Handbook of distance learning for real-time and asynchronous information technology education

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Negash, Solomon, 1960-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
• Subjects: Distance education > Computer-assisted instruction.; Information technology.; Applications of learning theory; Asynchronous instruction; Authoring systems; Bandwidth-intensive or bandwidth conservative methods; Broadband and wireless communication tools; Computational methods; Content delivery; Copyright protection; Distance education competencies; Distance education in the future; Distance education technologies; Distributed systems; Implementation of IT in education; Implications of distance learning; Instructional design; Intelligent tutoring; Mobile systems; Multimedia design; Pedagogical technologies; Quality of education; Real-time instruction; Streamlined or multi-media content; Student support; Web-supported instruction
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"This book looks at solutions that provide the best fits of distance learning technologies for the teacher and learner presented by sharing teacher experiences in information technology education"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• 1. E-learning classifications / Solomon Negash, Marlene Wilcox
• 2. Blending interactive videoconferencing and asynchronous learning in adult education / Panagiotes Anastasiades
• 3. Teaching IT through learning communities in a 3D immersive world / Richard Riedl ... [et al.]
• 4. Online synchronous vs. asynchronous software training through the behavioral modeling approach / Charlie Chen, R. Shaw
• 5. A framework for distance education effectiveness / Murali Shanker, Michael Hu
• 6. Differentiating instruction to meet the needs of online learners / Silvia Braidic
• 7. Exploring student motivations for IP teleconferencing in distance education / Thomas Stafford, Keith Lindsey
• 8. Collaborative technology / Levent Yilmaz
• 9. Chatting to learn / Lim Ling, Fay Sudweeks
• 10. What factors promote sustained online discussions and collaborative learning in a web-based course? / Xinchun Wang
• 11. Achieving a working balance between technology and personal contact within a classroom environment / Stephen Springer
• 12. On the design and application of an online web course for distance learning / Y. J. Zhang
• 13. Teaching information security in a hybrid distance learning setting / Michael Whitman, Herbert Mattord
• 14. A hybrid and novel approach to teaching computer programming in MIS curriculum / Albert Ritzhaupt, T. Gill
• 15. Delivering online asynchronous IT courses to high school students / Amy Woszczynski
• 16. Motivators and inhibitors of distance learning courses adoption / Carla Mafé, Silvia Blas, José García de los Ríos
• 17. ICT impact on knowledge industries / Morten Falch, Hanne Nicolajsen
• 18. Economies of scale in distance learning (DL) / Sudhanva Char.