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Medical schools are continually seeking innovative ways to educate future physicians. Many schools have integrated problem-based learning into the curriculum. Web technology provides a new environment for complementing this educational strategy....

The World Wide Web (WWW) is increasingly being used as a medium to deliver distance education at the post-secondary level. However, an examination of a significant number of web-based courses for adult learners indicates that they are...

The United States Department of Education Star Schools grant program funds innovative projects applying distance technology in education. One such grant resulting in the de-velopment of two instructional programs for elementary grades, Elementary...

This paper examines research on social presence theory and the implications for analyzing interaction, communication, collaborative learning, and the social context of computer-mediated communication (CMC). Two studies that examined whether social...

This paper critically reflects upon the questions we have asked and the models and methods we have employed to evaluate online learning in several studies. The paper examines the methodologies used to answer the following evaluation research...

This paper will examine standards, methods, and instruments for evaluating web interface design and discuss the evaluation process used in a study to determine the effectiveness of a web interface designed to provide professional development in...

Three embedded assessment instruments built using case based scenarios were used to measure teacher learning of Hypothesis Based Learning (HbL), a teaching methodology focusing on scientific method, in an online workshop. For each assessment, the...