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Internet2 has a great potential for high quality videoconferencing. Although over 130 American universities collaborate with each other through Internet2, it is still a blurred concept for most of the educators. In this study we interviewed with the ...

This paper addresses key issues to the success of student and instructors in a hybrid learning environment, which blended face-to-face instruction with the online learning and teaching environments. Two graduate level instructional technology...

In this paper we will discuss a variety of international projects in three different countries, Turkey, the U.S, and Ukraine; and share our experiences on how technology is used in teacher education programs. We will compare different models and...

This paper will discuss major trends on constructivist technology use and integration in foreign language pre-service and in-service teacher education classes. Some of the applications such as online chat programs, voice recognition software,...

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...

Oftentimes students in distance learning courses have problems with the structure of the learning environment that doesn't suit their characteristics as learners. This paper explores those characteristics of online learners using a two-step...

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...

Even though distance education provides a great opportunity for non-traditional students, it is very challenging to meet diverse needs, expectations and goals each student brings to the online environment. Many times students have a difficult time...

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...

Assessment data provides invaluable information for the success of distance education students. Students, who are taking online courses for the first time, may often feel intimidated, isolated and lost in the untraditional nature of the online...

This paper reports the planning and implementation of an e-portfolio pilot project in that uses Elgg: an open source social software platform designed to connect learners and allow them to share resources. Participants were largely American...

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...

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...

The emerging social networking tools that are ready to incorporate in educational settings and their popularity among younger generations make them compelling applications for higher education faculty. The interest and growth in social networking do ...

The use of Free and Open Source Software (abbreviated as FOSS) has become ubiquitous in many fields, from the Department of Defense to business. The FOSS are “programs whose licenses give users the freedom to run the program for any purpose, to...

Abstract: Each year distance training programs are becoming increasingly important to higher education institutions to provide new distance instructors with the knowledge, skills, and disposition that is essential for successful online teaching....