This article reflects on trends in distance education (DE), as they relate to the needs of faculty and students who are teaching and learning through DE modalities. Reviews of changes in student use patterns, faculty expectations of library services, and recommendations for librarians and information specialists are provided.

Higher education has experienced a tremendous growth in interest in distance education (DE) on the part of the administration, faculty and student populations throughout recent years as changes in technology have allowed easier, faster and less costly access to the Internet. The ability of each institution as well as the individual instructor to…

Instructional tool in the form of a user-friendly, web-based navigational chart for pre-service as well as in-service teachers to teach norm referenced and criterion referenced testing. This chart was designed based on a major facet of testing: comparing and contrasting norm referenced and criterion referenced testing models (Kubiszyn & Borich,…

Two of the most popular delivery formats in distance education are video conferencing and online methodologies. The first step in the processes of recognition and reorganization needed for both forms of distance education is to identify the differences between the traditional classroom environment and the classroom that is augmented or replaced by…

The growth and development of distance learning (DL) programs is on the rise. This review examines the literature looking for instructional techniques and methods for the teacher desiring to use DL technology to maximize student achievement and cognitive development and to increase student interaction. The three major relationships within the…