Quarterly Review of Distance Education
2007 Volume 8, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 6
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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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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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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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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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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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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