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"Future Proofing" Faculty: The Struggle To Create Technical Lifelong Learners
Fred W. Nay; Loren D. Malm; Bobby G. Malone; Brad E. Oliver; Nancy G. Saunders; Jay C. Thompson
Mid-Western Educational Researcher Vol. 11, No. 4 (1998) pp. 27–29
Offers college faculty a "future proof" approach to staying in step with technological progress and choosing appropriate technologies to integrate into instruction. Discusses factors in technology planning: market dominance of a technology, ease of...
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Enhancing Elementary Curricula through Internet Technology
Brad E. Oliver; Loren D. Malm; Bobby G. Malone; Fred W. Nay; Nancy G. Saunders; Jay C. Thompson
Mid-Western Educational Researcher Vol. 11, No. 4 (1998) pp. 24–26
Brief case study of Internet applications in a fifth-grade class demonstrates that Internet use can increase student engagement and participation. Overview of the current debate on networking schools for Internet access discusses the rationale for...
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Observation of Instruction via Distance Learning: The Need for a New Evaluation Paradigm
Bobby G. Malone; Loren D. Malm; Fred W. Nay; Brad E. Oliver; Nancy G. Saunders; Jay C. Thompson
Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association 1997 (Nov 12, 1997)
The evaluation of instruction via distance learning at the high school and college level offers special challenges, particularly the evaluation of one-way video--two-way audio instructional programs. The role of the teacher is radically changed and...
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Enhancing Classroom Interaction in Distance Education Utilizing the World Wide Web
Jay C. Thompson; Loren D. Malm; Bobby G. Malone; Fred W. Nay; Brad E. Oliver; Nancy G. Saunders
Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association 1997 (Nov 12, 1997)
This study evaluated strategies to encourage interaction in a distance education setting, specifically a Ball State University (Indiana) distance graduate-level course in Elementary School Curriculum which utilized the World Wide Web and a "Class...
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Student Perspectives: Responses to Internet Opportunities in a Distance Learning Environment
Nancy G. Saunders; Loren D. Malm; Bobby G. Malone; Fred W. Nay; Brad E. Oliver; Jay C. Thompson
Mid-Western Educational Researcher Vol. 11, No. 4 (1998) pp. 8–18
A graduate-level distance-learning course used a "class page" on the World Wide Web to increase student interaction and access to Web resources. Student surveys and interviews focused on student reactions, stresses, and coping strategies related to...
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Observation of Instruction via Distance Learning: The Need for a New Evaluation Paradigm
Bobby G. Malone; Loren D. Malm; Fred W. Nay; Brad E. Oliver; Nancy G. Saunders; Jay C. Thompson
Mid-Western Educational Researcher Vol. 11, No. 4 (1998) pp. 30–35
Presents a case for the development of new criteria for evaluating distance-learning instruction. Discusses elements of effective teaching and possible adaptations of those elements with regard to distance-learning situations. Contains 38 references....
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Enhancing Classroom Interaction in Distance Education Utilizing the World Wide Web
Jay C. Thompson; Loren D. Malm; Bobby G. Malone; Fred W. Nay; Brad E. Oliver; Nancy G. Saunders
Mid-Western Educational Researcher Vol. 11, No. 4 (1998) pp. 3–7
A graduate-level distance-education course for elementary school teachers used a "class page" on the World Wide Web to increase teacher-student and peer interaction and provide access to Web resources. Periodic student surveys during the course...
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Appropriate Educational Applications of the World Wide Web Today
Loren D. Malm; Bobby G. Malone; Fred W. Nay; Brad E. Oliver; Nancy G. Saunders; Jay C. Thompson
Mid-Western Educational Researcher Vol. 11, No. 4 (1998) pp. 19–23
Arguments relevant to higher education institutions and their faculty are discussed for delaying versus going ahead with development of Web pages and their related technologies. A model is outlined for logical progression of educational Web...
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Student Perspectives: Responses to Internet Opportunities in a Distance Learning Environment
Nancy G. Saunders; Loren D. Malm; Bobby G. Malone; Fred W. Nay; Brad E. Oliver; Jay C. Thompson
Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association 1997 (Nov 12, 1997)
This study examined student attitudes toward interactions with class members on an Internet site supplementing a multimedia graduate-level distance learning course at Ball State University (Indiana). The course, "Elementary School Curriculum" was...