These four featured papers were presented at the 2007 Association of Educational Communications and Technology Conference in Anaheim, California and were selected from the 48 papers sponsored by the Distance Learning Division. After the conference, the authors were invited to submit their papers for publication. The papers were reviewed by Les Moller, Gary Anglin, Vance Durrington, Christine Greenhow, and Anthony Piña.
The first paper by Bolinger, Use Patterns of Visual Cues in Computer-Mediated Communication, examines the use of the use of visual communication elements in a virtual learning environment. Hsu, Ching, Mathews, and Carr-Chellman's article, Undergraduate Students’ Self-Regulated Learning Experiences in Web-Based Learning Environments, reports on student use of self-regulated learning in a Web-based general science course. The third paper, by Schutt and Allen, The Effects of Instructor Immediacy Behaviors in Online Learning Environments, focuses on the use of instructor immediacy behaviors in audio only and video and audio in an online learning environment. The final paper, by Hu and Gramling, Learning Strategies for Success in a Web-Based Course, examines the use of self-regulated learning strategies in a Web-based course.
