The Changing Roles of Online Deans and Department Heads in Small Private Universities

Colleen Halupa

Journal of Open, Flexible, and Distance Learning Vol. 20, No. 2 (Nov 17, 2016) pp. 32–44

This paper provides an overview of best practices and challenges for deans and department heads of online programmes in the ever-changing world of higher education. It concentrates on the challenges for small private universities and tertiary...

Student Perceptions on the Utilization of Formative Feedback in the Online Environment

Colleen Halupa; Doris Bolliger

International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design Vol. 3, No. 2 (April 2013) pp. 59–76

This article addresses instructors’ formative feedback to graduate student writing. The authors investigated the utilization of a formative feedback option in online master and doctoral degree programs in health education and administration. Two...

Online Student Perceptions of Engagement, Transactional Distance, and Outcomes

Doris U. Bolliger; Colleen Halupa

Distance Education Vol. 39, No. 3 (2018) pp. 299–316

This study explores student perceptions of engagement, transactional distance, and outcomes in online courses. Researchers also investigated linkages between these elements. Data were collected from students enrolled in online courses at three...

Student Perceptions of Satisfaction and Anxiety in an Online Doctoral Program

Doris U. Bolliger; Colleen Halupa

Distance Education Vol. 33, No. 1 (2012) pp. 81–98

Eighty-four students in an online health education doctoral program taking the first course in the program over one year (four quarters) were surveyed in regards to their computer, Internet, and online course anxiety, and overall course satisfaction....

A Comparison of a Traditional Lecture-Based and Online Supplemental Video and Lecture-Based Approach in an Engineering Statics Class

Colleen M. Halupa; Benjamin W. Caldwell

International Journal of Higher Education Vol. 4, No. 1 (2015) pp. 232–240

This quasi-experimental research study evaluated two intact undergraduate engineering statics classes at a private university in Texas. Students in the control group received traditional lecture, readings and homework assignments. Those in the...

Student Satisfaction with Graduate Supervision in Doctoral Programs Primarily Delivered in Distance Education Settings

Elizabeth Anne Erichsen; Doris U. Bolliger; Colleen Halupa

Studies in Higher Education Vol. 39, No. 2 (2014) pp. 321–338

There are no universal, precise, or explicit criteria for completing a doctoral degree successfully. Researchers and practitioners have pointed out how difficult and time consuming the supervision of graduate student research can be. When students...

Topics: Gender