A Work Sample Approach to Hiring Student Personnel Administrators for Distance Education Programs

NASPA Journal ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan M. Schwitzer ◽  
Radha J. Horton-Parker ◽  
Jill C. Jurgens
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Student Adjustment ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Work Sample ◽  
Personnel Administrators ◽  
Student Personnel ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
College Student Personnel ◽  
Student Personnel Administrators

Student personnel professionals are beginning to have key roles and increased involvement in distance learning programs, by administering distance education systems and supporting distance student adjustment, learning, and development. This article presents a work sample exercise for use when interviewing and hiring college student personnel administrators for professional positions in distance learning programs.

Understanding Different Categories of Attrition in Distance Education Program

2011 ◽  
pp. 1917-1925
Author(s):  
Seung Youn (Yonnie) Chung
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Service Companies ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The U.S

Distance learning is often referred to as taking training or education courses that are either synchronously or asynchronously delivered via various media such as audio, video, or computer, especially Internet technologies in recent years. The number of corporate training programs delivered via Internet technologies (a.k.a., e-learning) has dramatically increased over the last several years. According to ASTD reports (2002, 2003), the percentage of e-learning programs delivered in the Benchmark Service companies in the U.S. increased from 8.8% of total training hours in 2000 to 10.5% in 2001. The number of distance programs offered at degree-granting educational institutions in the U.S. has also gradually increased each year. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2003), 56% of two-year or four-year degree-granting educational institutions offered distance education (DE) courses during the 12-month 2000-2001 academic year, and during the time period, about 2.8 million students were enrolled in college-level credit-granting DE courses, the majority of which were Internet-based courses. Internet-delivered instruction has gained credibility during recent years as well. Research has shown that there seems to be no significant difference in terms of the effectiveness of instruction delivered in traditional classroom settings and the effectiveness of instruction delivered via the Internet (van Schaik, Barker & Beckstrand, 2003). Such research findings, coupled with potential benefits such as cost-effectiveness and convenience, have likely contributed to the increasing popularity of Internet-delivered distance learning programs.

Understanding Different Categories of Attrition in Distance Education Programs

2011 ◽  
pp. 2177-2186
Author(s):  
Seung Youn (Yonnie) Chyung
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Service Companies ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The U.S

Distance learning is often referred to as taking training or education courses that are either synchronously or asynchronously delivered via various media such as audio, video, or computer, especially Internet technologies in recent years. The number of corporate training programs delivered via Internet technologies (a.k.a., e-learning) has dramatically increased over the last several years. According to ASTD reports (2002, 2003), the percentage of e-learning programs delivered in the Benchmark Service companies in the U.S. increased from 8.8% of total training hours in 2000 to 10.5% in 2001. The number of distance programs offered at degree-granting educational institutions in the U.S. has also gradually increased each year. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2003), 56% of two-year or four-year degree-granting educational institutions offered distance education (DE) courses during the 12-month 2000-2001 academic year, and during the time period, about 2.8 million students were enrolled in college-level credit-granting DE courses, the majority of which were Internet-based courses. Internetdelivered instruction has gained credibility during recent years as well. Research has shown that there seems to be no significant difference in terms of the effectiveness of instruction delivered in traditional classroom settings and the effectiveness of instruction delivered via the Internet (van Schaik, Barker & Beckstrand, 2003). Such research findings, coupled with potential benefits such as cost-effectiveness and convenience, have likely contributed to the increasing popularity of Internet-delivered distance learning programs.

Chief Student Personnel Administrators

NASPA Journal ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne L. Paul ◽  
Richard E. Hoover
Keyword(s):  
Personnel Administrators ◽  
Student Personnel ◽  
Student Personnel Administrators
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