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Many colleges have scrambled on-board the on-line course bandwagon. Face-to-face courses are quickly commuted to on-line courses without consideration as to what might be the repercussions of those transitions. World Wide Web (Web) management...

Information presented in distributed learning environments has always been done through uninspired methods. In order for a student to optimize the intake of the information presented, there must be a significant adjustment in information...

The development of metaphorically inclusive graphics within an informative and visually engaging Web site is a difficult venture to undertake. The thoughtful consideration of numerous issues through out the design and development of a Web site...

The design of a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) World Wide Web site to act as a living documents repository for university accreditation is an integral aspect of the accreditation process. Due to the importance of this...

The introduction of educational technology within the medical school environment offers numerous challenges, especially within a distributed learning scenario. The successful integration of technology within the medical education curriculum leads...

Faculty attitudes and their impact on the inclusion of distributed learning environments within a medical education curriculum can play key roles in transforming today's academic medical center into the academic medical center of the new millennium. ...

Education is a profession that has a living, breathing life of its own; it is constantly changing and developing towards the future. But numerous issues pertaining to education are in existence now, not the future, and these issues must be...

The purpose of this paper is to relate the findings of three researchers who observed distance education curricula in the environments of education, administration and health sciences to see if there was congruency in the delivery of distance...

Distance education has become an integral aspect of higher education in recent years. This expansion of institutions of higher education into the foray of a digital learning environment has offered opportunities to the institutions to not only...

Masters-level students within the specialization area of Instructional Technology have a disconcertingly succinct speaking ability; however, such speaking abilities may not necessarily lend themselves towards the written word. Masters-level...

The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is an accrediting body within the realm of teacher education that has become a driving force within the accreditation arena. The use of technology within this accreditation...

Teacher education is a developing arena in which technology plays a primary part. Technology is an area that has historically been a strong midstream career change subject area, through which career changing persons enjoy a feeling of rebirth or...

This study reviewed instructional design principles that incorporated electronic interactivities into electronic instruction to see if these interactivities helped to focus the learner's understanding of the materials. The study was concerned with...

Concerns revolving around digital equity remain relevant concerns, yet growing trends suggest that electronic learning environments and electronically-enhanced learning environments are on the rise. The advancement of electronic learning...

Professional development has historically been a "one-shot" workshop wherein information barrages the learner in a streaming fashion and little to no information is retained. Even more exasperating is the lack of follow-up support once the workshops ...

Professional development opportunities must offer a learning environment that creates a nurturing, creative, successful atmosphere for the learners. Instructional design models, learning styles and technology implementation strategies impact this...

The emphasis on knowledge attainment, higher order thinking skills and real-world learning opportunities within teacher education offers numerous opportunities for preservice teachers to develop a conceptual framework through which their future...

The impact a World Wide Web (Web) site may have on any community may be either of two extremes, integrated into the daily activities or barely tolerated, or somewhere in between. The impact a Web site would have if focused specifically upon...

Instructional technology has become a tool that is integral to the preservice teacher educators' bag of tricks; however, the integration of assistive and adaptive technologies into the learning environment to meet the needs of special education...