Group Leadership for Effective Contact Sessions Within the Distance Education Setting

Dimensions and Constituents of a Desired Model for Setting Guidelines within the Iranian System of Education

The educational system of any country plays a significant role in its sustainable development and progress. However, to fulfill this function there must exist a set of guidelines and policies aimed at such development. The process of setting such a set of guidelines requires a homegrown model for development of the guidelines, and their implementation and supervision. To this end, 14 interviews...

Telepresence in Synchronous Distance Education Sessions

We have developed an application to explore the use of Telepresence in synchronous Distance Education sessions. The professor and the remote group of students share three forms of collaboration that are seamlessly integrated in the application: 1) Streamed live Audio and Video 2) A tool that allows the instructor to present slides to the remote students and 3) A networked virtual environment th...

Effective Leadership: Best from a Distance?

Qualities of Effective Leadership in Higher Education

The leadership of Higher Education institutions has been placed under increasing scrutiny since the 1980s with the expansion of student numbers, changes in funding for student places, increased marketization and student choice, and continuing globalisation of the sector. In this climate of change Higher Education institutions have been required to consider how to develop their leaders and what ...

Leadership Strategies for Coordinating Distance Education Instructional Development Teams

Introduction Boundaries between classroom-based, blended, and distance education are blurring. Contemporary classroom-based courses typically have a course website. Instructors’ editions of textbooks include PowerPoint lectures that can be either presented in a classroom or licensed for distance distribution. Students’ editions include etutorials and quizzes for independent learning. Classroom ...