The Challenges for Faculty Using Interactive Television in Distance Education

Community Building in a Virtual Teaching Environment

“…Voices represented in this study echo existing literature suggesting that virtual educators can experience a sense of isolation and alienation from colleagues, students, and the larger organization (Smith, 2015). While a growing body of research considers a developing pedagogy for virtual education and for using technology to facilitate community-building with students (Hill Jones, 2015;Horvath & Mills, 2011), there is less emphasis on faculty perspectives and experiences. Examining how to transcend these challenges and reframe geographic diversity of faculty is something that warrants investigation in the future.…”

“…A separate line of inquiry focuses on faculty experiences of delivering virtual education and the critical role that instructors perform in the successful achievement of student learning outcomes (Beauchamp & Kennewell, 2010;Horvath & Mills, 2011). A growing body of literature identifies specific resources needed for effective online instruction, discusses challenges faced, and evaluates instructor satisfaction (Ayala, 2009;Cappiccie & Desrosiers, 2011;Douville, 2013;Hill Jones, 2015;Horvath & Mills, 2011;Huang & Hsiao, 2012;Larsen, Sanders, Astray, & Hole, 2009;Liechty, 2012;Pruitt & Silverman, 2015;Siegel, Jennings, & Conklin, 1998). Identified challenges include comfort with technology or adjusting to technology glitches (Horvath & Mills, 2011;Levin, Whitsett, & Wood, 2013), guidelines to facilitate synchronous communication (Huang & Hsiao, 2012;Martin & Parker, 2014), time commitment (Lloyd, Byrne, & McCoy, 2012), and community-building with other faculty (Dolan, 2011).…”

“…A growing body of literature identifies specific resources needed for effective online instruction, discusses challenges faced, and evaluates instructor satisfaction (Ayala, 2009;Cappiccie & Desrosiers, 2011;Douville, 2013;Hill Jones, 2015;Horvath & Mills, 2011;Huang & Hsiao, 2012;Larsen, Sanders, Astray, & Hole, 2009;Liechty, 2012;Pruitt & Silverman, 2015;Siegel, Jennings, & Conklin, 1998). Identified challenges include comfort with technology or adjusting to technology glitches (Horvath & Mills, 2011;Levin, Whitsett, & Wood, 2013), guidelines to facilitate synchronous communication (Huang & Hsiao, 2012;Martin & Parker, 2014), time commitment (Lloyd, Byrne, & McCoy, 2012), and community-building with other faculty (Dolan, 2011). Suggested resources to support online faculty include technology training, round-the-clock technological support (Cappriccie & Desrosiers, 2011), and mentoring (Smith, 2015).…”

From Collaboration to Cause: Breaking Rural Poverty Cycles Through Educational Partnerships

“…Training programs are focused in these rural communities in contrast to models in which students are displaced from their homes. In traditional educational models, students often do not return to their rural communities after graduation (Horvath & Mills, 2011). After all classes and fieldwork requirements are completed within the MHPC OTA Program, students graduate from their home campus.…”