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View article: Accreditation in Education: One Institution's Examination of Faculty Perceptions.
Accreditation in Education: One Institution's Examination of Faculty Perceptions. Open
Accreditation serves many constituents and for a variety of reasons. It attempts to attest to the quality of a particular program that in most cases prepares people to enter a specific job or profession. The study examined faculty percepti…
View article: How Fast is Fast Enough? Education Students’ Perceptions of Email Response Time in Online Courses
How Fast is Fast Enough? Education Students’ Perceptions of Email Response Time in Online Courses Open
An unintended consequence of the ubiquitous use of email for online course communication is that some faculty believe students now seem to expect 24/7 access to their instructors. Emails come from students at all hours of the day and night…
View article: Elbow to Elbow: Collaborative Writing with Colleagues
Elbow to Elbow: Collaborative Writing with Colleagues Open
Submitting an article for publication in professional journal can be daunting and humbling prospect. And while sharing authorship can distribute the challenges, writing with others can also be unwieldy and complex. We have engaged in coa…
View article: You’ve Got Mail: Student Preferences of Instructor Communication in Online Courses in an Age of Advancing Technologies
You’ve Got Mail: Student Preferences of Instructor Communication in Online Courses in an Age of Advancing Technologies Open
The purpose of this study was to determine students' current preferred ways to receive course communication from their online instructors. In a time when technology is changing daily, and a time when young people are often the most up-to-d…