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Direct linkFair, Brandy; Wickersham, Leah E. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2012
The problem under investigation for this study was to identify a method for determining a student's potential for success in an online communication course using the Readiness for Education At a Distance Indicator (READI) assessment instrument as a predictor. The READI tool focuses on six areas that students should score well on in order to be…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Wickersham, Leah E.; McElhany, Julie A. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2010
Online education opportunities continue to expand across the United States, as is evidenced at a regional institution in northeast Texas. Research literature supports that both administrators and faculty have concerns regarding online education. The authors conducted a study at this institution to investigate the concerns of university…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Faculty Development, Administrators, Educational Quality
Fish, Wade W.; Wickersham, Leah E. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2009
Online education has become increasingly popular in higher education, which is a trend that will continue as more universities have begun to heavily invest in online teaching due to student demand. While best practices for implementing online instruction are well documented in previous literature, factors identified in this review of literature…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Online Courses, Faculty Development
Wickersham, Leah E.; McGee, Patricia – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2008
This action research case study examines evidence of deeper learning principles as purposefully designed and evidenced in an online course and corroborated by the Distance Education Learning Environments Survey instrument. Findings indicate that even when deeper learning principles are used to design learning activities, other factors interact…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Action Research, Distance Education, Online Courses
Dooley, Kim E.; Wickersham, Leah E. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2007
Online courses continue to gain popularity at colleges and universities, with a primary tool for demonstrating critical thinking and interaction being the discussion forum. Instructors and students of online courses are faced with the dilemma of sifting through potentially hundreds of postings when all students are placed within a forum. The…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Small Group Instruction, Group Discussion, Online Courses
Wickersham, Leah E.; Dooley, Kim E. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2006
Online discussion is a common tool to create learner-learner interaction. Whole class discussions can result in potentially hundreds of postings with students spending more time creating the illusion of participation as opposed to critical reflection and deeper learning. The purpose of this study was to determine quality of online discussion based…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Critical Thinking, Content Analysis, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
