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Both instruction methods and types of distance media may influence learning. This paper explores differences between East and West distance-learning environments and implications for distance education media uses. Cultural traditions affect...

As global demand continues to increase for access to Web resources, the impact on teaching styles both East and West continues to be felt. The impact of information and technology communication change on educational leadership theories and teaching...

Due to the significant advances in transportation, telecommunications and Internet, the whole world has integrated into a global village, with English as an international language. The advent of e-learning has excellent possibilities when applied to ...

Differences in teaching and learning styles, governments, customs, and traditions have long divided Asia from the Western world. Teacher-centered education in the East continues to be the rule, with learner-centered education only emerging with the...

Cyberchange advocates need to curb enthusiasm for the vision of universal computing available to everyone. Large numbers of people remain disenfranchised, with either inferior service or no access. The continued dominance of urban markets controls...

Asian educational methods have been teacher-directed for centuries; it will be a challenge for Asian society to make a transition toward learner-centered theory. In this paper educational perspectives of the East and West are compared and contrasted....

Abstract: Cyberchange advocates need to know who supports and resist change. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) designed by Davis in 1989 can be useful to measure the pace of receptivity to use of online resources. The TAM measures how...

The pace of adoption of cyberlearning is influenced by gender factors that need to be confronted. Even in Taiwan as a semi-conductor world leader, university women in technical universities have not been as receptive as men to the perceived...

The impact of media on instructional outcomes continues to be debated. The cost for new distance-system development and training is a major challenge for institutions in developing countries that want to be competitive in the global society. To...

Empowering others through relationships and knowledge exchanged online and live is an educational dream. Yet, constraints of time, technologies, and mores that separate the roles of teachers and students can "murder?relationships. Technologies can...

Are distance educational leaders looking for developing a quality educational service for many people? Or, are developers looking for quick profits with students who have not had access to traditional education? This paper advocates that "quality"...

The value of video and multi-media in teaching and learning has been long recognized. More than 80 percent of learners prefer "show me" more than "tell me." Video of actual problem solving circumstances can provide effective and efficient...

Even with the education world still reeling in the struggle to achieve universal educational access through micro-technology, the cusp of a next wave of change may be emerging with the advent of nanotechnology. Educators, human services...

Engaging students in the reasons for studying online is essential for increasing motivation, particularly English as a Second Language (ESL). Gardner's conception of instrumental (concrete outcomes) and integrative (abstract perspectives) has...

Despite technology proliferation women are frequently found to be computer anxious or "technophobic." Cooper and Weaver (2003) found that computer use was directly related to Internet use. With the relationship between computer use and Internet use, ...

Awareness of the potential benefits and pitfalls of opportunists looking for quick online degree profits does not present a pretty picture. Distance education resources and devices are an increasing phenomena that may be in itself amoral. But, it is ...

To engage tech-savvy young adults in considering the social justice aspects of the digital divide requires a will, a way, and infectious enthusiasm. Tackling classroom talk about the complex questions of the digital divide can be fun and meaningful. ...

Inequities of educational opportunity between rural and urban settings across the world have continued to be unacceptable. As modern China rapidly develops economically as part of its membership in the World Trade Organization, the need to bring the ...

The instructional model for e-learning course integrates asynchronous e-learning platform, synchronous two-way video/audio system (JOINNET) and face to face instruction. The research also adopted SEEQ survey questionnaire to examine learning quality ...

The effects of information technology types on sustaining and developing long-term mutual mentoring relationships are varied and yet to be thoroughly researched. Qualitative research can be a useful resource for considering the perceived impact of...