Course perceptions of distance education students.

This paper examines the levels of knowledge, motivation, and course preferences for students enrolled in both online and onsite management courses. Findings indicate that these students are much more similar with regard to these factors than previous research has indicated.

Horizon Report 2007

The annual Horizon Report describes the continuing work of the New Media Consortium’s (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), an EDUCAUSE program. The Horizon Project, a research oriented effort that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies is likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, or creative expression within higher education.

Designing Pedigogical Templates for DEdu.

The main objective of this report is to provide an overview for IoE academics who are interested in integrating e-learning into their courses. This report has been designed to guide practitioners on how e-learning can be used in the context of a course, and the description of each template focuses on the pedagogical aspects of using e-learning.

Questioning the Student Use of and Desire for Lecture Podcasts

Student IPod use. The use of audio files, specifically podcasts, has become more visible and accessible to students in higher education. Despite a lack of pedagogical research on the benefits of podcasting, several universities have adopted the technology of using audio for instruction outside of class and sharing of information.

Using Vignetts to Develop Higher Order Thinking and Academic Achievement in Adult Learners in an Online Environment

A case study investigating the use of vignettes as a teaching strategy and learning activity of the Generative Learning Model in a hybrid online course.

Learning from Media

An excerpt from Richard E. Clark's book, Learning from Media: Arguments, Analysis, and Evidence, and some info about his view on media and cognitive efficiency studies that need to be done.