Utilizing Distance Education in Your Professional Development
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| Title: | Utilizing Distance Education in Your Professional Development |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cox,, Sharp, William |
| Source: | International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation. Jan-Jun 2007 2(1). |
| Availability: | NCPEA Publications. Web site: http://www.ncpeapublications.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Distance Education, Professional Development, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Attendance, On Campus Students, Gender Differences, Comparative Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | Indiana, South Carolina |
| ISSN: | 2155-9635 |
| Abstract: | In 2002, Educational Leadership distance education students at Ball State University were surveyed (Sharp & Cox, 2003). In 2004 distance education classes from Ball State University and the University of South Carolina were given the same survey. The purpose was to see if there were any different points of view between the studio groups and the groups at the remote sites and whether there were any changes in opinion between the 2002 and the 2004 survey. All 360 students in the 8 classes completed the survey in 2004. There was a substantial increase in the participation of students in distance education classes between 2002 and 2004. Students also become more accepting of the call-in features utilized in these classes. Students viewed attendance taking as less necessary in 2004. Less than 2% of the students in each survey thought the technology was a big problem and males and females participated equally in the distance education problem in both surveys. The overwhelming reason for taking distance education continued to be convenience. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 9 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1066712 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In 2002, Educational Leadership distance education students at Ball State University were surveyed (Sharp & Cox, 2003). In 2004 distance education classes from Ball State University and the University of South Carolina were given the same survey. The purpose was to see if there were any different points of view between the studio groups and the groups at the remote sites and whether there were any changes in opinion between the 2002 and the 2004 survey. All 360 students in the 8 classes completed the survey in 2004. There was a substantial increase in the participation of students in distance education classes between 2002 and 2004. Students also become more accepting of the call-in features utilized in these classes. Students viewed attendance taking as less necessary in 2004. Less than 2% of the students in each survey thought the technology was a big problem and males and females participated equally in the distance education problem in both surveys. The overwhelming reason for taking distance education continued to be convenience. |
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| ISSN: | 2155-9635 |
