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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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Changing Instructor's Roles in Virtual Worlds
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Berge, Zane L. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2008
Berge's Instructor's Roles Model categorized the instructor's roles as pedagogical, social, managerial, and technical. Developed more than a decade ago, this model described changing roles for instructors as they transitioned from in-person classrooms to teaching online. Today, as virtual worlds emerge and are being used as educational platforms,…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Models, Change, Computer Simulation
Barriers to Distance Education and Training: Survey Results.
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Berge, Zane L.; Muilenberg, Lin Y.; Van Haneghan, James – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2002
Discusses results of a survey that was conducted to understand and study the barriers to distance training and education. Considered work place; job function; type of delivery system used; individual expertise regarding distance education; the stage of the respondent's organization; and the subject area in which the respondent primarily worked.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Prior Learning, Surveys, Training Methods
Active, Interactive, and Reflective eLearning.
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Berge, Zane L. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2002
Discussion of constructivist learning environments and the instructor's role focuses on interaction in electronic learning (elearning) environments. Highlights include learning-centered environments; situated learning; pre-learning activities; active learning; interactive learning; interaction with content, peers, and instructor; feedback and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Course Evaluation, Educational Environment