STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA DISTANCE
& DISTRIBUTED EDUCATION CENTER
Studies of Effectiveness,
Distance Ed Research, and Presentations by UWG Faculty & Staff
Following are samples of quantitative and
qualitative studies that have been conducted on the effectiveness of DE
courses at UWG. Other DE research conducted by UWG faculty and staff is
also presented:
"Tips for Producing Videos for Online Courses", Robert Cluskey, Charles Hodges The Accounting Educator, Volume XIV, Number I, Fall 2004, <http://aaahq.org/TeachCurr/newsletters/index.htm>
Accreditation
Issues in Distance Learning, Melanie Clay, Janet Gubbins, and
Christy Talley, Presented at DLA 2002, Jekyll Island, Ga., June 5-7,
2002.
Developing,
Designing, and Delivering a Credit Library Research Course Using WebCT,
Shirley Lankford and Mark McManus, Presented at TLAT Conference, April
2002 <http://www.westga.edu/library/depts/admin/wilu.pdf
>
Evaluation and Selection of Web Course Management Tools. Hazari, S. I. (1998). University of Maryland Report.
Implementation and Outcomes of Interactive Web Pages . Hazari, S. I. & Schnorr, D. (1998, August). Proceedings of the 14 th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning , 155-157.
Online Testing Methods for Web Courses. Hazari, S. I. (1998, November). Proceedings of the 14 th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning , 155-157.
Web-Based Training , Hazari, S. I. (2000). Online testing methods for web-based training courses. In B. Khan (Ed.), NJ: Educational Technology Publications.
Course Preparation for
Online Learning: What Faculty Should Know, Presented by: Barbara McKenzie, Nancy Mims, and Elizabeth Bennett from the
University of West Georgia, and Michael Waugh of the University of
Tennessee, SITE Conference – Nashville, TN. – March 19, 2002
Needs,
Concerns and Practices of Online Instructors, Barbara K. Mc Kenzie,
Nancy Mims, Elizabeth (Kirby) Bennett, and Michael Waugh, Online
Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Volume III, Number III,
Winter 2000,
<http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/fall33/mckenzie33.html>
How
Interactive are YOUR Distance Courses? A Rubric for Assessing
Interaction in Distance Learning, M. D. Roblyer and Leticia Ekhaml,
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Volume III, Number
II, Spring 2000, <http://www.westga.edu/~distance/roblyer32.html>
Study Shows Widespread Faculty Acceptance of WebCT: A
"Faculty Distance Learning Assessment,
Melanie Clay, 2000. A survey was distributed to UWG faculty early fall
semester 2000, to measure faculty acceptance of distance education and
to determine what factors motivate and inhibit distance participation.
Faculty who had used WebCT for distance teaching were significantly
more positive than those who had only used GSAMS. The primary factors
inhibiting faculty participation in distance teaching were concern for
course quality and workload. Motivating factors tended to more often be
intrinsic (challenge, desire to keep up) for those who had distance
teaching experience and extrinsic (release time, monetary reward) for
those who had not. Click here for
a complete summary
Growing Pains; How
to Do More with Less, A WebCT 2000 Poster Presentation,
Presented by Janet Gubbins and Kathy Kral, July 9-12, 2000, Athens,
Georgia
Students
Perceptions of Distance Learning, Online Learning and the Traditional
Classroom, John O'Malley, Online Journal of Distance Learning
Administration, Volume II, Number IV, Winter1999,
<http://www.westga.edu/~distance/omalley24.html>
Administering
a Keyboarding Course On The World Wide Web, Jack Johnson, Online
Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Volume II, Number I,
Spring 1999, <http://www.westga.edu/~distance/johnson21.html>
GSAMS Policy
Report, Barbara McKenzie, Diane Schlachter, Cher Chester, Mitch
Oliver, Elizabeth Kirby-Bennett, Diane Frazier, Tony Guarino, Shalonda
Cargill, Tom Davidson,and Leticia Ekhaml, June 1999
<http://coe.westga.edu/mit/gsamsreport/index.html>
Development of
Training and Support Programs for Distance Education Instructors,
Melanie Clay, Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration,
Volume II, Number III, Fall 1999,
<http://www.westga.edu/~distance/clay23.html>
Redesigning the
Learning Environment for Distance Education: An Integrative Model of
Technologically Supported Learning Environments, Marc D. Miller and
Thomas C. Padgett, Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration,
Volume I, Number 1, Spring
1998<http://www.westga.edu/~distance/miller11.html>
Help Line: The
Ultimate in Distance Support, Janet Gubbins, Online Journal of
Distance Learning Administration, Volume I, Number 1, Spring 1998,
<http://www.westga.edu/~distance/gubbins11.html >
Staffing A
Distance Learning Team: Whom Do You Really Need?, Melanie Hill
(Clay), Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Volume I,
Number 1, Spring 1998,
<http://www.westga.edu/~distance/gubbins11.html >
Managing a
Web-based Literature Course for Undergraduates, Jeff Merron, Online
Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Volume I, Number IV,
Winter1998, <http://www.westga.edu/~distance/merron14.html>
Publications not
available
online:
Bennett, E., & Ekhaml, L.
(2001). Developing
communities of learning in distance education courses. Technology
and Teacher Education Annual 2001, pp. 2840-2842.
Charlottesville,
VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in
Education.
Hazari, S. I. & Schnorr, D. (1999). Implementation and Outcomes of Interactive Web Course Module . Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 15(3), 8-16
Hazari, S. I. (2004). Strategy for assessment of online course discussions Journal of Information Systems Education , 15 (4), 349-355
Hazari, S. I., & DuVall, J. B. (1993, December). Using distance education for Industrial Technology graduate courses. Online chronicle of distance education and communication , 7(1).
Kirby, E. & Roblyer, M.D. (1999,
October). A
glimpse at the past, an eye to the future: A review of three
video-based
distance education programs. Learning & Leading with
Technology,
27(2), pp. 46-52.
Kirby, E. (1999). Building interaction
in online
and distance education courses. Technology and Teacher Education
Annual, pp. 199-205. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the
Advancement
of Computing in Education.
McKenzie, B., Chester, C., Kirby, E.,
Guarino, T., Davidson,
T., Ekhaml, L. & Mims, N. (1999). Exploring the
establishment
of statewide distance policies in Georgia. Technology and Teacher
Education Annual, pp. 74-77. Charlottesville, VA: Association for
the Advancement of Computing in Education.
McKenzie, B. K., Guarino, T., Kirby, E.,
Davidson, T.
J., Chester, C. (1999). Are training programs for new
distance
instructors on target? Technology and Teacher Education
Annual,
pp. 216-219. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement
of Computing in Education.
Mims, N., McKenzie, B. K., Ekhaml, L.,
Kirby, E. (1999).
How to simplify involvement in on-line course work.
Technology
and Teacher Education Annual, pp. 220-223.
Charlottesville,
VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in
Education.
McKenzie, B. K., Kirby, E., Newbill, S.
& Davidson,
T. (1998). What are the most important teaching behaviors
for
distance instructors? Perceptions of facilitators, instructors,
and
coordinators. Technology and Teacher Education Annual,
1998,
pp. 121-123. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement
of Computing in Education.
Quilter, S. M., & Chester (Hendricks),
C. (2001).
The relationship between web-based conferencing and instructional
outcomes.
International Journal of Instructional Media, 28(1).
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