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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Using Focus Groups to Study ALN Faculty Motivation
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Hiltz, Starr Roxanne; Shea, Peter; Kim, Eunhee – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2010
What are the most significant factors that motivate and inhibit faculty with regard to teaching in online environments? And what are the specific kinds of experiences that underlie and explain the importance of these factors? One goal of this study was to add to understanding of these issues, but the primary purpose of this study is determining…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Interviews, Teaching Methods, Teacher Motivation
Student Satisfaction with Asynchronous Learning
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Dziuban, Charles; Moskal, Patsy; Brophy, Jay; Shea, Peter – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2007
The authors discuss elements that potentially impact student satisfaction with asynchronous learning: the media culture, digital, personal and mobile technologies, student learning preferences, pedagogy, complexities of measurement, and the digital generation. They describe a pilot study to identify the underlying dimensions of student…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Correlation, Evaluation Methods
Using Focus Groups to Study ALN Faculty Motivation
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Hiltz, Starr Roxanne; Shea, Peter; Kim, Eunhee – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2007
What are the most significant factors that motivate and inhibit faculty with regard to teaching in online environments? And what are the specific kinds of experiences that underlie and explain the importance of these factors? One goal of this study was to add to understanding of these issues, but the primary purpose of this study is determining…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Focus Groups, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty