Quarterly Review of Distance Education

Research that Guides Practice

Edited by: Michael Simonson, Nova Southeastern University and Anymir Orellana, Nova Southeastern University

Volume 6 #4, 2005

Editor's Statement. Michael Simonson

ARTICLES
Factors Influencing the Use of Cognitive Tools in Web-Based Learning Environments: A Case Study. Erol Ozcelik and Soner Yildirim

In Search of Quality: An Analysis of e-Learning Guidelines and Specifications. Atsusi Hirumi

Distance Education Training for Distance Education Trainers: The Roadmap to Effective Distance Education Instructional Design Project. Ricky W. Telg, Lisa Lundy, Tracy Irani, Cheryl Bielema, Kim E. Dooley, Erik Anderson, and Rebekah Raulerson

The Online Top-Down Modeling Model. Sha Li and Daonian Liu

School Climate: Sense of Classroom and School Communities in Online and On-Campus Higher Education Courses. Alfred P. Rovai, Mervyn J. Wighting, and Jing Liu

Self-regulation in Web-Based Courses: A Review and the Need for Research. Charles B. Hodges

Enhancing Graduate Students' Performance as Threaded Discussion Leaders in a Web-Based Proposal Writing Course. William F. Brescia, Jr. and Michael T. Miller

The U.S. Army's Impact on the History of Distance Education. Steve Duncan

BOOK REVIEWS, Daniel V. Eastmond, Book Review Editor

Making Sense of Online Learning: A Guide for Beginners and the Truly Skeptical, by Patti Shank and Amy Sitze. Jeffrey Bohrer

The Information Commons: A Public Policy Report, by Nancy Kranich. Marybeth Green

Distance Education: What Works Well, by Michael Corry and Chih-Hsiung Tu (Eds.). Nick Eastmond

Internet Environments for Science Education, by Marcia C. Linn, Elizabeth A. Davis, and Philip Bell. Philip A. Schmidt

Conference Calendar, Marsha Burmeister

Author Biographical Data

Index