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Employment Status, Teaching Load, and Student Performance in Online Community College Courses
Witt Salley; Melanie Shaw
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 18, No. 2
A continued need exists for community college administrators to develop and implement strategies to ensure sufficient staffing to meet demand for online courses and promote student success. The problem this study addressed was threefold. First,...
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Persistence in an Online Master's Degree Program: Perceptions of Students and Faculty
Deborah Budash; Melanie Shaw
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 20, No. 3 (2017)
Persistence in online learning experiences has been perceived as chronically lower than in face-to-face learning, but a comprehensive understanding of this phenomenon has proven elusive. As online learning opportunities continue to expand, a better...
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Secrets to Teaching Online and Loving It!
Kelley Jo Walters; Melanie Shaw
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 974–981
Anyone interested in pursuing an online teaching career must diligently apply for open positions and document each step taken. Like most jobs, opportunities in distance learning are competitive. Moreover, the application process can be very time...
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Factors That Influence Student Attrition in Online Courses
Melanie Shaw; Scott Burrus; Karen Ferguson
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 19, No. 3 (2016)
Research was conducted to explore predictors for online higher education student attrition. This research was conducted using results from the SmarterMeasure Learning Readiness Indicator to track students in their degree programs. In addition,...
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An Evaluation of Student Outcomes by Course Duration in Online Higher Education
Melanie Shaw; Barry Chametzky; Scott W. Burrus; Kelley J. Walters
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 16, No. 3 (2013)
To facilitate student learning and ensure financial stability, leaders in higher education institutions offering online degrees and programs are adopting flexible course schedules with shorter terms. The literature does not include many evaluations...
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The Use of Learning Contracts to Promote Student Success in Online Doctoral Programs
Melanie Shaw; Diane Blyler; Jama Bradley; Scott Burrus; Raymond Rodriguez
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 18, No. 3 (2015)
This quantitative study provides evidence of the benefits of learning contracts in online higher education. In this study, data were gathered from doctoral students who had completed all course work and comprehensive exams, but failed to make...
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A Comparative Typology of Student and Institutional Expectations of Online Faculty
Melanie E. Shaw; Meena C. Clowes; Scott W. M. Burrus
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 20, No. 2 (2017)
Online faculty must uphold institutional expectations for their performance. Typically, online institutions have specific guidelines for faculty-to-student interactions; yet, student expectations of faculty may not necessarily align with...
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The Genre Of Instructor Feedback In Doctoral Programs: A Corpus Linguistic Analysis
Kelley Jo Walters; Patricia Henry; Michael Vinella; Steve Wells; Melanie Shaw; James Miller
International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 14, No. 4 (2015) pp. 525–550
Providing transparent written feedback to doctoral students is essential to the learning process and preparation for the capstone. The purpose of this study was to conduct a qualitative exploration of faculty feedback on benchmark written...
Topics: Faculty
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Faculty Professional Development and Student Satisfaction in Online Higher Education
Robert Todd Kane; Melanie Shaw; Sangho Pang; Witt Salley; J. Blake Snider
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 19, No. 2 (2016)
With the ever-increasing availability of online education opportunities, understanding the factors that influence online student satisfaction and success is vital to enable administrators to engage and retain this important stakeholder group. The...
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Relationships among Faculty Training, Faculty Degree, Faculty Longevity, and Student Satisfaction in Online Higher Education
Robert Todd Kane; Melanie Shaw; Sangho Pang; Witt Salley; J Blake Snider
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 18, No. 4
With the ever-increasing availability of online education opportunities, understanding the factors that influence online student satisfaction and success is vital to enable administrators to engage and retain this important stakeholder group. The...