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Quarterly Review of Distance Education

2007 Volume 8, Number 1

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Table of Contents

Number of articles: 6

  1. Distraction, Domination, and Disconnection in Whole-Class Online Discussions

    Kim E. Dooley & Leah E. Wickersham

    Online courses continue to gain popularity at colleges and universities, with a primary tool for demonstrating critical thinking and interaction being the discussion forum. Instructors and students... More

    pp. 1-8

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  2. Does Sense of Community Matter? An Examination of Participants' Perceptions of Building Learning Communities in Online Courses

    Xiaojing Liu, Richard J. Magjuka, Curtis J. Bonk & Seung-hee Lee

    Using a case study approach, this study explored the participants' perceptions of building learning communities in online courses in an online MBA program. The findings suggested that students felt... More

    pp. 9-24

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  3. Enhancing Web-Based Instruction Using a Person-Centered Model of Instruction

    Christopher T. Miller

    This study compared the implementation of a person-centered model of instruction to non person-centered instruction in Web-based courses. Three questions were posed regarding the outcomes of the... More

    pp. 25-34

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  4. Satellite-Based Distance Courses for In-Service Training: The Case of HeadsUp! Reading

    Johnetta Wade Morrison, Pamela Raya-Carlton, Jennifer K. Henk & Kathy R. Thornburg

    This article discusses the use of distance courses as an in-service training mechanism for early childhood personnel. The authors evaluated the efficacy of the in-service, satellite based distance ... More

    pp. 35-46

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  5. Narrowing the Distance: Implementing a Hybrid Learning Model for Information Security Education

    Sharon W. Tabor

    Distance education has become an expectation with students who have grown up with technology as well as nontraditional and working students. Most universities now offer a wide range of online... More

    pp. 47-57

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  6. Perceptions of Higher Education Faculty Members on the Value of Distance Education

    L Ward Ulmer, Lemuel W. Watson & Dustin Derby

    Perceptual differences among higher education faculty members regarding distance education were examined. It is noteworthy that only the perceptions were measured rather than actual learning... More

    pp. 59-70

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