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Infusing technology in school is successful when it is a convergent process: a technology-based environment is created to provide computer and Internet applications in all classes, and, at the same time, computer or information literacy programs...

Online education may have to undergo curricular and methodological transformations to best serve the growing population of working adult learners. It would seem that a fundamental understanding of adult learning theory in an online environment is...

In a contemporary technology-based education learners are becoming increasingly distanced from their schools and instructors. This leads not only to the growing divide between the key participants in the educational interaction but to the...

Abstract: In view of the changing and constantly increasing demands for e-learning educators needs to develop new instructional paradigms effectively meeting learners' needs. An innovative Iterative Instructional Model is presented. The presentation ...

A dramatic shortage of credentialed teachers in California as well as in many other states of the Union calls for the new approaches to reach out to teacher candidates who have been historically shut out of the traditional campus based model. Such...

It is commonly believed Educational Technology (ET) has a great potential to become a major factor in improving students' learning outcomes, school performance, and educational system efficiency in general. Educational practice, however,...

Online education, which has become increasingly popular among working adult learners (WAL), may have to undergo curricular and methodological transformations to best serve this growing student population. Based on four years of research at...

Teacher preparation online faces a number of challenges due to the outcome-based goals of such programs and specificity of virtual environments. The most important aspects of teacher professional development are modeling, classroom demonstrations,...

This paper describes the technological successes and challenges encountered in a ESL endorsement distance education program for experienced educators. The objectives of the paper are to: 1) outline the original and modified distance education...

Abstract: Online education, which has become increasingly popular among working adult learners (WAL) in the last few years, may have to undergo curricular and methodological transformations to best serve this growing student population. Based on...

An analysis of the National University teacher preparation program led us to develop a rubric of 20 essential ET elements that, in our view, must be present in it. We determined which elements were importants in each course of the program both for...

Shorter length course formats and convenience of learning are becoming preferred working adults' requirements for higher education today. A National University model of intensive, one-course-at-a-time, one-month-long course instruction is presented. ...

The pedagogical antecedents of online education date back centuries. Andragogy is a learner-centered approach allows for the implementation of online education for the adult learner that displays a distinct power-sharing collaborative course design. ...

A major human factor trend in higher education is the use of part-time adjunct faculty to teach significant portions of a university's curriculum. In order to integrate these part-time instructors more fully into the university community, instill a...

Over the last five years, there has been a significant increase in the number of students enrolled in online courses due to a number of factors, including: greater choice of programs and coursework; higher levels of comfort with the technology; and...

Online education continues to gain popularity among students, especially working adults, due to a number of advantages that this learning format offers, including convenience and flexibility. However, online course delivery has various challenges...

Moving any standard college course online requires considerable reassessment and restructuring of instructional design and methodology. Teaching General Physics in an online environment is a particular challenge in view of its specifics which...

The asynchronous discussion forum is known to be an effective strategy in online learning. Instructor and student participation in these discussions may affect the learning outcomes. This research identifies patterns and analyzes various factors of...

Role modeling in the classroom is an effective tool for achieving successful learning outcomes and affecting students’ development and professional behaviors. However, within online environment, opportunities for role modeling are limited by...