Distance Education
2012 Volume 33, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 7
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Evaluating the Quality of Interaction in Asynchronous Discussion Forums in Fully Online Courses
Dip Nandi, Margaret Hamilton & James Harland
Fully online courses are becoming progressively more popular because of their "anytime anywhere" learning flexibility. One of the ways students interact with each other and with the instructors... More
pp. 5-30
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Interrogating Students' Perceptions of Their Online Learning Experiences with Brookfield's Critical Incident Questionnaire
Liam Phelan
This article discusses whether the very act of accessing online students' experiences of teaching may itself foster students' sense of belonging to a learning community. The article reports and... More
pp. 31-44
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Field-Based Professional Development of Teachers Engaged in Distance Education: Experiences from the Arctic
George Veletsianos, Aaron Doering & Jeni Henrickson
We examine the experiences of five teachers who traveled with a team of educators, scientists, and explorers on circumpolar Arctic expeditions to deliver adventure learning (AL) programs to K-12... More
pp. 45-59
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Leveraging Learning Technologies for Collaborative Writing in an Online Pharmacotherapy Course
Amy L. Pittenger & Becky Olson-Kellogg
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the development and delivery of a hypertext case scenario document to be used as the capstone assessment tool for doctoral-level physical therapy... More
pp. 61-80
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Student Perceptions of Satisfaction and Anxiety in an Online Doctoral Program
Doris U. Bolliger & Colleen Halupa
Eighty-four students in an online health education doctoral program taking the first course in the program over one year (four quarters) were surveyed in regards to their computer, Internet, and... More
pp. 81-98
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Making the Most of Others: Autonomous Interdependence in Adult Beginner Distance Language Learners
Concha Furnborough
Autonomy in language learning does not simply equate with independence, as language learning is a social activity that requires interaction with others. This also applies just as much to distance... More
pp. 99-116
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Thesis and Antithesis
Jon Baggaley
Behind every educational concept an opposing notion is waiting for recognition. Despite their avowed objectives, however, academic debates do not always encourage the discussion of opposing views. ... More
pp. 117-123