Quarterly Review of Distance Education

Research that Guides Practice

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

Volume 6 #2, 2005

Distance Education: Eight Steps for Transforming an Organization. Michael Simonson

ARTICLES
Does It Matter? Analyzing the Results of Three Different Learning Delivery Methods. William N. Chernish, Agnes L. DeFranco, James R. Linder and Kim E. Dooley

College Students' Perceptions of Quality in Distance Education: The Importance of Communication. Madeline Ortiz-Rodriguez, Ricky W. Telg, Tracy Irani, T. Grady Roberts and Emily Rhoades

Online Teaching and Learning in TESL Professional Development. Hetty Roessingh and Carla Johnson

Student Success in Online K-12 Education. Tammy Ronsisvalle and Ryan Watkins

Deep Learning: The Knowledge, Methods and Cognition Process in Instructor-led Online Discussion. Byron Havard, Jianxia Du and Anthony Olinzock

SPECIAL REPORTS
Examining the Impact of Learning Communities on Motivation. Leslie Moller, Jason Huett, David Holder, Jon Young, Douglas Harvey and Veronica Godshalk

Promoting Classroom Technology Use. Barbara Rosenfled and Manuel Martinez-Pons

Graduate Faculty Perceptions of Online Teaching. Sharon Santilli and Vesna Beck

BOOK REVIEWS, Daniel V. Eastmond, Book Review Editor

Distance Education: The Complete Guide to Design, Delivery, and Improvement, by Judith L. Johnson. Janet Ross Kendall

Technology: Taking the Distance Out of Learning, by Margit Misangyi Watts (Ed.), New Directions for Teaching and Learning. Nathan K. Lindsay and Scott L. Howell

Distance Learning and University Effectiveness: Changing Educational Paradigms for Online Learning, by Caroline Howard, Karen D. Schenk, and Richard Discenza. Scott L. Howell

Development and Management of Virtual Schools: Issues and Trends, by Catherine Cavanaugh. Marlene Rothermel

Conference Calendar, Marsha L. Burmeister
Author Biographical Data