The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
May 27, 2009 Volume 10, Number 3
Editors
Rory McGreal; Dianne Conrad
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 23
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Journals for Computer-Mediated Learning: Publications of Value for the Online Educator
Matt Elbeck & B Mandernach
In contrast with traditional academic disciplines, online educators do not have a generally accepted list of scholarly journals, which is in part a result of the multidisciplinary nature of the... More
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Effect of Instructor-Personalized Multimedia in the Online Classroom
B Mandernach, Park University
There is considerable evidence that well-designed multimedia resources can enhance learning outcomes, yet there is little information on the role of multimedia in influencing essential motivational... More
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The Retention of Experienced Faculty in Online Distance Education Programs: Understanding Factors that Impact their Involvement
Tim Green, California State University, Fullerton; Jeffery Alejandro & Abbie Brown, East Carolina University
The study sought to determine factors that affect faculty decisions regarding their involvement in teaching online distance education courses. A survey was administered to online distance education... More
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A Snapshot State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada
Michael Barbour, Wayne State University
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Preferences of Residents in Four Northern Alberta Communities Regarding Local Post-Secondary Programming
Patrick Fahy, Athabasca University - Canada's Open University, Canada; Nancy Steel, Athabasca University; Patricia Martin, Banshee Consulting
The western Canadian province of Alberta has used some of the proceeds from exploitation of its extraordinary natural resources to make available a range of post-secondary training and education... More
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Virtual Spaces: Employing a Synchronous Online Classroom to Facilitate Student Engagement in Online Learning
J McBrien, University of South Florida; Rui Cheng, Nazareth College; Phyllis Jones, University of South Florida
This research study is a collaborative project between faculty in social foundations, special education, and instructional technology in which we analyze student data from six undergraduate and... More
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Appropriate Distance Education Media in the Philippines and Mongolia
Brenda McDonald, Athabasca University
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Can Mobile Learning Enhance Nursing Practice Education?
Richard Kenny & Caroline Park, Athabasca University
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Online Teaching Effectiveness: A Tale of Two Instructors
Paul Gorsky & Ina Blau, Open University of Israel
Upon completion of a graduate level course at the Open University of Israel, one instructor received very high student ratings while the other received very low ratings. We utilized this... More
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Video-Driven Multimedia, Web-Based Training in the Corporate Sector: Pedagogical Equivalence and Component Effectiveness
Katherine Pang, University of Texas at Tyler
The purpose of this study was to assess the pedagogical equivalence, as determined by knowledge gains, and the pedagogical effectiveness of certain components in a video-driven multimedia, web... More
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Distance Education in China and India: Collectivism and Connectivism
Deborah Carter, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada
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Using Second Life to Promote Students’ Engagement
Martha Burkle, SAIT Polytechnic
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Creating Effective Collaborative Learning Groups in an Online Environment
Jane Brindley, University of Oldenburg; Lisa Blaschke, Kreative Kommunikation; Christine Walti, Anne Arrundel College
Collaborative learning in an online classroom can take the form of discussion among the whole class or within smaller groups. This paper addresses the latter, examining first whether assessment... More
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Sage without a Stage: Expanding the Object of Teaching in a Web-Based, High-School Classroom
Elizabeth Murphy & Maria Rodriguez-Manzanares, Memorial University of Newfoundland
This paper reports on a study that uses cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) to make sense of e-teachers’ activity in a context of high-school distance education. Data collection involved... More
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The Ratings Game
Terry Anderson, Athabasca University
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Research Areas in Distance Education: A Delphi Study
Olaf Zawacki-Richter, FernUniversität in Hagen
This study had three purposes: Firstly, to develop a categorization of research areas in distance education; secondly, to identify the most important research areas in distance education; and... More
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Presence Pedagogy: Building Communities of Practice in Virtual Worlds
Amy Cheney & Rob Sanders, Appalachian State; John Tashner & Nita Matzen, Appalachian State University; Steve Bronack, Clemson University
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Teachers’ and Students’ Experiences of Simultaneous Teaching in an International Distance and On-Campus Master’s Programme in Engineering
Oleg Popov, Umeå University
Swedish universities frequently offer campus-based education as well as online courses, a system commonly referred to as dual mode. This paper analyses some challenging pedagogical aspects of a... More
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Transparency in Cooperative Online Education
Christian Dalsgaard, Aarhus University; Morten Paulsen, The Norwegian School of Information Technology
The purpose of this article is to discuss the following question: What is the potential of social networking within cooperative online education? Social networking does not necessarily involve... More
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Re-Thinking E-Learning Research
Norm Friesen
