Learning Styles and the Online Classroom: Implications for Business Students

Michael Nastanski; Thomas Slick

Journal of College Teaching & Learning Vol. 5, No. 10 (October 2008) pp. 29–50

This paper discusses the importance of student learning styles within a Distance Learning (DL) classroom. The study examines the learning style preferences of online business students as measured by the Kolb Learning Style Inventory and determines...

Design for the Online Classroom: A piece of P.I.E.

Michael Nastanski; Susan Colaric

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 6023–6030

This paper discusses the importance of student course design for the Distance Learning (DL) classroom. The authors examine the history of DL and strategies for designing the online classroom including content, structure and the user interface. A...

Topics: Human Computer Interaction, Post Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Distance Education

The Superiority of Online Discussion: Faculty Perceptions

Stephen L. Baglione; Michael Nastanski

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 8, No. 2 (2007) pp. 139–150

With online education continuing its meteoric rise, some educators continue to debate the efficacy of the medium--in particular, the ability to discuss complex subjects online. However, the online asynchronous discussion environment seems to offer...