Asynchronous learning networks (ALNs) are helping to transform
education and training from site-based, time-bound experiences to anytime-anywhere online
learning environments. By connecting learners with each other, with their instructors, and
with a wide range of resources, ALNs allow a high degree of interaction and collaboration.
The Fifth International Conference on Asynchronous Learning
Networks is the premier conference devoted exclusively to online learning. It brings
together an international group of innovative educators, trainers, and technologists who
are developing the art and practice of online learning.
Friday, October 8, 1999
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OPENING PLENARY SESSION:
Moving ALN to the Mainstream
Speaker:
Dr. Ralph Gomory
President, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
This talk was given in January, 2000 by Dr. Ralph Gomory. This talk
is an updated version of the talk given at the 5th International ALN
Conference.
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Ralph Gomory is
President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which has supported
ALN projects at nearly 60 institutions over the past five years.
Mr. Gomory joined the Sloan Foundation in 1989 after a long
career at IBM, where he was Senior Vice President for Science
and Technology. In recent years, he has written on the nature
of technology and product development, research in industry,
industrial competitiveness, and on economic models involving
economies of scale. He has been awarded a number of honorary
degrees and prizes, including the National Medal of Science.
He is a member of the national Academy of Science and the National
Academy of Engineering. |
OPENING PLENARY PANEL: Perspectives from Institutions |
| This panel, representing several institutions,
will examine how ALNs are making the move from experimentation
to the mainstream. |
Chair: Gerald Heeger
President,
University of Maryland University College
Panelist:
Sylvia Manning
Vice President, Academic Affairs, University of
Illinois System
Panelist: Susan Merritt
Dean, School of Computer Science and Information
Systems, Pace University |
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Saturday, October 9, 1999
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Session I 9:00-10:15 a.m.
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Issues in the Expansion and Institutionalization of ALNs
at the University of California
Mary Beth Almeda, Center for Media and Independent Learning,
University of California Extension-Berkeley
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Scaling Up Asynchronous Development and Delivery in the
College of Engineering at Texas Tech University
John Chandler, College of Engineering, Texas Tech University
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Distance Education in The University of Texas System
Mario J. Gonzalez, The University of Texas System
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Information Technology
Gerry Johnson, National Technological University, Chair |
Achieving Job Performance Improvement through
the DigitalEd/O'Reilly Information Technology Curriculum
Marshall Crawford, Digital Education Systems |
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Multimedia Systems: An Integrated Modular Curriculum
Wayne Burleson, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
A Curriculum for Software Technicians at Motorola University
Aaron Agrawal, Motorola Corporation |
ALN Evaluation and
Program Results
Starr Roxanne Hiltz, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Chair |
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Measuring Learning Effectiveness: A New Look at No Significant
Difference Findings in the Literature
Ernest H. Joy II, Florida Institute of Technology
Looking Beyond Student Performance in the Online Course:
A New Model for Evaluating Online Preparation
Paula Szulc Dominquez, Christopher Newport University |
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Evaluating Student Outcome and Course Effectiveness: Comparison
Between CyberCampus and Traditional Courses
Walt Stevenson, Golden Gate University
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Virtual University
I
William Graves, eduprise.com, Chair |
| Different Approaches to Building a Virtual
University
William H. Graves, Chairman and Founder, eduprise.com
The Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University
Mary Beth Susman, CEO, Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University
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The Common Platform Approach to a Virtual University
Ronald Legon, Provost, University of Baltimore
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Online Pedagogy
in the Humanities: European and American Perspectives
William Gilcher, Goethe-Institut Washington, Chair |
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Moving Distance Education Courses in Anglo-American Civilization
from Traditional Media to Web-Based Learning: One Experience from
France
Marc Nussbaumer, Centre de Télé-enseignement Universitaire, Univesité
de Nancy 2
Reinventing Goethe: Humanities in the Virtual University
Ulrich Schödlbauer, Virtual Seminars, FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
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The Humanities and Online Education: Challenges, Skepticism,
and Opportunities-An American Funder's Perspective
Barbara Ashbrook, Division of Education, National Endowment
for the Humanities
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| Vendor Demonstrations
and Workshops |
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Session II 10:30-11:45 a.m.
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Scaling Up ALNs
II
Mario Gonzalez, The University of Texas System, Chair |
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The Collaborative Learning Environment - Integrating
Technology into the Classroom
Carla Rathbone, Clemson University
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: The Challenges of Program
Discovery and Selection for Distance Delivery
Elizabeth M. Hawthorne, Penn State World Campus
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Supporting Online Education: An Examination of Service
Quality and Faculty Attitudes in Higher Education
Kevin Hoffman, eCollege.com
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Corporate Training
David Sachs, Pace University, Chair |
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The NACTEL Project: Using ALNs to Provide Corporations
with the Education They Need
David Sachs, Pace University
A Small Business Approach to ALN Development and Delivery
John E. Reid, Jr., Kennesaw State University |
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Building Consolidated IT Support for Technology-Based Training
Jackson He, Intel Corporation
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Knowledge Net: A Web-Enabled Information Service for Continuing
Education
Jay Alden, National Defense University
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ALN Course Design
and Outcomes
J. Olin Campbell, Instructional Psychology & Technology, Brigham
Young University, Chair |
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Factors in Successful ALNs
J. Olin Campbell, Brigham Young University
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How to Deliver the Best Online Course: The ALN Plus Model
Lynne Davidson and Richard Walton, New York University
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The Efficacy of Multimedia Engineering Courses Offered
at a Distance
Rick Shearer, Penn State University
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Virtual University
II
William Graves, eduprise.com, Chair |
| Systems and Solutions for Building ALN
Environments
Lawrence C. Ragan, Penn State World Campus
A Scalable Integrated Educational System for Virtual Universities
Ruhne Huang, IEEE Computer Society |
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On the Transition from a Traditional Open University Model
to a Virtual University Model
Michal Beller, The Open University of Israel; and Ehud Or, Arbel-Consulting
and Projects Management, Israel
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Online Pedagogy
in Foreign Language Education
Peter M. Neal, Annenberg/CPB Project, Chair |
| The Annenberg/CPB Project and Foreign Language
Education: New Opportunities Online
Peter M. Neal, Annenberg/CPB Project |
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Pedagogical Strategies in Distance Language Teaching
Loreto Sanchez, University of Maryland University College
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Language Learning on the Internet: New Challenges for the
Goethe-Institut
Chris F. Majari, Goethe-Institut, Munich, Germany
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| Vendor Demonstrations
and Workshops |
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Session III 1:15-2:30 p.m.
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Building Institutional
Capacity for ALNs
Burks Oakley II, University of Illinois, Chair |
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A Comprehensive Approach to Faculty Development and Course
Design
Alexandra Pickett, SUNY Learning Network
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Design and Development of Online Programs in The University
of Texas System
Darcy Hardy and Marta Hubbard, The University of Texas System
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An Interdisciplinary Institutional Approach to ALN: METU-Online
Nese Yalabik and Zeynep Onay, Middle East Technical University,
Ankara, Turkey
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The Topology of Support for Web Course Development and
Alternative Institutional Responses
Thomas G. Thompson, University of Maryland University College
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Government and Military
ALNs
George Koch, U.S. Department of Labor, Chair |
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Integrating Distance Education Technology into the Army
National Guard
Ira Monarch, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon
University
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Professional Military Education at a Distance: Where ACSC
is Headed
Donald A. MacCuish, Air Command and Staff College
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ALN Links to CD-ROM College Courses in the U.S. Navy
Bruce A. Wilburn, U.S. Navy PACE Program
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Asynchronous Conferencing
Christina A. Hannah, University of Maryland University College, Chair |
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ALNs: Strengthening the Quality of Learning in the Classroom
Cheryl Gracie, Washtenaw Community College
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Did They Get It or Not?
Donna W. Bailey, University of North Carolina
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Making Connections in Biology through Asynchronous Online
Learning
Christina M. Sax, University of Maryland University College
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For-Profit ALNs:
How They Achieve Learning Outcomes
Robert Greenberg, Kaplan Educational Centers, Chair |
| Putting Higher Education Online: Concord
University School of Law as a Model for Asynchronous Education
Robert Greenberg, Kaplan Educational Centers |
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Cooperative Learning and Community Building Through an
Online Instructional Model
Brian Mueller, University of Phoenix
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Lessons from the Cyber-Trenches: A Review of the Research
and Business Issues Which Make for a Successful Online Program
John E. Kobara, OnlineLearning.net
Education for a Global Marketplace: Jones International
University, The University of the Web
Pam Pease, Jones International University |
Evolution of Faculty
and Student Attitudes: European and American Cultural Perspectives
Claudine SchWeber, University of Maryland University College, Chair |
Taking the Time to Teach Online: Faculty Concerns and Faculty Attitudes
Claudine SchWeber, University of Maryland University College |
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Development of Faculty Attitudes toward Online Learning
in Germany: The Move from Pushing Information by a Teacher to Pulling
Information by a Learner
Friedrich Hesse, German Institute for Research on Distance Education,
University of Tübingen
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Teaching Across European Borders: Cultural
and Social Aspects of Learning via the Internet from a German Point
of View
Peter J. Weber, Institute for International and Comparative
Education, University of Hamburg
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Putting the Student First: When an Innovative Model Leads
to a New Way of Learning
Albert Sangra, Catalonian Open University
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| Vendor Demonstrations
and Workshops |
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Session IV 2:45-4:00 p.m.
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Cost Effectiveness
of ALN
Lanny Arvan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chair |
| Affordable Web-Based Course at Small Colleges
and Programs
Paul Shrivastava, Bucknell University |
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An Approach to Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Online
Education
Gregory W. Hislop, Drexel University
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Cardinal Stritch University: A Small College Goes Online
William E. Frantz, Cardinal Stritch University
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Health Care ALNs
Sheila Englebardt, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chair |
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Merging the Needs of a Trauma Unit and Graduate Education
Joan King, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
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Grand Rounds Anytime: Better Than Being There!
Jon Levy, Cornell University Office of Distance Learning
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ALN Healthcare Administration Education: Golden Gate University's
Healthcare Administration Program
Toni E. Fogarty, Golden Gate University
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ALN Success Factors
and Instructor Training
Evelyn Ting, SUNY Empire State College, Chair |
| CyberPedagogy Workshop
to Enhance Instructor Skills
Peggy M. Jackson, Golden Gate University |
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Making the Most of Interaction: What Instructors Do that
Most Affect Students' Perceptions of Their Learning
Jennifer Richardson and Evelyn Ting, SUNY Empire State
College
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Success Factors for ALN in Large Lecture Classes: Pedagogy,
Technology, and Collaboration
Gina Funaro, Stanford Learning Lab
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ALNs in Community
Colleges
John Sener, Northern Virginia Community College, Chair |
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Lessons from the Trenches: Community College Experiences
Using ALNs to Train Technicians
Cynthia D. Liston, Regional Technology Strategies, Inc.
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Campus Implementation of the SUNY Learning Network: Monroe
Community College's Online Course Team Model
Marie J. Fetzner and Terrance Keys, Monroe Community College
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Scaling Up ALNs at NVCC
John Sener, Northern Virginia Community College
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ALNs in Europe and
the United States: Comparative Perspectives
Chris Curran, Ireland National Distance Education Centre, Chair |
| The Dynamics of Distance Teaching and the
Case for ALNs
Chris Curran, Ireland National Distance Education Centre, Chair
U.S. Policy and ALNs
Howard Deckelbaum, New York University
European Policy Initiatives to Promote ALNs
Kay MacKeogh, Ireland National Distance Education Center |
| Vendor Demonstrations
and Workshops |
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Session V 4:15-5:30 p.m.
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Policy and Copyright
Anthony Picciano, Hunter College-CUNY, Chair |
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Distance Learning: Organizational and Policy Issues at
a Large, Public Urban University
Anthony Picciano, Hunter College-CUNY
1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Robert Cassler, University of Maryland University College
Copyright for the Online Environment: Developing Policies
that Consider the Needs of Full- and Part-Time Faculty
Kimberly Kelley, University of Maryland University College
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Health Care Discussion
Forum
Linda Norman, Vanderbilt University, Chair |
Faculty Attitudes
Joel Hartman, University of Central Florida, Chair |
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Enabling Curriculum Redesign through Asynchronous Learning
Networks
Alan Staley and Niall MacKenzie, University of Central England
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Diffusing Pedagogical and Technological Innovations: A
Different Approach
Lanny Arvan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Becoming a Virtual Professor: Pedagogical Changes and ALN
Nancy Coppola, New Jersey Institute of Technology
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Learning Access
Merrily Stover & John Sener, Northern Virginia Community College,
Co-Chairs |
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M.B.A. Program Technical Orientation: Anywhere, Anytime
Marthe A. McClive and Rahim Ashkeboussi, Frostburg State University
Networked Support for ALN Faculty and Students
Cathy Boak, The NODE Learning Technologies Network |
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Building Student Learning Communities Based on Asynchronous
Learning Networks
Karen K. Hein, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A Holistic Approach to Faculty Development in the Online
Environment
Inez Giles and Sabrina Marschall, University of Maryland University
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International Scaling
and Outreach
Chris Curran, Ireland National Distance Education Centre, Chair |
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Needs Assessment and ALN Capacity Building in Africa
Barbara G. Zirkin, Johns Hopkins University School of Public
Health
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Net-Learning Across the Atlantic Sea
Claus Holm, The Aarhus School of Business, Denmark
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The Business Café Project
Gilly Salmon, Open University Business School
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| Vendor Demonstrations
and Workshops |
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Sunday, October 10, 1999
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PLENARY SESSION: The For-Profit Option
Speaker: Michael Goldstein
Member of Dow, Lohnes
& Albertson, PLLC
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Michael Goldstein
is a member of the Washington, DC law firm of Dow, Lohnes &
Albertson, PLLC, where he is in charge of the firm's educational
institutions, public policy, and government relations practice.
Mr. Goldstein advises non-profit and public institutions in
the use of joint ventures with for-profit entities. He is well
versed in issues involving the uses of technology in delivering
education, including accreditation and licensure and interstate
and international policy issues involving telecommunications
and higher education. |
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Session VI 9:30-10:45 a.m.
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Frontiers of ALN
Technology
Howard Deckelbaum, New York University, Chair |
| Intelligent Agents for Online Learning
Choonhapon Thaiupathump, Vanderbilt University & Chiangmai
University |
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XML-Based Content Creation and Rendering for Training and
Performance Support
Jackson He, Intel Corporation
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Understanding Techniques for Automated Assessment
Claudia Leacock, Educational Testing Service
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Lectures on Demand:
Methods and Demos
Haniph Latchman, University of Florida, Chair |
| Challenges and Opportunities in Using the
Lectures on Demand Approach
Haniph A. Latchman, University of Florida |
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Creating the Voice Lecture-Presentation
Joe Kasser and David Cohen, University of Maryland
University College
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Graduate Lectures on Demand from Georgia Tech
Joseph S. Boland, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Student Satisfaction
and Beyond: Assessing Impact
Melody Thompson, Penn State World Campus, Chair |
| Beyond Student Outcomes: An Expanded Approach
to the Evaluation of ALN Programs
Melody Thompson, Penn State World Campus |
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Factors Influencing Student Satisfaction and Perceived
Learning in an ALN
Peter Shea, SUNY Learning Network
Nonprofit Institutional Strengthening Through Asynchronous
Learning Networks
Judith Kirkhorn, University of Maryland University College
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Information Seeking and Value Change Relating to Online
Learning
Robert F. Brooks, Florida State University
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Learning Access:
Student Services
Merrily Stover, Northern Virginia Community College, Chair |
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Virtual Student Center: Learner Supports for Online Students
Carol Carnevale, Center for Distance Learning, and Evelyn Ting,
SUNY Empire State College
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ACCESS and ALX: Innovations in Web-Based Student Decision
Making and Advising Services
Christopher Reese, PBS Adult Learning Service
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The Maryland Community College Teleconsortium
Mary Helen Spear, Prince George's Community College
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Response to Student Attacks on On-Campus ALNs
Michael Thoennessen, Michigan State University
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Peer Review and
Peer Mentoring: Perspectives from University System of Maryland's
Web Initiative in Teaching
Margaret Chambers, USM Institute for Distance Education, Chair |
| Faculty Leadership to Ensure Quality: Peer
Review and Peer Mentoring
Carol O'Neil, University of Maryland School of Nursing;
Rahim Ashkeboussi, Frostburg State University;
William McKelvie, Bowie State University; and
Ellen Varley, University of Maryland, College Park |
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Session VII 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
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ALN Research Progress
John Bourne, The ALN Center at Vanderbilt University, Chair |
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Determining Salient Outcomes in a Multi-Stakeholder Environment:
New Models for ALN Course Assessment
John Nash, Stanford Learning Laboratory
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Beyond the Basics: Building the ALN System of Tomorrow
John R. Bourne, The ALN Center at Vanderbilt University
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Assessment and Evaluation of Electronically Generated Portfolios
in Online Teacher Preparation Coursework
Richard A. Parkany, SUNY Albany
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Virtual Learning and Personality
Susan A. Santo, University of Virginia
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Evaluating Lectures
on Demand
Haniph Latchman, University of Florida, Chair |
| The UF FlexMBA Program: Experiences and
Evaluation Results
Eric Olson, Dudziak-McClintock Business Technology
Center, University of Florida |
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Lecures on Demand with MBONE and Streaming Media
Tom Miller, North Carolina State University
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Lectures on Demand in the Stanford Online Program: Lessons
Learned
Andy DiPaolo
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ALN Pedagogy and
Learning Effectiveness Roundtable
Starr Roxanne Hiltz, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Chair |
Learning Assessment
in ALN
Nicholas Brockunier, University of Maryland University College, Chair |
| Assessment in Today's Varied Courses
Susan Swayze, University of Maryland University College
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Competency Development for Accounting Students in an Online,
Asynchronous Mode
Nicholas Brockunier, Joseph Whelan, and Kevin Michel, University
of Maryland University College
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Online Student Evaluation Techniques: The Good, the Bad,
and the Ugly
Yanyan Yong and George Fowler, Tidewater Community College
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A Seven-Year Case Study of Assessment Program Planning
Muriel Oaks, Washington State University
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International Roundtable
Claudine SchWeber, University of Maryland University College, Chair
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