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Advances in telecommunications and computer-based teaching and learning systems have expanded the opportunities in distance education and online learning, yet the potential of distance education resides not in the specific technologies that are...

Distance education has evolved to the point where technology is no longer a major concern to distance educators and students. For the most part, technology used in the delivery of distance courses is stable and reliable. Ironically, but not...

Groupwork carried out via CMC are now a fact of life in the work place. This study investigates the effects of group membership and task experience on asynchronous computer-mediated groupwork. Groups acquiring task experience as stable groups...

Much of the focus in the distance education (DE) literature centers around the learner and learning, almost to the exclusion of the teacher and teaching. Consequently, instructors of DE courses have been left suspended in virtual space. This paper ...

In 2002, a large school district located in Southern California was the recipient of a $1.7 million grant funded by the US Department of Education, Ready To Teach Program. The goal of the district's three-year project is to determine whether...

The purpose of this multimedia project is to create a mnemonic strategy that streamlines the sixth grade mathematics curriculum. The product is intended for all students, including those with limited English speaking skills and special needs and...

This series of studies investigated the role that computer technology plays in transforming the learning process in higher education. We looked at the relationship between technology use, active learning, and perceived course effectiveness. The...

In a study conducted by a university Teacher Quality Enhancement (TQE) grant in August of 2008, over 350 teachers, technologists, and administrators from schools in the College of Education’s preservice teacher placement area provided opinion about...