Faculty work in developing and teaching web‐based distance courses: A case study of time and effort |
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| Authors: | James A Visser |
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| Institution: | Assistant Professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration , Western Michigan University , 220 E. Walwood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008 E-mail: james.visser@wmich.edu |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Using an experiential case approach, this study explores the conventional wisdom that distance education courses require greater faculty work effort and time commitment than traditionally taught courses. The study's basis for analysis is an instructor's time and effort in developing and delivering a graduate‐level course in public administration, for both a distance course (a modality with which he had no previous experience) and his traditional classroom courses. The study finds support for the conventional wisdom. But it also suggests hypotheses for future comparative analysis that development and delivery time and effort may partially depend on the accumulation of instructor experience and the level of institutional support. This article also identifies some implications for future research and faculty participation in distance education. |
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