E-Learning Teams and Their Adult Learning Efforts in Corporate Settings: A Cross Analysis of Four Case Studies

Barbara Stewart; Consuelo Waight

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 7, No. 2 (April 2008) pp. 293–309

Four cases relating to the efforts of e-learning teams in valuing adult learners in their e-learning solutions were examined to better understand how e-learning teams value their adult learners within corporate settings. Two questions guided the...

Topics: Distance Education, Training, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Curriculum, Professional Development, eLearning, Teaching Methods, Adults

Recurrent Themes in E-Learning: A Narrative Analysis of Major E-Learning Reports

Consuelo L. Waight; Pedro Willging; Tim Wentling

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 5, No. 3 (2004) pp. 195–203

E-learning, sometimes referred to as online learning, Web-based learning, distance learning, and technology-based learning, among other names, is a concept that has garnered significant global attention. This broad attention to e-learning has...

Valuing the Adult Learner in E-Learning: Part Two--Insights from Four Companies

Consuelo L. Waight; Barbara L. Stewart

Journal of Workplace Learning Vol. 17, No. 5 (2005) pp. 398–414

Purpose--To investigate how the adult learner is valued in e-learning corporate settings. Design/methodology/approach--Case study methodology was used for this research. Four Fortune 500 companies that had active e-learning initiatives for a minimum ...

Valuing the Adult Learner in E-Learning: Part One--A Conceptual Model for Corporate Settings

Consuelo L. Waight; Barbara L. Stewart

Journal of Workplace Learning Vol. 17, No. 5 (2005) pp. 337–345

Purpose: To illustrate how the interdependence among four championing factors, five antecedents, and four moderators affect companies' efforts in valuing the adult learner in e-learning. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review was conducted ...

Case Study: Collaborative Creation of an On-Line Degree Program

Barbara L. Stewart; Marcella Norwood; Shirley Ezell; Consuelo Waight

Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 43, No. 3 (August 2006) pp. 197–210

Faculty collaboratively developed an on-line Bachelor of Science degree in Consumer Science and Merchandising (CSM). Part-time faculty and technical support services supported the four-member team. Small grants assisted in the creation and redesign...

Formative and Summative Evaluation of Online Courses

Barbara L. Stewart; Consuelo L. Waight; Marcella M. Norwood; Shirley D. Ezell

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 5, No. 2 (2004) pp. 101–109

Formative and summative evaluations were used to evaluate students' perceptions of online courses. Inquiry focused on three primary areas including a) interaction with course content and instructors, b) accessibility of resources in an on-line...