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Institutionalization of Teaching and Learning Gains in Higher Education
John Nworie
Educational Technology Vol. 55, No. 5 (2015) pp. 21–28
While successful instructional innovation is the result of efforts of individual faculty and instructional support staff, it is also influenced by institutional and contextual factors that include personal characteristics, pedagogies, curricula, and ...
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Applying Leadership Theories to Distance Education Leadership
John Nworie
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 15, No. 4 (2012)
The instructional delivery mode in distance education has been transitioning from the context of a physical classroom environment to a virtual learning environment or maintaining a hybrid of the two. However, most distance education programs in dual ...
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Academic Technology in Higher Education: Organizing for Better Results
John Nworie
Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 35, No. 1 (2007) pp. 105–128
The field of instructional technology has continued to evolve since its inception in the early 1900s. Academic technology units in higher education have witnessed tremendous change in the last one and a half decades. The changes have led to...
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Emerging and future roles of directors of academic technology support services in higher education in the United States: A national Delphi study
John Nworie
Emerging and future roles of directors@of@academic@technology@support@services in higher education in the United States: A national Delphi study (2004) pp. 1–347
Institutions of higher education in the United States established academic technology support services units (ATSS) to assist faculty in their roles as teachers, researchers, and scholars, as well as to improve student learning. In recent times,...
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Good Intentions and Unanticipated Effects: The Unintended Consequences of the Application of Technology in Teaching and Learning Environments
John Nworie; Noela Haughton
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 52, No. 5 (September 2008) pp. 52–58
The nature of disruptions encountered by classroom teachers is changing. In the past, disruptions were typically students chewing gum, eating or taking naps during class, engaging in acts of incivility including the occasional brawl, and the like....
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Rethinking Academic Technology Leadership in an Era of Change
Michael J. Albright; John Nworie
Educause Quarterly Vol. 31, No. 1 (2008) pp. 14–23
Nowadays, instructional technology has never had more widespread acceptance or stronger national interest. However, while institutions are investing large sums of money on instructional technologies and staff, most of them do not have a senior-level ...
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Leadership in Distance Education: Qualities and Qualifications Sought by Higher Education Institutions
John Nworie; Noela Haughton; Stephanie Oprandi
American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 26, No. 3 (2012) pp. 180–199
This article presents the results of an investigation into the qualities and qualifications sought in distance education leaders by institutions of higher education in the United States. The researchers examined 191 distance education leadership...