Search Results

Today, undergraduate students enter college with increasingly more sophisticated computer skills compared to their counterparts of 20 years ago. However, many instructors are still using traditional instructional modes and methods to teach this new...

In the quest to incorporate innovative instructional strategies educators have delineated a number of elements that lead to student success. These elements encompass the use of communication, and participation of students within a learning community ...

This presentation discusses the effects of an institution of higher education which has transitioned from a large public face-to-face university to an organization which has become a national leader in online education. East Carolina University is a ...

Abstract: A paper last year introduced the phenomena of the shrinking classroom; examining why students who resided on, or in close proximity to campus elected to take distance education rather than traditional face-to-face courses. That paper was ...

Faculty members who teach in the Second Life environment face many challenges in planning, teaching, and evaluating instruction. This session focuses on a demonstration of a unique Second Life teaching environment, an explanation of the creation of ...

Today, undergraduate students enter college with increasingly more sophisticated computer skills compared to their counterparts of 20 years ago. However, instructors are still using traditional instructional strategies to teach this new generation....

East Carolina University (ECU) provides more than 650 class sections that are totally online each semester, serving more than 5,800 students. With the proliferation of technology devices, students have begun exploring new methods of learning, thus...