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Supporting students at a distance can be quite a challenge, especially for programs that are completely web-based. Many times instructors must be responsible for providing not only instructional information, but also direction for students regarding ...

Determining the effectiveness of distance-delivered courses and programs is important not only from an instructor's perspective, but a necessary function for many stakeholders involved in the support of distance education (DE) efforts. This session...

The academic potential of the Web helped to generate the WebQuest as a particular format of instructional design, which is claimed to promote the technological literacy of learners. This paper concentrates on the description of the relation between...

To begin learning a foreign language in an asynchronous environment can be particularly difficult, especially when that language is structurally and graphemically different than one's first language. As such, many American learners have difficulty...

The context of computer use in schools is often very different than the context in which instructional computing skills are developed in pre-service teacher training, presenting potential challenges in the application of new skills and knowledge to...

Technology integration activities at our institution have uncovered myths related to: 1)Technology Awareness; 2)Technology Use; 3)Time Requirements; and 4)Large Scale Training, as experienced through the implementation of our Preparing Tomorrow's...

The Instructional Strategy Diagnostic Profile, ISDP (Merrill, Olsen & Coldeway, 1976), was an attempt to provide criteria for effective and efficient instruction. Computer-based instruction is a unique educational medium that requires software to...

How does one know if a distance education course or program is effectively designed? Many organizations have established standards that detail the essential qualities of effective distance programming. Accreditation groups, professional associations,...

The National Technology Leadership Coalition (NTLC) is a consortium established nearly a decade ago comprised of national teacher educator associations, national technology associations, not-for-profit organizations, and some corporate organizations....