Beard, Lawrence A., Harper, Cynthia, and Gena Riley. “Online Versus On-Campus Instruction:
This article examines the attitudes and perceptions of students who experience either online or in-campus education. Many perspectives are found, including the ease of Blackboard resource distribution, the importance of typing about experiences, and the quality of professor-related contact.
De la Varre, Claire, Keane, Julie, and Matthew J. Irvin. “Enhancing Online Distance Education
in Small Rural US Schools: A Hybrid, Learner-Centered Model.” JALN vol 15 no 4 (Nov 2010): 35.
This study describes an online distance education intervention in small rural US schools where a learner centered model was created to provide better interaction and communication between teacher and student. These provided more positive outcomes for students than standard online or traditional models.
PRNewswire. “McGraw University: Online Education is as Effective as Traditional Classroom
Instruction.” PRNewsWire. Aug 14, 2012.
This news article details the findings and implications of a study that indicates online education having equal outcomes to that of traditional education environments.
Van de Vord, Rebecca, and Korolyn Pogue. “Teaching Time Investment: Does Online Really
Take More Time than Face-to-Face?” IRRODL vol 13 no 3 (June 2012): 132.
This study was performed to determine whether or not online teaching takes more time and energy on faculty than traditional teaching; according to the results, face-to-face teaching requires more time for reach student, but online teaching still takes up a greater amount of teacher’s time and resources.
Van Schaik, Paul, and Philip Barker. “A Comparison of On-Campus and Online Course Delivery
Methods in Southern Nevada.” IETI vol 40, no 1 (2003): 5.
This article compares delivery technologies for online courses, between online and on-campus course delivery. The results show no real differences between the two, indicating an equal amount of effort between both avenues of education.
Williams, Lauren. “SCC’s New Online Classes Offer Students New Learning Avenue.”
ClintonNC.com. Jan 28, 2013.
This article notes the creation of the ed2g online courses provided by Sampson Community College; this will be used in the essay to showcase examples of existing distance education interventions.
