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After the implementation of on-line capabilities in a Georgia university, faculty were given training sessions on how to design course pages, upload course notes, and maneuver around various icons. During the first year of execution, many trials...

Abstract The design, development, and evaluation of a technology course for school administrators and instructional technology leaders is presented. This paper reviews two years of course design stages including the content changes, teaching...

This paper provides timely information on the types of design considerations, interaction activities, and evaluation techniques distance instructors should utilize more frequently to enhance their online courses. Experienced distance support...

This paper provides a description of the design and development of an online instructional technology class for administrators and instructional technology leaders to enhance their knowledge and integration skills. It also provides the findings of a ...

This article discusses the experiences of university faculty in teaching on-line courses that involve both USA and another country's (primarily third world) participation over a five-month period. Based on those experiences, and the fact that the...

This paper explored college students' basic perceptions of WebCT on-line instruction, focusing on why students chose or did not choose to use this format, tools and activities preferred, and if this format should be continued. The findings revealed...

Abstract The purpose of this study was to assess distance students' perceptions of distributed learning, the advantages and disadvantages; the impact it had on their learning; and to plan future directions with web-based courses. Graduate...

Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore how distance instructors are using distance technologies in their classes: their practices, problems, solutions, and any emergent patterns. This information will help administrators and faculty...

Abstract: This paper describes a variety of successful assessment, interaction and evaluation techniques that have been used by distance instructors. The techniques were extracted from a review of the literature, conversations with experts in the...

Abstract: This paper provides a description of an online instructional technology class for administrators and technology leaders to enhance their skills, integration and knowledge of technology. It describes three systematic evaluation procedures...

This paper is a report of the findings of a study that examined graduate students' perceptions of how frequently they used twenty-five interaction activities in an on-line instructional technology course and how valuable each activity was to the...

Abstract: This paper is a report on the observations of distance leaders in higher education of what they perceive as their best practices that have lead to the success of their online graduate programs and growth in student enrollment.

Abstract: In this presentation, we will share online strategies and tools, which have made our graduate level instructional technology courses highly effective in meeting our distance students' diverse and varying instructional needs. In the first...

As distance learning has extended to those faculty members who are not experienced in distance learning pedagogy and technologies, the need for faculty development activities has become a necessity. This paper reviews the related literature in...

Higher education institutions today are offering more and more online courses to meet the growing demands of students who want courses and programs of study that are easily accessible, convenient, up-to-date, and contain quality course content and...

Abstract: As distance education programs continue to grow in popularity and use in K-12 and higher education institutions, there is an increased need to train new distance instructors in how to effectively design and deliver online courses so they...

We hypothesized that increasing the use of technology in college courses would lead to greater use of technology by pre-service teachers. We found barriers and facilitators on each level in increasing the use of technology in classrooms. We used...

This exploratory paper identifies the components of face-to-face classes that can be transformed to an online class format. In addition, the types of online practices essential for selected disciplines such as instructional technology, special...

Social software is defined as a tool that "enables people to rendezvous, connect or collaborate through computer-mediated communication" whereas open source software is "software whose source code is available under a license (or arrangement such as ...

Abstract: Photoblogging has become an exciting and popular educational activity over the past several years across all grade levels including higher education. This exploratory study collected data from graduate students enrolled in a photography...