Category Archives: Journal Articles

The research paper was a survey of statistics aggregated over the last two years of academic records from students who took traditional classes and their distance counterparts. I was not particularly fond of this paper, but the reason I chose … Continue reading →

This article worked to build a case surrounding the usage of cellphones in an educational setting. The two primary avenues the research paper discussed were how the implementation would affect the Community of Inquiry (COI) framework and also the feedback … Continue reading →

An area of great interest to me has always been world religions. I would like to be able one day to teach classes on religion, especially comparative religion. So this article was of particular interest to me. Also, one of … Continue reading →

My article this week focuses on the lost “face-to-face” contact in a distance education setting and its affects on the retention of students. The article states that while the retention rates of students in brick-and-mortar establishments has risen, the retention … Continue reading →

My article this week focuses on the design of online learning environments for learners who are or have been participants in the military. The paper discusses characteristics that are commonly associated with military personnel along with the caveats of blindly … Continue reading →

Abstract. Adult-learning theory challenges faculty to adapt their teaching to certain characteristics of adult learners, including self-direction: if adults direct the bulk of their lives outside of school, they should be permitted to direct their own educational experiences. To what … Continue reading →

Zeichner, K. (2010).Rethinking the connections between campus courses and field experiences in college and university-based teacher education. Journal of Teacher Education 61(1-2) 89–99. What happens if a pre-service early childhood teacher attends college, graduates with a degree in teaching, but … Continue reading →

The article I chose surveys 56 collegiate students in order to find correlations between motivation and the effectiveness of online discussion boards. It is important to note that the form of discussion researched are not through the use of tools … Continue reading →