| Abstract: | Conclusion Garrison’s (2000) review of distance education theories describes the current need for ”sustained real two-way communication
... that refiect(s) a collaborative approach to distance education” (p. 13). One way to apply such theories to research and
coursework is to use collaborative documents to promote transactions culminating in deliberation among the key players. Such
deliberation can create ”a particular kind of democratic public culture among the deliberators: listening as well as talking,
sharing resources, forging decisions together rather than only advocating positions taken earlier, and coming to disagreement”
(Parker, Ninomiya, & Cogan, 1999, p. 129).
Her research interests are collaborative learning in distance education, impact of culture on online learners, and design
of online instruction for constructivist learning environments.
Her primary research interests are in design considerations for collaborative online environments and in the powers of shared
multimedia for enhancing personal growth, multicultural understanding, and global awareness. She investigates visual messages:
how they can be shared and interpreted by learners, their impact, and how their impact can be researched.
Her research interests are in computer and network-based foreign language and cultural learning. |
