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DISTANCE LEARNING FEATURED ARTICLES 01 SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM BARRIERS AND THE ORGANIZATION’S CAPABILITIES FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION Zane L. Berge 16 OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF BUILDING A QUALITY E-LEARNING COURSE AND PROGRAM Abed H. Almala 19 QUALITY IN DISTANCE EDUCATION: A TRIPLE PERSPECTIVE Elias Garcell, María R. García, Noteh Glogauer, and Diane Hobson 29 DISTANCE EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL Sheryl Brenner 35 USING IT-BASED DISTANCE EDUCATION FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT LEARNING Jane Dougan 41 ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL COURSES: PREVENTING DROPOUTS AND PROVIDING A SUCCESSFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE Fern Entrekin 48 WIMBA LIVE CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY OF DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION Christina Rogoza 57 ACCESS TO COLLEGE FOR NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS: DISTANCE EDUCATION THROUGH FLEXIBILITY AND SUPPORT Dave H. Winogron 63 DISTANCE EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA’S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES William C. Byrd, Mari Jayne M. Frederick, and Angeline Yoder 73 LEARNING OBJECTS: WHAT ARE THEY, AND WHY SHOULD WE USE THEM IN DISTANCE EDUCATION Robert Keown INTERVIEWS The Perils and Promise of Distance Education: An Interview With Yusra Visser 79 Richard Ihde Here Come the Marines! An Interview With the Dean of the Marine Corps College of Continuing Education 87 Julie A. Prommasit and M. Denise Orndorff COLUMNS ENDS AND MEANS Developing a Digital Portfolio 93 —by Natalie B. Milman NEW MEDIA, NEW LEARNING School for Tykes 97 —by Craig Ullman AND FINALLY … The Dirty Little Secret: Teaching Online Takes Less Time 100 —by Michael Simonson Volume 4, Issue 4 Distance Learning i
EDITOR Michael Simonson simsmich@nsu.nova.edu MANAGING EDITOR Charles Schlosser cschloss@nsu.nova.edu ASSISTANT EDITOR Anymir Orellana orellana@nsu.nova.edu COPY EDITOR Margaret Crawford mec@netins.net ASSOCIATION EDITOR John G. Flores jflores@usdla.org PUBLISHER Information Age Publishing 1600 North Community House Road, Ste. 250 Charlotte, NC 28277 (704) 752-9125 (704) 752-9113 Fax www.infoagepub.com ADVERTISING United States Distance Learning Association 8 Winter Street, Suite 508 Boston MA 02108 800-275-5162 x11 EDITORIAL OFFICES Fischler School of Education and Human Services Nova Southeastern University 1750 NE 167 th St. North Miami Beach, FL 33162 954-262-8563 FAX 954-262-3905 simsmich@nova.edu PURPOSE Distance Learning, an official publication of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), is sponsored by the USDLA, by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University, and by Information Age Publishing. Distance Learning is published four times a year for leaders, practitioners, and decision makers in the fields of distance learning, e-learning, telecommunications, and related areas. It is a professional magazine with information for those who provide instruction to all types of learners, of all ages, using telecommunications technologies of all types. Articles are written by practitioners for practitioners with the intent of providing usable information and ideas for readers. Articles are accepted from authors with interesting and important information about the effective practice of distance teaching and learning. SPONSORS The United States Distance Learning (USDLA) is the professional organization for those involved in distance teaching and learning. USDLA is committed to being the leading distance learning association in the United States. USDLA serves the needs of the distance learning community by providing advocacy, information, networking and opportunity. www.usdla.org The Fischler School of Education and Human Services (FSEHS) of Nova Southeastern University is dedicated to the enhancement and continuing support of teachers, administrators, trainers and others working in related helping professions throughout the world. The school fulfills its commitment to the advancement of education by serving as a resource for practitioners and by supporting them in their professional self development. The school offers alternative delivery systems that are adaptable to practitioners’ work schedules and locations. School programs anticipate and reflect the needs of practitioners to become more effective in their current positions, to fill emerging roles in the education and related fields, and to be prepared to accept changing responsibilities within their own organizations. FSEHS—NSU 1750 NE 167th St. North Miami Beach, FL 33162 800-986-3223 www.schoolofed.nova.edu INFORMATION AGE PUBLISHING 11600 North Community House Road, Ste. 250 Charlotte, NC 28277 (704) 752-9125 (704) 752-9113 Fax www.infoagepub.com SUBSCRIPTIONS Members of the United States Distance Learning Association receive Distance Learning as part of their membership. Others may subscribe to Distance Learning. Individual Subscription: $60 Institutional Subscription: $150 Student Subscription: $40 DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCE INFORMATION: Visit http://www.usdla.org/ html/resources/dlmag/ index.htm Advertising Rates and Information: 800-275-5162, x11 Subscription Information: Contact USDLA at 800-275-5162 info@usdla.org ii Distance Learning Volume 4, Issue 4
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APPENDIX B: WIMBA LIVE CLASSROOM IN
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Access to College for Nontraditiona
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institutions. According to Shanika,
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Distance Education at the Universit
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Learning Objects What Are They, and
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Table 1. Goals of Learning Object D
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easoning as to how they are built,
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INTERVIEW The Perils and Promise of
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INTERVIEW Here Come the Marines! An
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demonstrate, within a set of proced
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Ends and Means Developing a Digital
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New Media, New Learning School for
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