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DISTANCE LEARNING MAGAZINE SPONSORED BY THE U.S. DISTANCE LEARNING ASSOCIATION FISCHLER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY AND INFORMATION AGE PUBLISHING MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION GUIDELINES Distance Learning is for leaders, practitioners, and decision makers in the fields of distance learning, e-learning, telecommunications, and related areas. It is a professional journal with applicable information for those involved in providing instruction of all kinds to learners of all ages using telecommunications technologies. Articles are written by practitioners for practitioners with the intent of providing usable information and ideas. Articles are accepted from authors with interesting and important information about the effective practice of distance teaching and learning. No page costs are charged authors, nor are stipends paid. Two copies of the issue with the author’s article will be provided. Reprints will also be available. 1. Your manuscript should be written in Microsoft Word for Windows. Save it as a .doc file and also as a .rtf file. Send both versions on a disk or CD. 2. Single space the entire manuscript. Use 12 point Times New Roman (TNR) font. 3. Laser print your paper. 4. Margins: 1” on all sides. 5. Do not use any subheadings, page numbers, or embedded commands. Documents that have embedded commands, including headers and footers, will be returned to the author. 6. Include a cover sheet with the paper’s title and with the names, affiliations and addresses, telephone, email, and fax for all authors. 7. Submit the paper on a 3½ inch floppy disk or CD that is clearly marked. The name of the manuscript file should reference the author. In addition, submit two paper copies. A high resolution .jpg photograph of each author is required. Send the disk and paper copies to: Michael R. Simonson Editor Distance Learning Instructional Technology and Distance Education Nova Southeastern University Fischler School of Education and Human Services 1750 NE 167th Street North Miami Beach, FL 33162 simsmich@nova.edu (954) 262-8563 The Manuscript To ensure uniformity of the printed proceedings, authors should follow these guidelines when preparing manuscripts for submission. DO NOT EMBED INFORMATION. YOUR PAPER WILL BE RETURNED IF IT CONTAINS EMBEDDED COMMANDS OR UNUSUAL FORMATTING INFORMATION. Word Processor Format Manuscripts should be written in Microsoft Word for Windows. Length The maximum length of the body of the paper should be about 3000 words. Layout Top and bottom margins: 1.0” Left and right margins: 1.0” Text Regular text: 12 point TNR, left justified Paper title: 14 point TNR, centered Author listing: 12 point TNR, centered Section headings: 12 point TNR, centered Section sub-heading: 12 point TNR, left justified Do not type section headings or titles in allcaps, only capitalize the first letter in each word. All type should be single-spaced. Allow one line of space before and after each heading. Indent, 0.5”, the first sentence of each paragraph. Figures and Tables Figures and tables should fit width 6 ½” and be incorporated into the document. Page Numbering Do not include or refer to any page numbers in your manuscript. Graphics We encourage you to use visuals—pictures, graphics, and charts—to help explain your article. Graphics images (.jpg) should be included at the end of your paper. Volume 4, Issue 4 Distance Learning iii
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APPENDIX B: WIMBA LIVE CLASSROOM IN
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Access to College for Nontraditiona
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coast through by quietly sitting in
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institutions. According to Shanika,
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Distance Education at the Universit
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Figure 2. IFAS 2005-06 operating bu
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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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4. Limiting the enrollment in dista
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esponsibility to make sure that thi
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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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