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February 1, 2006
| Distance Education Report - February 1, 2006 - Full Issue … |
| Do Administrative Practices Determine Enrollment Success? By Mary Lou Santovec Many of the studies conducted on distance education programs, over the years, have focused on the correlation between faculty and/or course quality and program success. There have been few that looked at the relationship between the quality of program administration and success as measured in increased enrollment. |
| Striking a Balance: Lessons Learned from the First Year of Distance Learning at Dominican University By Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti In early 2003, the School of Education at Dominican University in River Forest, Ill., decided to begin a new distance learning program in their School of Education. The MSED in Education with a Concentration in Literacy was a new undertaking for the university, which had previously only offered traditional graduate education. |
| Overcoming Facelessness in the Online Classroom In an effort to understand and improve their students’ experiences in the online classroom, Lorretta Dicker and Svetlana Marzelli, assistant professors of computer information systems at Atlantic Cape Community College, asked their students to write essays describing the advantages and disadvantages of online learning. |
| Back to Basics: How to Run a First-Rate Program By Kathleen Vail When St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Fla., decided it was going to develop an online degree program back in the mid-1990s, it took a pivotal step. The administration applied for and received a federal Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) grant of $5 million to put an entire Associate of Arts degree online. |
| Instructional Designers Guide to Working with Faculty A major part of being an instructional designer is developing a relationship of trust with the faculty members you serve. You can have wonderful ideas on how faculty can create and teach great online courses, but your advice will be of no use if the faculty don’t come to you for help. Developing this trust takes time, effort, and a thorough understanding of faculty culture. |
