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Educational research has long been conducted at a distance; both mail and telephone have successfully been used in survey research. The development of the Internet offers yet another medium over which research can be conducted. This study...

Students' understandings of science are greatly enhanced by exposure to real-world phenomena in field-based settings. Field-based learning provides students with opportunities for using inquiry to formulate questions about the nature of what they...

Educational research has long been conducted at a distance; both mail and telephone have successfully been used in survey research. The development of the Internet, specifically, electronic mail, offers yet another medium over which research can be...

Authentic learning is often considered to be hands-on and experiential in nature. This paper describes research that was conducted with an educational methodology designed to provide students with an authentic learning experience in a field-based ...

This paper describes Project THREAD, an initiative funded by the U.S. Office of Education through its Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology grant program. The project's overarching goal is to build the capacity of individuals and...

This paper will report on the development of a "Standards of Quality" document for educational technology distance learning courses. This project resulted from a concern that the courses were viewed as less rigorous by other faculty and our own...

The use of seminars in teacher education have often been used to stimulate reflective thought and moral development among the participants. The use of online resources, listservs and electronic mail, exapnd the scope and range of seminars by...