International Journal of Educational Telecommunications articles from December 2001

International Journal of Educational Telecommunications archives from December 2001

A letter from the editor.(Editorial)
December 22, 2001... Dear IJET Subscribers: AACE is excited to announce that in our efforts to continually improve the journals and report on the field's latest research and developments, we have decided to retitle the International Journal of Education...

Developing distance language learners' interactive competence--can synchronous audio do the trick?
December 22, 2001... This article discusses findings from two pilot studies that investigated the use of Internet-based audio conferencing and e-mail by distance language learners. Students enrolled in courses at the British Open University met once a week online...

Evaluation of distance-learning environments: Impact of usability on student performance.
December 22, 2001... NIKOLAOS K. TSELIOS (1) NIKOLAOS M. AVOURIS (1) ANGELIQUE DIMITRACOPOULOU (2) SOPHIA DASKALAKI (1) Experimental results of usability evaluation of a distance learning system are presented in this article. An experiment is...

The effects of three Web-based delivery models on undergraduate college student achievement.
December 22, 2001... Web-based instruction (WBI) is becoming much more common with the growth of the Internet and available computer networks (Harasim, Hiltz, Teles, & Turoff, 1995). With the rapid expansion of WBI there is a need to examine its effectiveness. This...

Educational research online: Lessons learned.
December 22, 2001... Educational research has long been conducted at a distance; both mail and telephone have successfully been used in survey research. The development of the Internet, specifically, electronic mail, offers yet another medium over which research...

Computer-mediated communication in the online classroom.
December 22, 2001... Online education is one of the most dynamic and enriching forms of learning that exist today. The online environment offers appealing educational alternatives and provides lifelong learning opportunities for those whom a traditional university...