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From: Wikipedia- Should we allow the use of this web site?

I also do not let students use wikipedia, if it can be found there great but verify it with a more credible source from the library. Though I don't… ...

- Door

From: Wikipedia- Should we allow the use of this web site?

I am one of those instructors who does not allow wikipedia as a source in my classroom. However I also do not allow dictionaries, encyclopedia or… ...

- DrGallagher

From: Developing OnLine Classes

Thanks Carla. AT AIU we constantly work towards offering new programs for our students. My Bachelor's degree was in Pyschology from a traditional… ...

- DrGallagher

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Wikipedia- Should we allow the use of this web site?

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Wikipedia- Should we allow the use of this web site?

Jennie E. Ver Steeg

The discussion on whether or not instructors should allow the use of Wikipedia as an online source in researching topics has been an ongoing topic for several years. Now a ...

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Developing OnLine Classes

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Developing OnLine Classes

Dr. Eileen Gallagher

Several of the national technology conferences have seen an increase in educators wanting to be able to prepare online courses. Many school districts are trying to offer ...

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Should Home Schooling be limited by state rules?

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Home Schooling: Should it be limited by rules from the state?

Dr. Eileen Gallagher

Home Schooling is facing new legislative initiatives to control when and how parents can home school their children. Some states have passed legislation requiring that ...

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Gear Up for Success

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Dr. Jeannette K. Jones, RCC

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Gear Up), is a federal initiative established in 1998 intended to encourage the pursuit of undergraduate ...

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What is College Level Work?

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What is College Level Work?

Dr. Jim Hite

A current dilemma in education is how to judge what is appropriate work from students at various levels of the post secondary education environment. In a recent research ...

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Internet Blockers to Online education

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Dr. Eileen Gallagher

Should we be teaching students to use the internet appropriately or should we be protecting them with blockers? Many blockades are placed in the way of educators trying to ...

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Teacher Training in the Digital Age

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Teacher Training in the Digital Age

Dr. Eileen Gallagher

For many generations educators (including me and most of the teachers I have known over the 40 years I have been an educator) have worked to help students learn by being ...

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Is online learning right for me?

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Is online learning right for me?

Dr. Eileen Gallagher

The first thing to understand when deciding whether online learning is for you or not is: Not all online programs are the same. There are multiple levels of use of the ...

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Critical Thinking and Internet Sources

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Critical Thinking and Internet Sources

Dr. Eileen Gallagher

As a facilitator of an Online Masters of Education program, I have found the widening possibilities provided by new technologies and the vast amount of accessibility on the ...

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Online Instructors Choices

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Online Instructors Choices

Dr. Eileen Gallagher

Having recently read an article on how to be a successful online instructor, I started to think about how my teaching style has changed over the last 3 years. My early ...

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