Distance Learning, Faculty Research - Other Online Resources - Student Issues
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Plagiarism
http://plagiarism.com/ three different software programs to help deter and detect plagiarism
http://www.canexus.com/eve/index3.shtml tracks down Internet sources of plagiarism
http://ggu.edu/university_library/plagiarism.html Combating Plagiarism: Guide To Useful Web Pages
Online Readiness
Bill Hoyer's How to Succeed discusses student's issues they need to consider when they are taking an online class.
Taking Your eLearning from Planning to Concept site provides several helpful resources, including another session on determining the readiness of student learner for an online course
Online Staff Development: Lessons Learned advanced online learners forget that all of this is very new to many of our students. Strong, basic information divided into the following subtopics: Pre-requisites, Course/Time Management, Communication Online, Community Attitude, Taking the Course
What Makes a Successful Online Student gets the learner to start asking questions about what it takes to be successful in this environment
Learning Issues
Penn State Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching lists a number of publications and resources for online learning issues for students. Also links to the National Teaching and Learning Forum, a news and research magazine for college teachers
Students’ Distress with a Web-based Distance Education Course addresses the problems that student encounter when learning on-line. It emphasizes the students distress (frustration, anxiety, confusion and more) caused by communication breakdowns and the technical difficulties
"Students' Frustrations with a Web-Based Distance Education Course" illustrates some student perspectives and calls attention to some fundamental issues that could make distance education a more satisfying learning experience
