Distance Education and Multimedia Services
Recommended Readings
- From Recruitment to Graduation: A Whole-of-Institution Approach to Supporting Online Students
- Many universities and colleges are moving from traditional on-campus teaching to
also teaching online courses to distant students. Institutions face many
challenges in supporting their distant students and need a holistic view of the
support that distant students require. This paper proposes ways that
institutions could meet these needs of online (distance) students through
exploring the stages that an online student progresses through from the
student's perspective. Folks, this is the way we should go about it!
- Faculty Participation in Online Distance Education: Barriers and Motivators
- The purpose of this review is to examine the overall attitude of higher
education faculty toward teaching via distance education. This review will also
note factors that motivate and deter faculty participation in distance
education, specifically in a web-based, online format. Information regarding
attitudes and specific reasons for participation in distance education can
provide insight to administrators attempting to build distance education
programming while supporting faculty.
- Preparing Instructors for Quality Online Instruction
- This article discusses concerns and issues associated with what it takes
to deliver quality online instruction. It describes challenges associated with
online instruction, and provides some practical strategies for delivering
quality courses online.
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