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Bartlett, Michelle E.; Warren, Carrol – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2021
In a rapidly evolving climate wrought with a multitude of challenges and complications, transitioning seated courses to an online format resulted in creative and positive changes which resulted in student success and faculty resilience. This research project was developed by a leadership center at a large land grant university in an effort to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Online Courses
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Dudek, Brittany; Duran, Darci; Parscal, Tina – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2019
As the affordability of higher education dominates the spotlight, open educational resources (OER), low cost, and free-to-student materials are widely offered as a solution. This paper outlines the experiences of course developers who contributed to a large-scale OER initiative, including training, knowledge, effort, and satisfaction of course…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Open Educational Resources, Consortia, Community Colleges
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Varnell, Page – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2016
What are the workload impacts to faculty during a Learning Management System (LMS) transition? What type of support is needed by faculty during an LMS transition? Transitioning to a new LMS may result in faculty problems with learning a new technology platform in addition to teaching. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the…
Descriptors: Integrated Learning Systems, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Phenomenology
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Lesht, Faye; Windes, Deborah L. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2011
This pilot study was conducted in order to explore factors that facilitate and inhibit the teaching of online courses from an administrative perspective. A random sample of community college and public and private universities was selected, and administrators working closely in online education were invited to participate. A qualitative…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Private Colleges, Institutional Survival, Online Courses
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Guendoo, Leon M. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2008
Those with online PhD's stand a better chance of being hired by a community college than by other colleges or universities when seeking a faculty position. In a 2007 study, administrators of some of the largest community colleges in the United States indicated that they were receptive to hiring applicants with online doctorates for teaching…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees, Educational Attainment
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Shapiro, Peter J. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2006
Online courses at Bergen Community College (BCC) began in the late 1990's with an imperative from the college President to develop online courses. Senior faculty members who dared to experiment with this new mode of teaching had to learn how to design a course and how to use WebCT, a new course management system, on their own. As these faculty…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, College Faculty, Integrated Learning Systems