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The higher education environment is currently being revolutionized by the challenge of on-line course offerings. Many obstacles stand ready to confront those instructors who are faced with the task of utilizing this new instructional environment....

The ability to locate, retrieve and evaluate information resources from the World Wide Web is rapidly becoming one of the foundational skills for information literacy. This paper presents a framework for introducing these skills to preservice...

This brief paper provides an overview of successful strategies and policies related to faculty rewards and incentives that promote participation in distance learning. Best practices and suggested strategies related to faculty motivation for e...

On-line offerings of courses have increased exponentially. Efforts to meet the needs of diverse, non-traditional students have created a market for instruction that can be delivered in flexible formats. While the movement to increase the use of on...

reparation in Instructional Design The role of the library media specialist is a dynamic practice that demands versatile skills. An analysis of the role of instructional partner and corresponding responsibilities indicates the need for a strong...

Qualitative responses were gathered from 120 graduate education majors as to their reasons for selecting either online or traditional course formats. Results indicated that students enrolled in online courses for reasons related to convenience,...

Examination of new search tools and techniques that teacher educators can use to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their own web searching. Techniques to be presented include use of metasearch tools, improving relevance rankings with...

This paper documents methods to increase the effectiveness of conventional lecture/discussion/demonstration classes through the addition of internet-based supplements to those face-to-face classes. Types of websites discussed include informational ...

New search tools and techniques that can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of web searches are highlighted, including metasearch tools, improving search relevance with search engines (backward searching and other advanced search features),...

Online instructors face the dilemma of providing meaningful field experiences for learners. In the Social Life of Information, John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid revisit Jerome Bruner's distinction between "learning about" and "learning to be." Brown...

This paper looks at a new model of open scholarship and free access to course materials on-line that has been called the "open course" movement. This movement follows the "open source" software development model, a model that contends that software...

This paper addresses characteristics of wireless networks, some of the technical details that affect the wireless network implementation, and ideas for wireless network use in schools and homes. Differences among wide area, local area, and personal...

Traditional face-to-face classroom instruction presents the same environmental conditions for all learners and the instructor. However, the actual physical environment that students are in at the time that they interact in the eLearning environment...

Cyberbullying occurs when individuals use email, text messaging, websites, and digital media to send cruel and threatening messages about others. This session will present information on the prevalence of cyberbullying as well as strategies that...

Results of a technology ownership and use survey among undergraduates revealed high ownership and use and proficiency in some educational applications and not others. Research has shown that students in these age groups are increasing their...

Results of a technology use survey among preservice teachers revealed ownership of multiple devices and a wide-range of daily applications. Talking on the cellphone, text messaging, and using the computer for educational purposes were the most...

Peer evaluation of courses can play an integral role in faculty development. As higher education continues to move toward more online offerings of programs, peer evaluation of online courses will become an important component of teaching evaluation...

This paper explores the push/pull between two competing forces impacting online learning. Applying a business model, with its emphasis on cost-effectiveness, scalability, and modularization has been identified as the conservative (pull) force. The...

The majority of today's preservice teachers who are currently enrolled in colleges of education are members of Generation "Y." As we prepare future Generation “Y” teachers to meaningfully integrate technology into the curriculum, we need to...

Generations Y and Z will be the P-16 target learners for the next several decades. These students present many differences from previous generations of learners. All levels of education need to integrate 21st century teaching strategies to meet the...