Vocational Education and Training through Open and Distance Learning

Zane Berge

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 6, No. 1 (Mar 01, 2005)

The Role of Theory and Technology in Learning Video Production: The Challenge of Change

Zane Berge

International Journal on E-Learning

As with most forms of electronic media, video production has largely been redefined in recent years. Resources previously only available to broadcasters are finding their way into elementary schools and onto the hobbyists' desktop. This shift has...

Topics: Production

Students' Expectations and the Online Educational Experience

Zane Berge

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 8, No. 2 (Jun 09, 2007)

Instructor’s Changing Roles in Multi-User Virtual Environments

Zane Berge; Mauri Collins

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 1478–1480

Berge’s Instructor’s Roles Model categorized the instructor’s roles as pedagogical, social, managerial, and technical. Developed over a decade ago, this model described changing roles for instructors as they transitioned from in-person classrooms...

A Factor Analytic Study of Barriers Perceived by Students to Online Learning

Lin Muilenburg; Zane Berge

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 2050–2053

We want to better understand which students will face barriers when attempting to learn online, what those barriers are, and ultimately how we can help individuals in their learning by understanding and ameliorating their obstacles. The survey...

Topics: Distance Education, Classrooms

Distance Education and Corporate Training in Brazil: Regulations and interrelationships

Stella Porto; Zane Berge

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 9, No. 2 (Jun 30, 2008)

Distance education in Brazil has evolved more slowly than distance education offerings in other developing countries. This is because all aspects of Brazil’s publicly-funded educational system are excessively regulated, highly bureaucratic, and...

Implementing and Sustaining E-Learning in the Workplace

Zane Berge; Lenora Giles

International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 2008) pp. 44–53

New information and communication technology, specifically computer networked systems, create both a demand and an opportunity for businesses to approach training and knowledge management from new perspectives. These new training perspectives are...

Implementing and Sustaining E-Learning in the Workplace

Zane Berge; Lenora Giles

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 2, No. 4 (October 2006) pp. 64–75

New information and communication technology, specifically computer networked systems, create both a demand and an opportunity for businesses to approach training and knowledge management from new perspectives. These new training perspectives are...

Weaving a Personal Web: Using online technologies to create customized, connected, and dynamic learning environments

Jessica McElvaney; Zane Berge; Zane Berge

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 35, No. 2 (May 11, 2010)

This paper explores how personal web technologies (PWTs) can be used by learners and the relationship between PWTs and connectivist learning principles. Descriptions and applications of several technologies including social bookmarking tools,...

Barriers to Distance Education: Perceptions of K-12 Educators

Lin Muilenburg; Zane Berge

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 256–259

Instructional-use computers are continuing to migrate into the classrooms, with public schools reporting over half the installed base now located in classrooms. Still, education struggles with the rapid expansion of technology. This article...

Topics: Middle School Education, Secondary Education, Elementary Education, Educational Technology, Distance Education

Socialization in the Online Classroom

Christopher Irwin; Zane Berge

E-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology Vol. 9, No. 1 (March 2006)

The potential represented by the use of computer-mediated conferencing and instruction offers access for and collaboration among learners around the world. Yet, an important aspect of successful online learning experiences--student socialization in...

mLearning and Individualized Learning

Lin Muilenburg; Zane Berge

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 1383–1388

Abstract: The semantic web, as some people are attempting to brand Web 3.0, should be tagged and flagged so that machines can make semantic sense of it, similar to how people make sense of language. Web 4.0 will move toward artificial intelligence...

Trends and Challenges of eLearning in National and International Agricultural Development

Zane Berge; John Leary

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT Vol. 2, No. 2 (May 31, 2006) pp. 51–59

Compared to other business and management fields, elearning in agriculture-related fields is still in the early phases of adoption. Early pioneers, primarily American and Australian agribusinesses and colleges of agriculture, are now utilizing...

Evaluating Computer Mediated Communication Courses in Higher Education

Zane Berge; Bob Myers

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 23, No. 4 (2000) pp. 431–50

Reviews the published evaluations used in online formal courses in higher education. The 10 instruments reviewed indicated three general categories of evaluation. Three evaluation (30%) were given pre-course, two (20%) were given mid-course, and...

Existential elements of the online learning experience

Kevin Carmody; Zane Berge

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT Vol. 1, No. 3 (Oct 31, 2005) pp. 108–119

The following discussion will compare four contemporary methods of online teaching and learning: student-centered, subject-centered, teacher-centered and teaching-centered. This paper argues that the most effective methods are those that engage the...

Developing Staff Training in Virtual High Schools

Chris Thompson; Zane Berge

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 3, No. 2 (April 2007) pp. 32–40

As virtual high schools grow in numbers across America more interest is generated in how to successfully plan and implementing them. Part of planning, implementing, and sustaining suc-cessful virtual schools includes delivering quality professional...

Guiding Principles in Web-Based Instructional Design

Zane L. Berge

Educational Media International Vol. 35, No. 2 (1998) pp. 72–76

Lists eight guiding principles to help Web-based instructional designers. Three areas: pedagogical, social, and technological/support address planning instructional program events, i.e., building the blueprint to guide development and design for Web-...

Blended Learning: Creating the Right Delivery Systems to Solve Business Problems

Elisabeth Knoll; Zane Berge

Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 3, No. 4 (2007) pp. 19–26

This paper addresses the concept of blended learning, an approach that has been gaining popularity in recent years with the advancement of computer-mediated training solutions. It begins with an effort to define blended learning and a description of ...

Changing Instructor's Roles in Virtual Worlds

Zane L. Berge

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 9, No. 4 (2008) pp. 407–414

Berge's Instructor's Roles Model categorized the instructor's roles as pedagogical, social, managerial, and technical. Developed more than a decade ago, this model described changing roles for instructors as they transitioned from in-person...

Obstacles to Distance Training and Education in Corporate Organizations

Zane L. Berge

Journal of Workplace Learning Vol. 14, No. 5 (2002) pp. 182–89

A survey of 448 managers, trainers, and support staff in corporations identified distance education methods used: computer conferencing (237), CD-ROM/multimedia (80), print (52), and videoconferencing (25). The greatest barriers were lack of...

Active, Interactive, and Reflective eLearning

Zane L. Berge

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 3, No. 2 (2002) pp. 181–90

Discussion of constructivist learning environments and the instructor's role focuses on interaction in electronic learning (elearning) environments. Highlights include learning-centered environments; situated learning; pre-learning activities;...

Computer Conferencing and the On-Line Classroom

Zane L. Berge

International Journal of Educational Telecommunications Vol. 3, No. 1 (1997) pp. 3–21

The union of telecommunication technologies and computer networks has given us new tools to support teaching and learning. Taken together, these tools can be used for computer-mediated communication (CMC) (Bates, 1995). Santoro (1995) lists three...

Topics: Computers, Instructional Design, Networking Technologies

Creating Student Interaction within the Educational Experience: A Challenge for Online Teachers

Lynn Schrum; Zane L. Berge

Canadian Journal of Educational Communication Vol. 26, No. 3 (1997) pp. 133–44

Examines the design and development of online courses and identifies significant issues surrounding the creation of interactivity among and between students and the instructor. Topics include a reconceptualization of the design and evaluation...

Corporate Learning in a Virtual World

Anne Cole; Zane L. Berge

Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 6, No. 2 (2009) pp. 6–11

Corporate training professionals led the explosion of e-learning solutions in the 1990s. Yet in 2008, as new generations of technology-savvy, computer games-oriented employees are entering the workforce, corporate training departments are far behind ...

Review of Research in Distance Education, 1990 to 1999

Zane L. Berge; Susan Mrozowski

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 15, No. 3 (2001) pp. 5–19

Examines the research literature in distance education over a 10-year period from 1990 to 1999 using four journals and dissertation abstracts that reported a research methodology. Discusses the preponderance of a descriptive methodology and...

Learning from Home: Implementing Technical Infrastructure for Distributed Learning via Home-PC within Telenor

Kristian Folkman; Zane L. Berge

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 26, No. 1 (2002) pp. 51–66

Presents results from a study conducted at Telenor, a Norwegian telecom operator, regarding the distribution of home personal computers to employees to encourage professional development outside working hours on an individual basis. Findings from a...

Publishing and Editing an Electronic Journal on the Internet

Zane L. Berge; Mauri Collins

Selected Research and Development Presentations at the 1994 National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Sponsored by the Research and Theory Division (1994)

Publication is at the heart of scholarship. Traditionally, print media has been the vehicle for communicating research results and scholarly thought. Recently, electronic journals have been increasing. This paper explores, from a scholarship...

A Review of Accessibility in Online Higher Education

Mikki Coleman; Zane L. Berge

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 21, No. 1 (2018)

The proliferation of the Internet, computers, and mobile devices means that students of all ages, socioeconomic statuses, geographical locations, and abilities have access to higher education institutions that were previously unavailable. As the...

Challenges and Strategies for Sustaining eLearning in Small Organizations

John Leary; Zane L. Berge

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 10, No. 3

The fact that small organizations have been slow to adopt elearning is not because of a lack of need--in fact elearning offers tremendous benefits for small organizations in the form of time savings, captured expertise, improved workflow and...

Online Education in the Community College

Steven G. Johnson; Zane Berge

Community College Journal of Research and Practice Vol. 36, No. 11 (2012) pp. 897–902

This paper looks at three areas impacting online education at the community college level. Community colleges account for more than half of all online students in the United States as of 2006. This makes the success of online learning at the...

The Role of Theory and Technology in Learning Video Production:The Challenge of Change

William Shewbridge; Zane L. Berge

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 3, No. 1 (2004) pp. 31–39

The video production field has evolved beyond being exclusively relevant to broadcast television. The convergence of low-cost consumer cameras and desktop computer editing has led to new applications of video in a wide range of areas, including the...

Topics: Educational Technology, Video, Students

Flipped Learning in the Workplace

Allison Nederveld; Zane L. Berge

Journal of Workplace Learning Vol. 27, No. 2 (2015) pp. 162–172

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to serve as a summary of resources on flipped learning for workplace learning professionals. A recent buzzword in the training world is "flipped". Flipped learning and the flipped classroom are hot...

Leadership Influence on Corporate Change Involving Distance Training

Olga Wasyluk; Zane L. Berge

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 10, No. 1

Corporate learning leaders require a unique set of skills to sustain learning programs within their organizations. Leaders must have well-planned strategies and clear direction for learning initiatives. They must understand their organization as...

The Role of Informal Learning in Today's Successful Training Department

Colleen Wittkopf; Zane L. Berge

Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 4, No. 2 (2007) pp. 15–22

The integration of work and learning is becoming the dominant means of workforce training in many organizations today. Though structured classroom learning will likely but never entirely recede, a preponderance of current research indicates that the ...

Obstacles Faced at Various Stages of Capability Regarding Distance Education in Institutions of Higher Education: Survey Results

Zane L. Berge; Lin Muilenburg

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 46, No. 4 (2001) pp. 40–45

Reports results of a survey conducted to determine perceptions of the barriers to distance education. Sixty-four barriers were determined from a review of the literature and clustered into the following 10 factors, based on survey responses:...

Going Online: Guidelines for Faculty in Higher Education

Marie DeVerneil; Zane L. Berge

International Journal of Educational Telecommunications Vol. 6, No. 3 (2000) pp. 227–242

As the need for life-long learning becomes more acute, especially given the hectic life-style of most adult learners seeking new skills and knowledge, educators are constantly turning toward to web-based learning to meet students needs. This...

Computer-mediated scholarly discussion groups

Zane L. Berge; Mauri Collins

Computers & Education Vol. 24, No. 3 (1995) pp. 183–189

Electronic discussion groups are playing an increasingly important role within the information culture. Computer-mediated discussion groups often serve as powerful tools in the retrieval and exchange of information, bringing together persons with...

Language: English

IPCT Journal: A Case Study of an Electronic Journal on the Internet

Mauri P. Collins; Zane L. Berge

Journal of the American Society for Information Science Vol. 45, No. 10 (1994) pp. 771–76

Discussion of electronic journals focuses on the founding of "IPCT Journal" (Interpersonal Computing and Technology). Topics addressed include scholarship and scholarly journals; effects of the print model on the electronic model; and problems with...

Going Online: Guidelines for Faculty in Higher Education

Marie de Verneil; Zane L. Berge

AACE Journal Vol. 1, No. 13 (2000) pp. 13–32

The need for life-long learning in a technologically driven, global economy, and the swift development in the past two decades of two-way, interactive communication systems have contributed to the creation of new distance learning programs. The...

Topics: Educational Technology, Distance Education, Teaching Methods

Digital Natives: Back to the Future of Microworlds in a Corporate Learning Organization

Paz Susan Cabanero-Johnson; Zane Berge

Learning Organization Vol. 16, No. 4 (2009) pp. 290–297

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide description and an analysis of two worlds colliding where real-world roles or ideas play out in a virtual dimension. Inhabited by digital natives, the virtual world in a learning organization is a...

Strategic Planning and Online Learning

Karen McLaughlin-Graham; Zane L. Berge

Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 2, No. 3 (2005) pp. 24–29

Strategic planning is a critical part of sustaining distance education. Through such planning, the organization can solve business problems that involve training and education in an effective and often cost savings manner compared to in-person...

Using E-Mentoring to Sustain Distance Training and Education

Daniel James Homitz; Zane L. Berge

Learning Organization Vol. 15, No. 4 (2008) pp. 326–335

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to examine e-mentoring as a way to sustain distance training and education. Design/methodology/approach: The paper describes a framework for sustaining distance training and education by adding e-mentoring ...

Mentoring Faculty Through Changing Roles as They Transition into Second Life

Mauri Collins; Ann Jeffery; Zane Berge

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1362–1365

This presentation aims to equip teachers wishing to teach online in Second Life or other virtual environments with both a scheme for thinking about their teaching, and knowledge of the Second Life skills that they will need for make their in-world...

Overcoming Barriers to Distance Training and Education

Soomyung Kim Cho; Zane L. Berge

USDLA Journal Vol. 16, No. 1 (2002)

Uses a content analysis of case studies to explore solutions to the barriers faced by organizations when using distance education. Highlights include technical expertise, support, and infrastructure; administrative structure; organizational change;...

"IPCT Journal" Readership Survey

Zane L. Berge; Mauri P. Collins

Journal of the American Society for Information Science Vol. 47, No. 9 (1996) pp. 701–10

Discusses results of a survey of "Interpersonal Computing and Technology: An Electronic Journal for the 21st Century" (IPCT Journal) readers. The survey gathered information on electronic publishing, including authorship, reading, credibility,...

Perceptions of E-Moderators about Their Roles and Functions in Moderating Electronic Mailing Lists

Zane L. Berge; Mauri P. Collins

Distance Education Vol. 21, No. 1 (2000) pp. 81–100

Reports on responses gathered using a probabilistic survey to gather the perceptions of electronic mailing list moderators, or e-moderators, about their roles, tasks, and responsibilities as list moderators. Discusses moderators' conceptions of...

Utilizing Technology Based Learning for Disaster Preparedness

Zane Berge; Michele Burkhammer; Benjamin Lawner

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 8, No. 1 (January 2012) pp. 26–34

Preparing for disasters can be a grueling, although necessary, exercise for those involved in emergency response. The large scale nature of disaster response poses many obstacles to executing an effective disaster preparedness drill that...

Podcasting: Co-Opting MP3 Players for Education and Training Purposes

Kimberley M. Donnelly; Zane L. Berge

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 9, No. 3 (2006)

Podcasting and podcatching provide trainers and teachers with powerful, personal tools for delivering exactly the right content to learners at teachable moments--anytime, anywhere. The strength of podcasting lies in the potency of voice...

Barriers to Distance Education and Training: Survey Results

Zane L. Berge; Lin Y. Muilenberg; James Van Haneghan

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 3, No. 4 (2002) pp. 409–18

Discusses results of a survey that was conducted to understand and study the barriers to distance training and education. Considered work place; job function; type of delivery system used; individual expertise regarding distance education; the stage ...