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Refereed Proceedings
Volume 2007, Number 1


Table of Contents

Building Community, Linking Islands: A Distance Learning Model from Hawaii
Mike Menchaca, Ellen S. Hoffman, Peter Leong and Ariana Eichelberger, University of Hawaii, USA (pages 1-9)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/menchaca.pdf

Gaming/Writing: Alternative Discourse Communities in Online or Digitally Enhanced Technical Writing Classrooms
Anne R. Richards, University of Sfax, Tunisia and Adrienne P. Lamberti, University of Northern Iowa, USA (pages 10-23)
Full Text (pdf) -https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/richards.pdf

Assessing Online Asynchronous Discussion in Online Courses: An Empirical Study
Shijuan Liu, Indiana University, USA (pages 24-32)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/liu.pdf

Online Tutoring and the Offshoring of Education
Linda Ciano, New York University, USA (pages 33-45)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/ciano.pdf

Online PPST Preparation for the Pacific
Paul B. McKimmy, C. M. Lucas, and Xu Di, University of Hawaii, USA (pages 46-51)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/mckimmy.pdf

The Confluence: Process Theory, Contact Zones, and Online Composition
Alexis McMillan-Clifton, Highline Community College, USA (pages 52-61)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/mcmillan.pdf

Is WebCT a Better Choice for On-Campus Marketing Students? The experience of undergraduate student users in Victoria, Australia
Helen Madden-Hallett, Victoria University, Australia (pages 62-69)
Full Text (pdf) -https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/madden.pdf

Blended Realities: A Virtual Tour of Education in Second Life
Cynthia Calongne, Colorado Technical University and Jeff Hiles, Wright State University, USA (pages 70-90)
Full Text (pdf) -https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/calongne.pdf

Improving the Podcast as a Lecture Content Delivery Method
Michael-Brian Ogawa and David Nickles, University of Hawaii, USA (pages 91-96)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/ogawa.pdf

Virtual Labs in the Online Biology Course: Student Perceptions and Implications for Policy and Practice
Tracey A. Stuckey-Mickell, Northern Illinois University; Bridget D. Stuckey-Danner, City Colleges of Chicago and Brandon C. Taylor, Chicago State University, USA (pages 97-105)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/stuckey.pdf

Welcoming Diversity in Distance Education at UH Manoa: The Special Education Department’s Journey
James R. Skouge, Adam Tanners, and Peter Leong, University of Hawaii, USA (pages 106-115)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/skouge.pdf

Second Life, a Simulation: Barriers, Benefits, and Implications for Teaching
Jase Teoh, Illinois State University, USA (pages 116-125)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/teoh.pdf

Adapting on ground teaching strategies to the WWW: The Odyssey Continues
Ruby Evans, Southern University at Shreveport Louisiana, USA (pages 126-136)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/evans.pdf

Technology-Integrated Education: The Indian Experience
Bernard John Poole, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, USA
and Ch. Vijayalakshmi, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam (Women’s University), India (pages 136-146)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/poole.pdf

Online Learner Satisfaction: Learner-Instructor Discourse
Peter Kiriakidis, 1387909 ONTARIO INC, Canada (pages 147-158)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/kiriakidis.pdf

Curbing Academic Dishonesty in Online Courses
Anita M. Krsak, Lakeland Community College, USA (159-170)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/krsak.pdf

The Development of Online Student Skills: Successful online students share their secrets
Alan R. Roper, Golden Gate University, USA (pages 170-183)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/roper.pdf

A Market Analysis of Online Education
Jason Caudill, The University of Tennessee, USA (pages 183-192)
Full Text (pdf) - https://tccpapers.coe.hawaii.edu/archive/2007/caudill.pdf