Portable software applications can be carried on a convenient storage medium such as a USB drive, and offer numerous benefits to mobile teachers and learner. The article illustrates the growing field of ‘portable apps’ in reviews of seven contrasting products. More...
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Issues, Challenges and Possibilities for Academics and Tutors at Open and Distance Learning Environments
Heather Kanuka
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Monica Shelley, Cynthia White, Uwe Baumann, Linda Murphy
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Ruth Beyth-Marom, Gal Harpaz-Gorodeisky, Avaid Bar-Haim, Eti Goder
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Ilse Fouche
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Adrian Kirkwood, Linda Price
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Dariya Mukamusoni
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Cheuk Fan Ng
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B. J. Eib, Pam Miller
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Book Review – Education and Health Structure: An overview
Sherri Melrose
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Jon Baggaley
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IRRODL Volume 7, Number 2
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Learning from a distance continues to gain popularity. An influx of traditional, and even on-campus students attest to its flexibility, but are they equipped to succeed in a low-contact distance environment versus a face-to-face, on-campus environment? This research explored whether several variables including background, preparedness and self-perceptions assessed within the first week of class contributed differently to the success of students completing one-way distance teleclasses (n = 35) versus students completing the same classes in face-to-face, on-campus environments (n = 64). More...
In the West African Region of Africa, the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is the first full fledged university that operates in an exclusively open and distance learning (ODL) mode of education. NOUN focuses mainly on open and distance teaching and learning system, and delivers its courses materials via print in conjunction with information and communication technology (ICT), when applicable. More...
Instructional immediacy is an established communication strategy that teachers can implement to create engaging learning environments. And yet, little is known about experiences distance education learners in graduate study programs have had with immediacy. This article presents findings from a qualitative research project designed to explore health care students' ideas about and activities related to instructional immediacy behaviors within a masters program offered exclusively through a WebCT online environment. More...
Detecting and combating plagiarism from Web-based sources is a concern for administrators and instructors involved in online distance education. In this paper, we quantify copy-and-paste plagiarism among adult learners in an online geography course offered through Penn State's World Campus Geographic Information Systems (GIS) certificate program. More...
This integrative review of literature on online educational best practices is intended to provide a quick reference for those interested in designing online business courses and programs. Primarily American in its perspective, this review may be helpful for business schools seeking optimal online course designs that foster quality learning experiences comparable in outcomes to traditional methods. More...
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Volume 7, No. 1, Editorial - Open Access in Action!
Terry Anderson
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Christine L. Jocoy, David DiBiase
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Sherri Melrose, Kim Bergeron
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David Olugbenga Ojo, Felix Kayode Olakulehin
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Teddi S. Deka, Patrick McMurry
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Christian J. Grandzol, John. R. Grandzol PhD
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Book Reviews - Managing E-Learning Strategies - Design, Delivery, Implementation and Evaluation & The E-Learning Quick Checklist, authored by Badrul Khan
Stephen Murgatroyd
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Book Review - Web-based Distance Education for Adults. Authors: Barbara A. DuCharme-Hansen and Pamela A. Dupin-Bryant
Shanta Rohse
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Book Review - Development and Management of Virtual Schools: Issues and trends. Editor Catherine Cavanaugh
Michael K. Barbour
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The Three Dimensions of Learning: Contemporary Learning Theory in the Tension Field between the Cognitive, the Emotional and the Social. Author: Knud Illeris
Krista Poscente
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Lynn Anderson, Barb Fyvie, Brenda Koritko, Kathy McCarthy, Sonia Murillo Paz, Mary Rizzuto, Remi Tremblay, Urel Sawyers
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Remi Tremblay
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Jon Baggaley, Jim Klaas
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Revisiting Mega-Universities
Eugene Rubin, Claudine SchWeber
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Social Presence in a Web-Based Synchronous Secondary Classroom
Eric Nippard
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An Investigation into the Use of an Orientation Course to Address Academic and Social Integration Issues
Heather Kanuka, Kam Jugdev
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IRRODL Volume 7, Number 1
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This paper examines how online distance education acts to democratize access to, and suit the ontologies of, Mauritian women who seek to empower themselves for development. Data from semi-structured interviews of 30 middle class couples are presented in this paper. Interviews and analyses are premised on a feminist perspective and conducted within the social relations analysis framework. More...
This article reports on a phenomenological research study that was undertaken to provide cultural understanding about the nature of distance education experiences of Arab graduate students pursuing degree programs in the United States. More...
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