FEATURED ARTICLES
01 SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM: FLORIDA VIRTUAL SCHOOL: GROWING AND MANAGING A VIRTUAL GIANT
Kay Johnson
07 WHO’S RESEARCHING VIRTUAL SCHOOLS: A CASE FOR INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS
Michael K. Barbour
13 AN OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. NAVY SUSTAINING DISTANCE TRAINING
Derek Takara and Zane L. Berge
21 BLOGGING WITH GRADUATE STUDENTS
Melanie L. Buffington
29 HOW TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE INTERINSTITUTIONAL, TRANS-DISCIPLINARY ONLINE FACULTY
Susan Fey, Mary Emery, and Cornelia Flora
35 E-MAIL PROTOCOL AND ONLINE LEARNING
Sandi Grandberry
39 THE VOICE OF THE ONLINE GRADUATE STUDENT: SOLUTIONS FOR A BETTER EXPERIENCE
Karan Powell
43 ADAPTIVE LEARNING: A DYNAMIC METHODOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVE ONLINE LEARNING
Nishikant Sonwalkar
47 INTERACTIVITY IN DISTANCE EDUCATION
Marlene Mahle
53 WHAT SHALL WE DO? DISTANCE EDUCATION FACULTY CONCERNS AND SOUND SOLUTIONS
Pat Moreland and Wajeha Hanadi Saleh
61 QUESTIONS STUDENTS ASK ABOUT DISTANCE EDUCATION
Noel O. Lawson
COLUMNS
67 ENDS AND MEANS: Research on Distance Education
—by Ryan Watkins
73 NEW MEDIA, NEW LEARNING: Betting on the Right Google Jockey
—by Craig Ullman
76 AND FINALLY … Virtual—Is There a Better Word?
—by Michael Simonson
REPORTS FROM USDLA
34 Another Year Ends as Another Year Begins
—by John G. Flores
34 USDLA Highlights
—by Deborah Harrison
34 Focus on Learning
—by Paul Roitman Bardack
34 USDLA Chapters Strive for Excellence
—by Kris Phelps
EDITORIAL BOARD AND STAFF
EDITOR: Michael Simonson
MANAGING EDITOR: Charles Schlosser
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Anymir Orellana
COPY EDITOR: Margaret Crawford
ASSOCIATION EDITOR: John G. Flores
PUBLISHER: Information Age Publishing
PURPOSE
Distance Learning, an official publication of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), is sponsored by the USDLA, by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University, and by Information Age Publishing. Distance Learning is published four times a year for leaders, practitioners, and decision makers in the fields of distance learning, e-learning, telecommunications, and related areas.
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The UWW Faculty Workshop: Turning Pedagogy into Practice Phylise Banner Klein
Distance Education in the Public High School Sheryl Brenner
Online High School Courses: Preventing Dropouts and Providing a Successful Learning Experience Fern Entrekin
The Arkansas Virtual High School Valeree R. Falduto and Richard Ihde
