903

Aggression in young people has been associated with a bias toward attributing hostile intent to others. However, little is known about the origin of biased social information processing. The current study explored the potential role of peer...

NMC Horizon Report: 2017 Higher Education Edition

S. Adams Becker; M. Cummins; A. Davis; A. Freeman; C. Glesinger Hall; V. Ananthanarayanan

NMC Horizon Report > 2017 Higher Education Edition at a Glance (2017) pp. 1–60

The NMC Horizon Report: 2017 Higher Education Edition was produced by the NMC in collaboration with the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI). The internationally recognized NMC Horizon Report series and regional NMC Technology Outlook series are part...

Evaluating Reactions and Transfer of Skills from Blackboard Training

Florence Martin; Robin Freeman Brooks; Matthew C. Gayford; Herman A. Hall; Kimberly Y. Whitfield

Performance Improvement Vol. 50, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 26–33

This article describes the methods that were used to evaluate the "Blackboard Basics" and "Teaching in Blackboard" courses that are currently being offered by the Office of e-Learning at a southeastern university in the United States. This report...

NMC Horizon Report: 2016 Museum Edition

A. Freeman; S. Adams Becker; M. Cummins; E. McKelroy; C. Giesinger; B. Yuhnke

(2016)

What is on the five-year horizon for museums? Which trends and technologies will drive changes to museum education and interpretation? What are the challenges that we consider as solvable or difficult to overcome, and how can we strategize effective ...

NMC Horizon Report: 2012 Museum Edition

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; H. Witchey; M. Cummins; V. Estrada; A. Freeman; H. Ludgate

(2012)

The NMC Horizon Report > 2012 Museum Edition, is a co-production with the Marcus Institute for Digital Education in the Arts (MIDEA), and examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in education and interpretation within the ...

2013 Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; M. Cummins; A. Freeman; D. Ifenthaler; N. Vardaxis

(2013)

The New Media Consortium and Open Universities Australia jointly released the Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education 2013-2018: An NMC Horizon Project Regional Analysis. This report applies the process developed for the NMC Horizon...

NMC Horizon Report: 2013 K-12 Edition

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; M. Cummins; V. Estrada; A. Freeman

(2013)

The New Media Consortium, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), with the support of HP, produced the NMC Horizon Report > 2013 K-12 Edition. This fifth edition in the annual K...

In Case You Are Interested: Results of a Survey of Case Study Teachers

Clyde Freeman Herreid; Nancy A. Schiller; Ky F. Herreid; Carolyn Wright

Journal of College Science Teaching Vol. 40, No. 4 (March 2011) pp. 76–80

Case study teaching had a long tradition in law and business before it made the jump to medical school education in the form of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in the 1970s. Today, both the University of Delaware's Clearinghouse and the University of...

NMC Horizon Report Europe: 2014 Schools Edition

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; V. Estrada; A. Freeman; P. Kampylis; R. Vuorikari; Y. Punie

(2014)

The NMC Horizon Report Europe > 2014 Schools Edition was produced by the NMC in collaboration with the European Commission’s Directorate General for Education and Culture (EC DG EAC), the Joint Research Centre – Institute for Prospective...

2013 Technology Outlook for Two-Year Colleges

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; M. Cummins; V. Estrada; A. Freeman; H. Ludgate

(2013)

The NMC and the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), with the generous support of Dell and Intel, have jointly released the Technology Outlook for Community, Technical, and Junior Colleges 2013-2018: An NMC Horizon...

A Chat with the Survey Monkey: Case Studies and the Flipped Classroom

Clyde Freeman Herreid; Nancy A. Schiller; Ky F. Herreid; Carolyn B. Wright

Journal of College Science Teaching Vol. 44, No. 1 (September 2014) pp. 75–80

This article discusses the results of a survey that was posted for those who regularly peruse the website of the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science (NCCSTS). Faculty members were asked about their use of case studies and videos in...

Examinee Judgments of Changes in Item Difficulty: Implications for Item Review in Computerized Adaptive Testing

Steven L. Wise; Sara J. Finney; Craig K. Enders; Sharon A. Freeman; Donald D. Severance

Applied Measurement in Education Vol. 12, No. 2 (1999) pp. 185–98

Examined whether providing item review on a computerized adaptive test could be used by examinees to inflate their scores. Two studies involving 139 undergraduates suggest that examinees are not highly proficient at discriminating item difficulty. A ...

2015 NMC Technology Outlook: Higher Education in Ireland

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; M. Cummins; V. Estrada; A. Freeman

(2015)

The 2015 NMC Technology Outlook for Higher Education in Ireland: A Horizon Project Regional Report is a collaborative research effort between the NMC, National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL) at Dublin City University, and the Irish Learning...

NMC Horizon Report: 2017 Library Edition

S. Adams Becker; M Cummins; A Davis; A Freeman; C Giesinger Hall; V Ananthanarayanan; K Langley; N Wolfson

The NMC Horizon Report: 2017 Library Edition (2017) pp. 1–54

The research behind the NMC Horizon Report: 2017 Library Edition is a collaboration between The New Media Consortium (NMC), University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Chur, Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB), and ETH Library. Their critical...

NMC Horizon Report: 2017 Library Edition

S. Adams Becker; M. Cummins; A. Davis; A. Freeman; C. Hall Giesinger; V. Ananthanarayanan; K. Langley; N. Wolfson

(2017)

What is on the five-year horizon for academic and research libraries? Which trends and technology developments will drive transformation? What are the critical challenges and how can we strategize solutions? These questions regarding technology...

MicroObservatory Net: A Network of Automated Remote Telescopes Dedicated to Educational Use

Philip M. Sadler; Roy R. Gould; P Steven Leiker; Paul R. A. Antonucci; Robert Kimberk; Freeman S. Deutsch; Beth Hoffman; Mary Dussault; Adam Contos; Kenneth Brecher; Linda French

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 10, No. 1 (2001) pp. 39–55

Introduces the MicroObservatory Network of automated telescopes which is designed to provide access to classroom teachers who wish their students to conduct projects over the World Wide Web. Allows students to take pictures with remote pointing and...