Academic Advising in a Virtual University

George E. Steele; Karen C. Thurmond

New Directions for Higher Education Vol. 146 (2009) pp. 85–95

Many institutions are implementing personalized Web-based student services, which will have a profound effect on interacting with students and achieving learning outcomes for students at a distance. A new conceptual model is necessary for describing ...

Evaluation of Student Satisfaction: Determining the Impact of a Web-Based Environment by Controlling for Student Characteristics

Veronica A. Thurmond; Karen Wambach; Helen R. Conners; Bruce B. Frey

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 16, No. 3 (2002) pp. 169–89

Discusses findings of an evaluation of university Web-based courses that used the Input-Environment-Outcome assessment model to control for student characteristics in order to decrease bias. Results of multiple regression analysis supported the view ...

Engaging the Learner. Annual Instructional Technology Conference (12th, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 1-3, 2007)

Carter F. Smith; Gary F. Schneider; George Kontos; Hanan Kuzat; James Janossy; Karen Thurmond; Beth Moore; Lynn Whitledge; Priscilla Speer; Annette Harber; Kathrine Bailey; Samantha Penney

The following is a collection of papers presented at the 12th annual Instructional Technology Conference at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This conference is an opportunity for higher-education professionals from...