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White Papers
Designing the e-Learning User Interface
January 1, 2004, 12:00am PST
With the demand for Distance Education (DE) steadily growing and the ongoing struggle to convince the skeptics of the potential of e-learning and online virtual classrooms, quality design is the...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Scenario Based e-Learning: An Alternative to Traditional e-Learning
September 12, 2006, 12:00am PDT
The author chose scenario based e-learning as an alternative to traditional e-learning as his topic because he believes that scenario based e-learning can lead to higher levels of learning and...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
A Perspective on ELearning in the K-12 Classroom
May 13, 2008, 12:00am PDT
In the traditional classroom, teachers control the content, delivery, and processes students go through in learning a topic. However within the last decade, emerging technologies have begun a...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Angel Versus Moodle: In Search of an LMS
January 1, 2008, 12:00am PST
City College of San Francisco is part of the Community College system serving over 100,000 students. In the past few years City College has opted to expand its distance learning offerings by...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Applications and Issues of the HyFlex e-Learning Model
May 19, 2008, 12:00am PDT
The HyFlex e-learning course model has been pioneered by Dr Brian Beatty at San Francisco State University to meet the needs of Masters students in Instructional Technologies. The basis of the...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Applying Bono's "Perception and Patterns" Theory in Online Learning: What Online Learning Could Be in the Future
November 5, 2007, 12:00am PST
As an educational student, the author's favorite quote is "Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school" - Albert Einstein. So, what is left after one has...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Articulate or Captivate?
May 5, 2008, 12:00am PDT
Over the past two years the author has been uncertain whether to complete his Master's thesis, a communication skills e-learning program, in the software program Captivate or Articulate. The...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Building Motivation into Online Education
November 5, 2006, 12:00am PST
The Internet has become a popular delivery route for distance learning. Even with the capacity to reach a large audience and make learning widely accessible, dropout rates for online education...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Cultivating 21st-Century Learners Through an e-Classroom in K-12th School
May 20, 2008, 12:00am PDT
Before discussing the challenges facing 21st-century learners in the current education system, the e-classroom needs to be defined. Electronic classroom have various definitions. Electronic...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
White Paper: DE & Online Simulations
October 30, 2006, 12:00am PST
According to the ASTD Handbook, a simulation is a representation of a piece of equipment or a system that allows the user to give inputs and see the system's typical response. Simulations allow...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Distance Education and Web Accessibility
November 5, 2007, 12:00am PST
As an assistive technology instructor in the disability department at a junior college, the author is asked to evaluate distance education courses to make sure that persons with disabilities can...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Distance Education as an Anti-Racist Tool in Australia
April 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Distance education can be a powerful educational tool, as it is far-reaching, having the ability to stretch its influence way beyond the confines of a single, physical classroom in a single town...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Distance Education in the K-12 Systems
April 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The main idea of distance education in this paper is simple enough: students and teachers are in different places for all or most of the time that they learn and teach. The main learning...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
E-Learning Distance Education
September 29, 2005, 12:00am PDT
The Conference Board of Canada's Education and Learning Group undertook an e-learning survey on the current e-learning issues and practices. Canada's Education and Learning group found that 77% of...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
E-Learning Vs. Instructor-Led Training
May 11, 2006, 12:00am PDT
When organizations consider training options for their employees, they have to consider offering an e-learning training format or an instructor-led training format. One major factor in determining...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Evaluation of Distance Education
October 1, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Many of the instructors have traditional classroom training backgrounds and delivery of distance education is new to them. They struggle with the issues of an online classroom where they don't...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
How Do Instructional Designers Create a Learning Environment That Engages the Learner and Creates a Memorable Learning Experience?
January 1, 2008, 12:00am PST
Learning has shifted from instructor-centered to learner-centered. It is important for designers of instruction to remember the audience plays a key role in the success of achieving understanding....
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
How Online Learning Can Enhance & Reinforce F-2-F Instruction
October 16, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Over the past several years the author has been trying to find ways to reinforce and enhance his face-to-face delivery of training for his client's employees. It is well known that learning...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Information Architecture and the Design and Development of e-Learning
May 5, 2008, 12:00am PDT
The goal of this white paper is to provide a resource for e-Learning designers to create training modules. In carrying out this goal, this paper will provide a thorough examination and discussion...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Instructor Strategies for Motivating Students in Distance Education
April 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Learning requires a great deal of effort. Reading, writing, studying, and collaborating can be time consuming, tiring, and often unexciting in any learning setting. Self-motivating can be even...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Learning Management Systems Effects on Distance Education
January 1, 2007, 12:00am PST
In this white paper, the author will breakdown and give a brief description for a few of the major learning management systems currently in the market. He then gives a brief overview and cite...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Levels of Interactivity and Meta-cognitive Control in Learners
January 1, 2008, 12:00am PST
What is most important is to create a self paced course where adults can self-assess and self-correct. This can be accomplished by including questions or self-checks, practice exercises, and or...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Methods of Delivery for Distance Education
November 18, 2007, 12:00am PST
The methods of delivery for distance education are diverse and expansive. There are four major categories into which most of the systems fall. They are audio, video, data and print. As a course...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
mLearning Emergence
April 27, 2008, 12:00am PDT
mLearning - what is it? In the last four years 'Mobile learning' has gone from a possibility to a near certainty as a medium for delivering instruction. The proliferation of cheap, portable...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Moodle Usage as a Constructivist Tool
October 20, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Moodle is an open source e-learning development tool that has been growing in popularity, contending with other popular learning management system tools such as Blackboard, WebCT, Edumate,...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Multiple Users Virtual Environments
April 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The greatest potential for online Multiple Users Virtual Environments (MUVEs) is that they can be used in distance learning in a 3-D world simulation online in which the learner is represented as...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
No Tire Left Behind: Solving the Problem of New Hire Training and Loss of Tacit Knowledge in One Fell Swoop
April 2, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Using wiki's as a learning tool is strongly supported by research in the field of learning theory. The social dynamic of learning is arguably one of the most essential elements in drawing the...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Podcasting in Education
October 28, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Podcast Alley, a podcast distribution website, distributes 1,533 podcasts that include education, information for educational institutions, or podcasts about educating. The education podcast...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Practical Means for e-Learning Development
January 1, 2007, 12:00am PST
Flash is useful if doing software simulations. However, for other training needs, it is better to not use flash. A decision needs to be made early on whether the e-learning training will be...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
White Paper on a Current DE Topic - Pull Theory
April 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Some of the monetary costs associated with push systems derive from the fact that they require organizations to specify, monitor and enforce detailed activities and tasks. To accomplish this...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Rapid e-Learning
May 13, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Many companies are recently spending effort on developing training that would follow fast changing market demands. Corporate environment is very fast paced and lots of companies have broad product...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
State of e-Learning in the Enterprise Software Industry
January 1, 2008, 12:00am PST
With the availability of more advanced multimedia e-learning tools and rich Web 2.0 features that allow for collaborative learning environments on-line, e-learning is gaining popularity across...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Strategy for Learning Projects
January 1, 2007, 12:00am PST
In this white paper the author addresses three phases of strategy needed in developing online course work: overall organizational strategy, climate implementation and online course strategy. The...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Textbook Publishing in the 21st Century: Changing the Higher Education System
May 13, 2008, 12:00am PDT
There is a lot to indicate that the college textbook publishing system is broken. Students complain about textbook prices. The sales of used books, for which publishers receive no revenue, reduce...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
The "Googlization" of Learning
April 27, 2006, 12:00am PDT
It turns out that there is a lot of stuff "Out there" on the web about AI (Artificial Intelligence) collaborative networking, social networking, and the future of the internet. The tough part is...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
The Impact of Pedagogical Agent Mimicking Behavior on Learning Attitudes
May 30, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This paper examines pedagogical agent mimicking behavior impact on learning attitudes and potential for e-learning. Pedagogical agents, or intelligent agents, are described as "Any software that...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
The Implications of Web 2.0 on Distance Education
October 20, 2006, 12:00am PDT
One important idea to understand about web 2.0 is the fact that it is "Not a technical revolution, it is a social revolution." One of the major difficulties in providing effective Distance...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Use of Web 2.0 Technology to Mediate Team Based Projects in an Asynchronous Learning Environment
January 1, 2008, 12:00am PST
Life long learning is an extremely important part; but as people get older and more involved in work and family, finding time for life long learning gets more difficult. Online learning, in its...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Video as a 21st Century Instructional Tool: Current Trends and Pedagogical Foundations
January 8, 2008, 12:00am PST
This white paper will explore various aspects of video as a 21st Century literacy. The paper will examine the use of video from three different perspectives: as a communications technology, as a...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Videoconference Technology in Distance Education
November 17, 2007, 12:00am PST
Over the years technology has allowed the classroom setting to change and new ways of teaching and learning have become more prevalent. Students and professors now do not have to be in class to...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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Software
Bay Currents 1.0 (Mobile)
January 9, 2012, 12:00am PST
Bay Currents provides boaters on central San Francisco Bay with past, future and near real-time surface current data produced from an array of HF radar sensors.Features:-Measured currents for the...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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Software
Bay Currents for iPad 1.0 (Mobile)
January 20, 2012, 12:00am PST
Bay Currents provides boaters on central San Francisco Bay with past, future and near real-time surface current data produced from an array of HF radar sensors. Features: -Measured currents for...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Business Process Innovation Using The Process Innovation Laboratory
November 24, 2006, 12:00am PST
Most organizations today are required not only to establish effective business processes but they are required to accommodate for changing business conditions at an increasing rate. Many business...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Web 2.0 and Online Learning - A Response to a New Type of Learner
January 1, 2007, 12:00am PST
Over the last few years, for many new developments in business or marketing (or in an field really), it has become fashionable to attach a "2.0" at the end of a name in reference to "Web 2.0"....
Provided by San Francisco State University
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White Papers
Videoconference Technology in Distance Education
November 17, 2007, 12:00am PST
Over the years technology has allowed the classroom setting to change and new ways of teaching and learning have become more prevalent. Students and professors now do not have to be in class to...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Video as a 21st Century Instructional Tool: Current Trends and Pedagogical Foundations
January 8, 2008, 12:00am PST
This white paper will explore various aspects of video as a 21st Century literacy. The paper will examine the use of video from three different perspectives: as a communications technology, as a...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Use of Web 2.0 Technology to Mediate Team Based Projects in an Asynchronous Learning Environment
January 1, 2008, 12:00am PST
Life long learning is an extremely important part; but as people get older and more involved in work and family, finding time for life long learning gets more difficult. Online learning, in its...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
The Implications of Web 2.0 on Distance Education
October 20, 2006, 12:00am PDT
One important idea to understand about web 2.0 is the fact that it is "Not a technical revolution, it is a social revolution." One of the major difficulties in providing effective Distance...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
The Impact of Pedagogical Agent Mimicking Behavior on Learning Attitudes
May 30, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This paper examines pedagogical agent mimicking behavior impact on learning attitudes and potential for e-learning. Pedagogical agents, or intelligent agents, are described as "Any software that...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
The "Googlization" of Learning
April 27, 2006, 12:00am PDT
It turns out that there is a lot of stuff "Out there" on the web about AI (Artificial Intelligence) collaborative networking, social networking, and the future of the internet. The tough part is...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Textbook Publishing in the 21st Century: Changing the Higher Education System
May 13, 2008, 12:00am PDT
There is a lot to indicate that the college textbook publishing system is broken. Students complain about textbook prices. The sales of used books, for which publishers receive no revenue, reduce...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Strategy for Learning Projects
January 1, 2007, 12:00am PST
In this white paper the author addresses three phases of strategy needed in developing online course work: overall organizational strategy, climate implementation and online course strategy. The...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
State of e-Learning in the Enterprise Software Industry
January 1, 2008, 12:00am PST
With the availability of more advanced multimedia e-learning tools and rich Web 2.0 features that allow for collaborative learning environments on-line, e-learning is gaining popularity across...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Scenario Based e-Learning: An Alternative to Traditional e-Learning
September 12, 2006, 12:00am PDT
The author chose scenario based e-learning as an alternative to traditional e-learning as his topic because he believes that scenario based e-learning can lead to higher levels of learning and...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Rapid e-Learning
May 13, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Many companies are recently spending effort on developing training that would follow fast changing market demands. Corporate environment is very fast paced and lots of companies have broad product...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
White Paper on a Current DE Topic - Pull Theory
April 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Some of the monetary costs associated with push systems derive from the fact that they require organizations to specify, monitor and enforce detailed activities and tasks. To accomplish this...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Practical Means for e-Learning Development
January 1, 2007, 12:00am PST
Flash is useful if doing software simulations. However, for other training needs, it is better to not use flash. A decision needs to be made early on whether the e-learning training will be...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Podcasting in Education
October 28, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Podcast Alley, a podcast distribution website, distributes 1,533 podcasts that include education, information for educational institutions, or podcasts about educating. The education podcast...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
No Tire Left Behind: Solving the Problem of New Hire Training and Loss of Tacit Knowledge in One Fell Swoop
April 2, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Using wiki's as a learning tool is strongly supported by research in the field of learning theory. The social dynamic of learning is arguably one of the most essential elements in drawing the...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Multiple Users Virtual Environments
April 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The greatest potential for online Multiple Users Virtual Environments (MUVEs) is that they can be used in distance learning in a 3-D world simulation online in which the learner is represented as...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Moodle Usage as a Constructivist Tool
October 20, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Moodle is an open source e-learning development tool that has been growing in popularity, contending with other popular learning management system tools such as Blackboard, WebCT, Edumate,...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
mLearning Emergence
April 27, 2008, 12:00am PDT
mLearning - what is it? In the last four years 'Mobile learning' has gone from a possibility to a near certainty as a medium for delivering instruction. The proliferation of cheap, portable...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Methods of Delivery for Distance Education
November 18, 2007, 12:00am PST
The methods of delivery for distance education are diverse and expansive. There are four major categories into which most of the systems fall. They are audio, video, data and print. As a course...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Levels of Interactivity and Meta-cognitive Control in Learners
January 1, 2008, 12:00am PST
What is most important is to create a self paced course where adults can self-assess and self-correct. This can be accomplished by including questions or self-checks, practice exercises, and or...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Learning Management Systems Effects on Distance Education
January 1, 2007, 12:00am PST
In this white paper, the author will breakdown and give a brief description for a few of the major learning management systems currently in the market. He then gives a brief overview and cite...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Instructor Strategies for Motivating Students in Distance Education
April 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Learning requires a great deal of effort. Reading, writing, studying, and collaborating can be time consuming, tiring, and often unexciting in any learning setting. Self-motivating can be even...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Information Architecture and the Design and Development of e-Learning
May 5, 2008, 12:00am PDT
The goal of this white paper is to provide a resource for e-Learning designers to create training modules. In carrying out this goal, this paper will provide a thorough examination and discussion...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
How Online Learning Can Enhance & Reinforce F-2-F Instruction
October 16, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Over the past several years the author has been trying to find ways to reinforce and enhance his face-to-face delivery of training for his client's employees. It is well known that learning...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
How Do Instructional Designers Create a Learning Environment That Engages the Learner and Creates a Memorable Learning Experience?
January 1, 2008, 12:00am PST
Learning has shifted from instructor-centered to learner-centered. It is important for designers of instruction to remember the audience plays a key role in the success of achieving understanding....
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Evaluation of Distance Education
October 1, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Many of the instructors have traditional classroom training backgrounds and delivery of distance education is new to them. They struggle with the issues of an online classroom where they don't...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
E-Learning Vs. Instructor-Led Training
May 11, 2006, 12:00am PDT
When organizations consider training options for their employees, they have to consider offering an e-learning training format or an instructor-led training format. One major factor in determining...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
E-Learning Distance Education
September 29, 2005, 12:00am PDT
The Conference Board of Canada's Education and Learning Group undertook an e-learning survey on the current e-learning issues and practices. Canada's Education and Learning group found that 77% of...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Distance Education in the K-12 Systems
April 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The main idea of distance education in this paper is simple enough: students and teachers are in different places for all or most of the time that they learn and teach. The main learning...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Distance Education as an Anti-Racist Tool in Australia
April 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Distance education can be a powerful educational tool, as it is far-reaching, having the ability to stretch its influence way beyond the confines of a single, physical classroom in a single town...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Distance Education and Web Accessibility
November 5, 2007, 12:00am PST
As an assistive technology instructor in the disability department at a junior college, the author is asked to evaluate distance education courses to make sure that persons with disabilities can...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
White Paper: DE & Online Simulations
October 30, 2006, 12:00am PST
According to the ASTD Handbook, a simulation is a representation of a piece of equipment or a system that allows the user to give inputs and see the system's typical response. Simulations allow...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Designing the e-Learning User Interface
January 1, 2004, 12:00am PST
With the demand for Distance Education (DE) steadily growing and the ongoing struggle to convince the skeptics of the potential of e-learning and online virtual classrooms, quality design is the...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Cultivating 21st-Century Learners Through an e-Classroom in K-12th School
May 20, 2008, 12:00am PDT
Before discussing the challenges facing 21st-century learners in the current education system, the e-classroom needs to be defined. Electronic classroom have various definitions. Electronic...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Building Motivation into Online Education
November 5, 2006, 12:00am PST
The Internet has become a popular delivery route for distance learning. Even with the capacity to reach a large audience and make learning widely accessible, dropout rates for online education...
Provided by San Francisco State University
-
White Papers
Articulate or Captivate?
May 5, 2008, 12:00am PDT
Over the past two years the author has been uncertain whether to complete his Master's thesis, a communication skills e-learning program, in the software program Captivate or Articulate. The...
Provided by San Francisco State University
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