Distance Learning

For Educators, Trainers, and Leaders

Sponsored by the U.S. Distance Learning Association and Information Age Publishing

Indexed in DE Hub

Volume 13 #3, 2016

FEATURED ARTICLES

DISTANCE EDUCATION AND JAMAICA’S HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM, Patricia Georgia Daley Chin.

IMPLEMENTING DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION FOR ONLINE COLLEGE WRITING COURSES: ADDRESSING CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPING BEST PRACTICES, Heather Lunsford and Gretchen Treadwell.

APPLYING ADULT LEARNING PRINCIPLES TO ONLINE COURSE DESIGN, Seth Allen.

SPECIAL SECTION: RICHARD CLARK REVISITED, WHAT HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SAY.

INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL SECTION, Michael Simonson, Editor.

RICHARD CLARK’S “MERE VEHICLES” DEBATE, Brandon Koehler.

THE INFLUENCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA ON ACHIEVEMENT IN PHYSICAL THERAPY TEACHING, Cory Manton.

ARE MEDIA MERE VEHICLES? Heidi McDermott.

THE IMPACT OF MEDIA ON LEARNING: A PERSPECTIVE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, Adam Rufa.

MERE VEHICLES—A WHITE PAPER, Rebecca Martin.

“MERE VEHICLES”: A WHITE PAPER, Mitchell Selhorst.

COLUMNS:

ENDS AND MEANS.

What Is Engagement? —by Natalie B. Milman.

TRY THIS: Student Backgrounds: One Key to Better Online Classroom Engagement! —by Errol Craig Sull.

ASK ERROL! —by Errol Craig Sull.

AND FINALLY ... E‐books, Online Books, and Real Books —by Michael Simonson