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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...

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...

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 ...

Teachers may face students who believe that technology belongs to someone else. But, technology holds promise for both young and old, male and female. The will to use technology is part of the complex sets of values that people learn, and norms...

The Web is a tool for improving teaching and learning strategies for teaching and particular for teachers of children who are learning English as a Second Language. As adults and children continue across the world to seek validation, empowerment,...

Carefully selected media productions can provide rich insights into human responses to injustice, deceit, marginalization, and indifference among people across the world. The prospect of “seeing” rather than “hearing” about the human condition adds...

For those educators and computer science professionals who have both a strong background in multimedia and applications in learner-centered instruction and media, the employment forecast is strong. The growth of online instruction across the many...