CD/Web Hybrids: Delivering Multimedia to the Online Learner

David P. Diaz

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 8, No. 1 (1999) pp. 89–98

The World Wide Web (WWW) represents an exciting and potent force for educational content delivery. There are nu-merous multimedia technologies that can facilitate self-di-rected, practice-centered learning and meet the challenges of educational...

Topics: Educational Technology, Multimedia

Online Drop Rate Revisited

David P. Diaz

Extending the Pedagogy of Threaded-Topic Discussions. Vol. 2002, No. 1 (2002)

Discusses dropout rates in online courses and suggests alternative views of the significance of high drop rates and recommends options for research and practice. Topics include differences between online and traditional students, including learning...

Students' Learning Styles in Two Classes: Online Distance Learning and Equivalent On-Campus

David P. Diaz; Ryan B. Cartnal

College Teaching Vol. 47, No. 4 (1999) pp. 130–35

This study compared social learning styles of distance education students (N=40) and equivalent on-campus students (N=63) in health education classes. Comparison on the Grasha-Reichmann Student Learning Style Scales found distance students favored...