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Adrian Zappala
Thomas Edison State College
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Effective Leadership of Online Faculty : Lessons Learned
Adrian Zappala
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 406–410
What are the essential issues and logistics to consider when leading online faculty? How can educational leaders at online institutions best ensure that faculty members continually develop and grow? What supervisory concerns come into play in such ...
Topics: Faculty
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A Competency-Based Approach to the Preparation of Innovative Instructional Leaders
Adrian Zappala
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3060–3062
This roundtable session will discuss a competency-based online approach to the graduate level preparation of school principals who will serve as instructional leaders in their assigned K-12 settings. The program in Educational Leadership is unique...
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Meeting concurrent standards in the online preparation of school leaders
Adrian Zappala
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) p. 495
This presentation will discuss methods employed by an online graduate program in Educational Leadership to meet the concurrent standards of all stakeholders including regional and national accrediting agencies as well as state licensure boards....
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Social Constructivism and Transformative Learning Theories in the development of Online Instructors: Best Andragogical Practices
Adrian Zappala
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 2487–2493
Adult learning theories of Social Constructivism and Transformative Learning have informed adult educators regarding best instructional practices in the face-to-face classroom environment. These theories have become pertinent in regards to...
Topics: Adults, Professional Development
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Competency-Based Education and the Adult Learner: New Perspectives in a Competitive Landscape
Adrian Zappala
Global Learn 2016 (Apr 28, 2016) pp. 283–288
This paper reviews the essential elements of adult learning theory (andragogy) in light of movements in higher education away from credit-based degree-earning methods towards a system of competency-based education in which learners demonstrate and...
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Managing and Leading Remote Academic Enterprises - A Review of Best Practices
Adrian Zappala
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (Oct 21, 2013) p. 1019
This session will provide an overview of Best Practices in the Management and Leadership of Remote Academic Enterprises, defined as academic organizations operating both in the physical realm and in the virtual cloud with dispersed and remote...
Topics: Implementation Examples & Issues, Social & Cultural Issues, Policy Issues
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Cultural Influences on Student Retention in Distance Learning Environments
Adrian Zappala
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 2986–2988
This paper examines the scholarly literature relevant to the cultural influences on student retention in online educational environments. This paper intends to begin an exploration of the influence of students’ cultural backgrounds on their success ...
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"A Tough Sell" : Convincing Traditional Audiences of the Value, Validity, and Applicability of Online Professional Development in K-12 Education
Adrian Zappala
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 2410–2411
This discussion will focus on the challenges of increasing perceived validity and legitimacy of K-12 professional development programs and degrees delivered online for adult learners who have not had experience with nontraditional programs. Adult...
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Moving towards non-traditional methods of Math and Science content preparation for alternate-route educators
Adrian Zappala
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) p. 1380
This best practices session will provide an overview of methods being employed to provide standards-based undergraduate mathematics and science content preparation in an online and distributed format to adult learners who are seeking alternate...
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Andragogy in Action: Preparing Organizational Leaders as Scholar-Practitioners
Adrian Zappala
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) p. 780
This Best Practices session will discuss the frameworks employed by a master’s level degree program in Organizational Leadership and Management in preparing future leaders of diverse organizations for both service to their profession and academic...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Research & Evaluation
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The Technological Competence of Educational Leaders: A Review of Best Practices in School Leader Preparation
Adrian Zappala
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 4499–4500
This presentation will review the research-based best practices in preparing K-12 school leaders in the well-versed use of appropriate educational technology necessary for their challenging roles. In particular, this presentation will provide an...
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Blurring the lines of delivery: Integrating distributed instructional modalities for adult learners – a review of best practices.
Adrian Zappala
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) p. 584
This Best Practices session will review key findings in the use of appropriate educational technology (videoconferencing, cloud computing, synchronous collaboration, and sharing) in developing and implementing high-quality career-oriented...
Topics: Collaboration, Distance/Flexible Education
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Case Study Approaches for Competency-Based Distance Learning in Science Education, Nursing, and Educational Leadership
Adrian Zappala; Mary Anne Ramirez; Philip Schmidt
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 4528–4533
Recognizing the power that good case studies in the hands of good faculty, can have, Western Governors University (WGU), a distance-learning, competency-based institution, has integrated case studies into most areas of the Science Education, Nursing,...
Topics: Distance Education, Competencies, Adults
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The impact of a virtual project management platform on the management of program growth in an online university: Lessons Learned
Adrian Zappala; Gwendolyn Britton; Thomas Glover
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) p. 3766
This presentation will provide an overview and reflections on the management of program growth and curriculum development in an online university utilizing a distributed project management platform. Such growth requires input from diverse...
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Using Technology to Individualize and Enhance Authentic Learning for Teacher Preparation in a Competency Based Online University, Part 2
Mary Anne Rea-Ramirez; Jennifer Smolka; Adrian Zappala; Conrad Lotze; Sean Spear; Malia Stevens; Patti Gubbels; Stan Schmidt; Heather Small
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 871–877
The desire produce highly qualified teachers poses many new and challenging problems when this learning takes place at a distance. This necessitates individualizing the course of study to address different backgrounds, experiences, attitudes and...
Topics: Teachers
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Using Technology to Individualize and Enhance Authentic Learning for Teacher Preparation in a Competency Based Online University, Part 1
Mary Anne Rea-Ramirez; Jennifer Smolka; Adrian Zappala; Conrad Lotze; Sean Spear; Malia Stevens; Patti Gubbels; Stan Schmidt; Heather Small; Kevin Schlag
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 868–870
The desire produce highly qualified teachers poses many new and challenging problems when this learning takes place at a distance. This necessitates individualizing the course of study to address different backgrounds, experiences, attitudes and...
Topics: Teachers