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The George Fox University Virtual Campus Learning Community (VCLC) is an internet environment designed on-site by professors to serve adult distance education students in professional programs. The VCLC is a grass-roots alternative to traditionally...

The authors investigated how an interactive textware, an electronically facilitated space for inquiry, scaffolds preservice teacher understanding of action research. The study took place at a small private university in an introductory action...

How can traditional academic textbooks be re-invented using Macromedia's Authorware, a tool commonly used to develop computer-based training for industry? The author, a university professor in K-12 teacher education, used Macromedia Authorware...

This study investigates the effect of asynchronous, on-line interaction on student conceptual understanding of light and color. Two versions (N and Y) of an on-line independent-study module on light and were randomly assigned to students (n=43)...

Face-to-face classroom interaction is often characterized by "high talkers" and "low talkers." Does the use of internet message boards affect interaction patterns? Course data on interaction frequency and quality comparing face-to-face and on-line ...

An Introductory Astronomy for Educators course was delivered over the Internet using mostly-asynchronous communication tools, as well as interactive Java simulation and data-sharing applets. The on-line environment was teacher-designed to provide...