Distance Education in Higher Education: Two Graduate Level Programs

Angela Benson

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4665–4670

This paper describes two model graduate level distance education programs. A description of the program structure is followed by a description of how that structure facilitates learner interactions. The programs distinguish themselves by their...

Topics: Distance Education

Using Online Learning To Meet Workforce Demand: A Case Study of Stakeholder Influence

Angela D. Benson

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 3, No. 4 (2002) pp. 443–52

Investigated how stakeholder interests influenced one state's efforts to provide online undergraduate degree programs to meet workforce needs. Describes the use of an embedded qualitative case study design; discusses findings that showed that the...

Assessing Participant Learning in Online Environments

Angela D. Benson

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education Vol. 100 (2003) pp. 69–78

Assessing participant learning in online environments provides benefits and challenges. Fortunately, the available technology tools allow for a wide range of assessment techniques. Based on the purpose and scope of the assessment and the nature of...

A Typology for Conducting Research in Culture, Learning and Technology

Angela D. Benson

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 62, No. 4 (2018) pp. 329–335

This article provides answers to two often-asked questions: 1) What is culture, learning and technology? and 2) What constitutes research in culture, learning, and technology? In doing so, it presents a typology for research in culture, learning,...

Dimensions of Quality in Online Degree Programs

Angela D. Benson

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 17, No. 3 (2003) pp. 145–159

Using a qualitative case study design, this article explores the different meanings of quality that stakeholders brought to the process of planning online degree programs for a university system distance learning initiative and examines the impact...

An Exploratory Study of Online Postsecondary Education for Low-Income Working Adults: A View from Education Support Programs

Angela D. Benson

Journal of Negro Education Vol. 76, No. 1 (2007)

The role of online learning and distance learning over the Internet in providing post secondary educational opportunities to low-income, working adults who have never attended college is examined. It was found that structured training programs for...

Pedagogy and Policy in the Age of the Wired Professor: A Case Study of Teaching Spanish Language Online

Angela Benson; Elizabeth Wright

T.H.E. Journal Vol. 27, No. 4 (1999) pp. 60–62

Describes an instructional collaboration designed to create and deliver a distance learning module for helping students improve their skills in writing and reading Spanish. Results identified a technology gap, where students without their own...

Distance Education: Ready and Willing to Serve the Underserved?

Angela D. Benson

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 5, No. 1 (2004) pp. 51–57

In 2003, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), recognizing the need for a standard definition of distance education, issued a monograph that posed a definition of distance education as "institution-based, formal...

The Use of Concept Mapping in Instructional System Design: Implications for E-Learning Design

Ya-Ting Teng; Angela Benson

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1459–1466

As e-Learning becomes prevalent, instructional system design in the environments is significantly more important. In order to design a successful learning environment, this study explores the feasibility of incorporating concept mapping into...

Topics: Instructional Design

Evaluation of Instructional Design Capabilities of Asynchronous and Synchronous Instruction

Kristi N. Garrett; Angela D. Benson

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 20, No. 3 (2017)

From a quantitative perspective, this study examined the instructional design knowledge of higher education instructors and others within the instructional design/technology arena who are members of a global educational based Internet forum. Results ...

A Performance Support Tool for Cisco Training Program Managers

Angela D. Benson; Jashoda Bothra; Priya Sharma

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 48, No. 2 (2004) pp. 54–59

Performance support systems can play an important role in corporations by managing and allowing distribution of information more easily. These systems run the gamut from simple paper job aids to sophisticated computer- and web-based software...

Viewing Online Learning through the Lens of Perspective Transformation

Angela Benson; Talmadge Guy; Julie Tallman

International Journal of Educational Telecommunications Vol. 7, No. 3 (2001) pp. 251–269

The purpose of this collective qualitative case study was: (a) to describe the learning perspectives of students enrolled in two online graduate-level library media courses, and (b) to explore the theory of perspective transformation as a possible...

Topics: Change

Rules, roles and tools: Activity theory and the comparative study of e‐learning

Angela Benson; Cormac Lawler; Andrew Whitworth

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 39, No. 3 (May 2008) pp. 456–467

Activity theory (AT) is a powerful tool for investigating ‘artefacts in use’, ie, the ways technologies interrelate with their local context. AT reveals the interfaces between e‐learning at the macro‐ (strategy, policy, ‘campus‐wide’ solutions) and...

Introduction to eBook Publishing for Teaching, Learning and Profit

Angela Benson; Timothy Lewis; Beverly Chappell; Zhetao Guo

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 3825–3830

The Digital Campus is upon us. Most students own tablets or other smart devices. These students are clamoring for class materials and textbooks to be made available on these devices at a reasonable price. As a result, e-books are gaining traction...

Undergraduate Students’ Experiences with Online Microlearning through the Lens of Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction

Laura McNeill; Bernadette Beavers-Forrest; Margaret Rice; Angela Benson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2022 (Apr 11, 2022) pp. 945–950

Microlearning provides a valuable and efficient strategy for delivering content to students, particularly considering COVID-19’s disruption of traditional, face-to-face teaching methods. Microlearning offers focused, self-contained, and on-demand...

Topics: Instructional Design, Distance/Flexible Education, Research & Evaluation

You're Doing What with Technology? An Expose on "Jane Doe" College Professor

Angela Humphrey Brown; Barbara Benson; Anna P. Uhde

College Teaching Vol. 52, No. 3 (Jun 22, 2004)

In this article, the authors discuss the professional development of three college professors as they actively seek to improve their technological skills. The expose uncovers faculty development issues regarding learning and using technology at the...

Internet-Based Learning in Postsecondary Career and Technical Education

Scott D. Johnson; Angela D. Benson; John Duncan; Olga N. Shinkareva; Gail Diane Taylor; Tod Treat

Journal of Vocational Education Research Vol. 29, No. 2 (2004) pp. 101–119

This article presents the results of a national study of distance learning in postsecondary career and technical education (CTE). The main purpose of this study was to identify the current status and future trends associated with distance learning...

Achievement in Online and Campus-Based Career and Technical Education (CTE) Courses

Angela D. Benson; Scott D. Johnson; Gail D. Taylor; Tod Treat; Olga N. Shinkareva; John Duncan

Community College Journal of Research and Practice Vol. 29, No. 5 (June 2005) pp. 369–394

Community colleges are actively involved in distance-learning programs in Career and Technical Education (CTE). Over 76% of community colleges offer some form of distance learning in CTE. Over the years, only a few isolated studies have compared the ...

Community College Participation in Distance Learning for Career and Technical Education

Angela D. Benson; Scott D. Johnson; John Duncan; Olga N. Shinkareva; Gail D. Taylor; Tod Treat

Community College Journal of Research and Practice Vol. 32, No. 9 (September 2008) pp. 665–687

This article presents the results of a national study of distance learning in postsecondary career and technical education (CTE). The main purpose of this study was to identify the current status and future trends associated with distance learning...

Teaching Skill-Based Courses at a Distance

Scott D. Johnson; Angela D. Benson; John Duncan; Olga N. Shinkareva; Gail D. Taylor; Tod Treat

Community College Journal Vol. 75, No. 2 (2004) pp. 9–13

Community colleges have played a key role in connecting high school tech prep, industry training, and baccalaureate education. As an institution of higher education known for its adaptability and willingness to provide customized training, the...

Online and Campus-Based CTE Courses: What's the Difference?

Angela D. Benson; Scott D. Johnson; John R. Duncan; Olga N. Shinkareva; Gail D. Taylor; Tod Treat

Community College Journal Vol. 76, No. 2 (2005) pp. 12–14

A study funded by the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (Benson, Johnson, Taylor, Treat, Shinkareva, & Duncan, 2004) investigated the course structures and environments used for online career and technical education (CTE)...