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The purpose of this paper is to examine and describe the role of faculty support in the instructional design of an on-line course. The training model provided focuses on the adaptation of existing courses to implement new technologies....

Abstract: Improving teacher preparation is an initiative supported by mandates from Federal and state agencies. The State of Louisiana now requires institutions to be responsible for the preparation of teachers in conjunction with the Colleges of...

The Online Initiative to Support Content Development in the Middle Schools is a collaborative partnership among the Northwestern State University College of Education, the NSU Space Science Group, and the Louisiana Middle School Association which...

Technologies for teaching at a distance are expanding rapidly. Though web-based delivery, using the computer and Internet, has attracted substantial interest recently, other technologies, like full motion video compression, continue to provide...

This paper is a description of the lesson learned in the design and implementation of two successful grants dealing with online staff development activities. In the first initiative, NSU's Education faculty and its Middle Laboratory School staff...

The collaboration between three universities to respond to the new standards for the certification of Educational Technology Facilitation and Leadership was exhibited in the seven new courses offered by the coalition during this first year of the...

The results of the development of eight online undergraduate and graduate courses to meet the new International Society for Technology in Education and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education standards for the Computer Science...

The Online Initiative to Support Content Development in the Middle Schools is a collaborative partnership among the Northwestern State University College of Education, the NSU Space Science Group, and the Louisiana Middle School Association which...

Abstract: Distance education is the largest growth area in education. New trends and practices are underway that are just now appearing in the literature. This paper will review current trends and best practices in distance applications,...

The Online School Continuity Plan: Academic, Accreditation, & Accountability initiative is a planned collaborative partnership among the Northwestern State University College of Education faculty and faculty at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, ...