The evolution of distance education: Emerging technologies and distributed learning

Applying collaborative and e-learning tools to military distance learning: A research framework

“…The potential instructional roles might seem daunting. As student-centered activities are increasingly facilitated by emerging technology, the role of the faculty member or instructor shifts to facilitator, coach, or mentor who provides leadership and wisdom in guiding student learning (Dillon & Walsh, 1992;Doherty, 1998). Of course, until instructors feel comfortable and gain experience in this new role, online courses may experience higher than expected drop out rates Appendix B).…”

“…How can instructors help move learners from being information receptors to actively interpret, question, challenge, inquire, create, discuss, and negotiate ideas? What types of online supports are needed to move learners from simply assimilating archived knowledge to places wherein students personally construct their own personal and group knowledge (Dede, 1996b)? A survey tool on teaching metaphors (i.e., instructor as coach, expedition leader, etc.)…”

“…The field extends work on using technology as a tool that augments and enhances learning, to thinking about how it also can be used for student collaboration, learning related interaction, and knowledge building (Koschmann, 1996). CSCL tools might support the communication and linking of ideas, the structuring of group dialogue, the tracking of decisions, the visualization and representation of ideas, the generation and evaluation of ideas, the collection and analysis of data, and any online mentoring and feedback (Dede, 1996b). Increasingly, the focus is on supporting the creation of knowledge building communities with extensive online discussion, knowledge sharing and evaluation, and the storage of ideas in communal databases (Hewitt & Scardamalia, 1998).…”

How do Managers Regard Job Applicants with Online Degrees? Evidence from Turkey

“…Common perception among the public about effectiveness of distance learning might not be as positive as traditional education [17]. Columbra and Monaghon's [13] literature review suggest that employers think online degrees lack rigor, lack face-to-face interaction, has potential of academic dishonesty and raises concerns about students' commitment to education.…”

Development of a scale for fantasy state in digital games

“…It is hard to explicitly define meaningful learning environments with technology, though many scholars have widely agreed that meaningful learning environments arouse interaction, feedback, motivation, and collaboration (Norman, 1993;Dede, 1996;Jonassen et al, 1999).…”