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This paper describes the design, development, delivery and evaluation of a Web-Based Instruction (WBI) course which has been designed to support a large number of students (approximately 700 per term). The paper describes the course philosophy,...

The purpose of this forum is to describe the process, issues and some solutions encountered in converting a university-based Masters Degree in Instructional Technology to an alternate delivery format (ADF). Beginning in 1994, courses in this...

This paper argues that individual differences among undergraduate students is an important factor to the effectiveness of asynchronous learning and that students' needs and perceptions must be taken into account in the design of Web-based...

Many national and provincial initiatives are underway to specify the technology skills that students must demonstrate at each grade level. The Government of the Province of Alberta in Canada has mandated the implementation of a new curriculum...

In recent years, the view that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is vital in K-12 education has become widespread. ICT use in schools has increased and various professional bodies have set ICT standards for students and teachers....

Students miss classes for a number of reasons. With emerging technology, providing asynchronous access to that class is possible. Rural Advanced Community of Learners (RACOL) is creating a new standard in delivering distance education to students...

The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education announced public access to its Digital Library. While currently the Digital Library allows free text searching, many information retrieval experts suggest that the use of a controlled...

Leading edge innovation in education, particularly innovation that has a research component, incorporates expensive equipment and requires a significant investment in staff preparation is usually the domain of research universities and, possibly,...

Digital Libraries hold great promise for revolutionizing teaching and learning at all levels, but the reality of digital libraries falls short of the dream. Or does it? Whether contemporary digital libraries are a dream or a reality will be the...

Many people use interactive whiteboards in their instruction. We are using SMART Board™ Interactive whiteboards as a central part of RACOL, a video-based distance education program. There are a number of programs available to immediately broadcast...

One of the major challenges to remote communities is to provide quality education to their inhabitants. Rural Advanced Community of Learners (RACOL) is bringing a new standard for distance delivery to rural students. RACOL uses a combination of the...

This paper focuses on how video classroom environments impact teaching over distance. An evaluative study was conducted with individuals who use, administer and provide technical support in MPEG2 video classrooms. Results from surveys, in-person and ...

In this paper we discuss the development and delivery of an award-winning credit course, The Internet: Communicating, Accessing, and Providing Information (Montgomerie & Harapnuik, 1996 http://www.quasar.valberta.ca/nethowto), which is delivered...

This study developed computerized testing procedures for selected procedural and declarative knowledge and skills of undergraduate students in an introductory, required instructional technology course. Examination of participant demographic...

The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Distance Apprenticeship Training and Education (NAIT DATE) uses videoconference technology to seek to reverse the traditional model of having apprentices temporarily move to the location of the technical...

This paper summarizes the results of an evaluation of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Distance Apprenticeship Training and Education (NAIT DATE) program. NAIT DATE uses videoconference technology to reverse the traditional model of...

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Alberta Education have contracted a three-year evaluation of the use of the CSA Distance Learning program in Grade 7-9 schools in Alberta. The primary method of delivery of this program is though the use of IP...

In this session we will discuss a major issue that bedevils researchers: “How can we find the answer to our research problem while protecting our respondents?” Issues such as confidentiality vs. anonymity, attribution of “fact” vs. opinion, and...