Search results for author:"John Ophus"
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John Ophus
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The development of online academic community
John D. Ophus
The development of online academic@community (2005) pp. 1–192
Online education has allowed students in distance education to experience learning environments only previously possible in live courses. Prior to online education, distance education has mainly consisted of isolated learning experiences for...
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What We Know About the Impacts of WebQuests: A Review of Research
Jason Abbitt; John Ophus
AACE Journal Vol. 16, No. 4 (October 2008) pp. 441–456
This article examines the body of research investigating the impacts of the WebQuest instructional strategy on teaching and learning. The WebQuest instructional strategy is often praised as an inquiry-oriented activity, which effectively integrates...
Topics: Educational Technology, Computers, Instructional Design, Internet, Teaching Methods, eLearning
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Exploring the possibilities of using social networking sites in online learning
Jason Abbitt; John Ophus
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) p. 540
This roundtable discussion will focus on the educational possibilities of social networking websites. While focusing specifically the uses of various tools available in the Facebook platform, this discussion will highlight an in-progress study on...
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Developing an Online Collaborative Platform to Support Professional Development in Rural Schools
John Ophus; Jason Abbitt; Michael Odell; Mitchell Klett
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 1165–1166
In order to increase the availability and decrease to cost of providing professional development opportunities to a large and rural geographic area, the East Texas STEM center is currently developing a model for providing high quality online...