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Spring 2004 - Volume VII, Number I Leadership in Distance Education: Is It a Unique Type of Leadership - A Literature Review It is hoped, through this article, to bring the insights of various researchers together into one place to help future distance education leaders to best fulfill the still unstated requirements of their positions... Compensation Models in Distance Education: National Survey Questionnaire Revisited First the results of a new study of faculty compensation and incentives will be presented, and then an attempt will be made to compare those results to the 1999 survey questionnaire results, recognizing differences in participating institutions limits the comparison... Ten Efficient Research Strategies for Distance Learning A distance education administrator and an education research librarian at Brigham Young University have teamed up to identify ten pragmatic research strategies to help new, busy, and even a few experienced distance education administrators stay current in their field and successful in their applied research... A Planning and Assessment Model for Developing Effective CMS Support The model presented here was developed to help assess current support needs and staff, allocate support responsibilities, identify and hire for needed skills and abilities, facilitate planning, and align CMS support with institutional priorities... Extending Virtual Access: Promoting Engagement and Retention through Integrated Support Systems This paper examines: benefits of and barriers to integrating extended programming; specific approaches that facilitate virtual support and outreach; and strategies to promote continuous student support for distant students... Putting the Distance Learning Comparison Study in Perspective: Its Role as Personal Journey Research Administrators of distance learning are faced with the challenge of encouraging reluctant faculty to consider online teaching. Is it possible that supporting faculty to conduct modest research studies is such an avenue? To be notified of future publications contact the UWG Distance Education Center Last modified: March 15, 2004

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