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*** The alt.education.distance FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ***

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FAQ Maintainers: Neil Hynd, pen...@emirates.net.ae, Al Lepine
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6. After I've graduated, what next ?

The work is finished and the diploma has arrived. What now ? Although
tradition varies from country to country, it may not be time yet to bask in
the warmth of your accomplishment.

In the USA, there are at least three things left that you can choose to do,
especially if you are a graduate/post-graduate alumnus, to maximize the
effectiveness of your DL degree: announce it, present it, and publish it.

Announcing your degree via your local newspaper or company bulletin, while
optional, is an easy way to show your pride and achievement. The more pride
you show in your degree, the more respect others will accord you for it.
You don't need a fancy press release. Simply type up the facts: your name,
city, degree, university, and date of graduation. Your local newspaper
editor will do the rest. For an even better announcement, ask your faculty
advisor to check it over before you send it out to be published.

The second thing to do is to present your work. If you wrote a thesis or a
dissertation, you may wish to share the research results with the
professional community through local, state, regional, national, and
international conferences.

For many people, publishing their work is more practical than presenting
it. This is the third and most time-consuming addendum to earning your
degree. You can do both or either. Publishing your work takes three basic
forms: as is, as an article, and as a book.

Publishing your thesis or dissertation as is means paying a fee and filling
out an application for a library abstract service to make your work
available to the public. The purpose is to share the results, and to
receive feedback and recognition from others in your field. Otherwise, what
good will your work do after the degree?

Getting published in scholarly journals is never easy, and is rarely
compensated monetarily. Again, this avenue is pursued in order to share
research with other academicians, and to help establish oneself in a given
field of research. Always send for the writer's guidelines first, or your
submission will be returned to you unread. Follow all directions exactly,
and be prepared for several re-writes. Acceptance is rarely unconditional
on the first attempt.

Publishing your thesis or dissertation in book form requires three basic
steps. First, write a detailed outline of the book you want to write, based
on your work. Second, submit your outline to publishers until it is
accepted. Third, re-write your work to the publisher's specifications. The
sooner you do this after completing your degree, the easier it may be to
do, because your work will still be fresh in your mind.

Finally, if you caught the research bug during your thesis or dissertation
preparation, you may wish to continue, expand, or modify your original
research, or begin a new project. There are several good books about
obtaining grant money to do this. One US published work is a Peterson's
title called "Grants for Graduate & Postdoctoral Study: Details on 1,400
Fellowships, Scholarships, Grants, Awards, and Prizes" (Fourth Edition).

You may also find research money on the Internet. People have even picked
up support for their research goals by posting on Usenet Newsgroup
discussions that dealt with their field of interest !

7. What are Research Degrees ?

Research degrees can offer the opportunity to earn advanced degrees with
little or no residency, and often at a very economical cost. The subject
and choices have been studied in detail by Dr. John Bear in his book on
non-traditional education, details of which can be found on the AED DL
booklist. Dr. Bear has also frequently answered questions on the subject
via the AED newsgroup.

Australia, Britain and South Africa are leading sources of research-only
degrees. However in keeping with the relative independence of universities
in some of these countries, the approach can differ from one to the next
and may strongly depend on a relationship with the university or a faculty
member.

In Britain, a frequent approach is to register for an M.Phil. degree which
can either be completed, or on the strength of progress can be developed
into a PhD. Those already holding a master's degree would be able to begin
at the doctoral level, on the basis of an accepted research proposal.

Research Degree candidates should normally hold a first-class or second-
class honors degree, or an equivalent qualification, in a subject relevant
to their proposed field of research. Applicants without such qualifications
may be accepted in special circumstances but they will have to demonstrate
their suitability by taking examinations or by other appropriate means,
both before and during their studies.

Candidates whose first language is not English must provide evidence that
their English language level is sufficient to meet the specific demands of
their study. Candidates will normally be expected to have obtained either
the British Council IELTS with a score of 5.5 or paper based TOEFL with a
score of 530 or computer based TOEFL with a score of 200 (with an essay
rating of 4.0). Some departments may require an English Language
qualification above the stipulated minimum.

Being research-based there would be no coursework involved, or any credits
earned by any necessary work would not count towards the advanced degree
itself.

An effective approach would be to identify a university that is active in
the field concerned, and then to make contact at faculty or department
administrator level to pursue the exact arrangements one-to-one as far as
possible.

Of course, it would be necessary to show that you have access to all of the
required resources needed to carry out the research, and to keep in close
contact with the appointed supervisor.

Contact with faculty can be helped by the increased tendency of some
universities to run various in-country courses around the world, in which
case supervisors may be able to visit you rather than vice-versa. This is
particularly true if the research project has employer support, and
employer facilities are involved in the research work itself.

Increasing use can also be made of web-based conferencing and use of
standard tools such as Microsoft NetMeeting.

8. What can you tell me about Certifications that can be earned by Distance
Learning ?

As mentioned earlier, DL can take many forms. One type of qualification
that has developed rapidly by DL is the "certification". The best-known are
probably those offered in the computing field based on knowledge of
proprietary systems such as Cisco (Networking), IBM, Lotus, Microsoft,
Novell (Networking), Oracle and Sybase (Databases and System Development).

Another group are so-called "generic" certifications demonstrating an
identifiable set of skills that register with organisations seeking those
skills in new or existing employees. A good example are those from the
Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA at www.comptia.org) with
A+ Hardware and Software, iNet+, Network+ and CDIA technician-level
certifications.

Another source of generic "independent" certifications can be found at
Tekmetrics (www.tekmetrics.com) e-certification in more than 40 categories
covering computer, English communication and project management skills.

None of these certifications have "accreditation" in the sense described in
these FAQs, but they are never-the-less becoming a "gold standard" for
competencies in the respective areas. Indeed, some college degrees now
include the gaining of such certifications as part of their learning
objectives.

The way these certifications work is generally to obtain the study text
either from the originators themselves or third party publishers such as
Osborne McGraw Hill. Such books also usually come with CD instruction
materials, including practice tests. Courses are also provided at local
centres, but these cost a lot more than self-study texts.

To achieve the formal certification, the student must register for and pass
an on-line test under controlled conditions managed by a local agent using
services offered by organisations such as Sylvan Prometric
(www.sylvanprometric.com) and Virtual University Enterprises (www.vue.com).
The testing is rigorous and often uses adaptive-type tests weighing the
questions based on relative difficulty. Questions are multi-choice (with
one or more correct selections), frequently based on scenarios likely to be
met in practice.

You can try sample tests at sites such as www.testfree.com or
www.measureup.com, and join their exam preparation services at low cost
either as downloads or monthly subscriptions.

9. What are the implications of On-Line Education in Distance Learning ?

On-line education is becoming a reality which no-one interested in Distance
Learning can ignore. The technology exists, as do low-cost web campus
facilities such as those from WebCT or even over the internet from
blackboard.com and others.

As a contribution to this subject, we welcome "guest" input from Terrence
R. Redding, Ph.D. considering the question: "Will All Educational
Institutions will make the transition to the Information Age and Distance
Education ?"

Do you know the difference between information and knowledge ? Educational
institutions world-wide are entering the Information Age. Most educational
institutions - sadly - are not yet in transition. Indeed, most nations have
not made the transition to the information age. It is my contention that
many educational institutions who could, will not make the transition to
the information age and distance education, at least not in our lifetime.
Those that don't will be stuck in the Industrial Age (Toffler, 1980), or
before. Possibly trapped in the Agricultural Age, or before.

The Information Age, while an identifiable point in time (wave, as in a
moving point, in a continuum) will give birth to the Knowledge Age and a
rebirth of Taylorism (the elitist notion that the educated will make
decisions for the uneducated - directing the industrial might of the
Industrial Age nations and enterprizes). The Knowledge Age (which will
constitute a fourth wave) will make a clear distinction between those who
understand the power of knowledge and those who think power lies in the
transmission and holding of information.

There are educational institutions (or at least their administrative
components) who seem to fail to make this distinction, and thus think of
themselves oddly as keepers (gate) of knowledge and repositories for
information. Somehow they have misunderstood the Internet and believe it
is supposed to be used to connect and protect their ability to store
knowledge - and that it is being subverted when it is used to
transmit/impart knowledge.

Without being able to say why - they feel threatened because this thing
called the Internet is leaking. At least the knowledge they feel charged
to protect and store - appears to be leaking - leaking everywhere - and
they can't stop it. They see open access to education as something that
must be controlled - by those who are empowered to mechanisms like
accreditation. They see organizations which offer non-accredited education
as rogues who refuse to play by the rules. The fact that no one seems able
to enforce the "rules" is scary to them.

Third wave educators are embracing the information age and using it to
foster access to learning. Those trapped in the industrial age, those
worried about making education to easy - will argue against the use of
technology and confuse the two terms - information and knowledge. (An
example is thinking that answers to test questions represent knowledge, and
not just information).

Fourth wave educators - like Bensusan, Boston and Mazzucelli are busy using
the Internet to disseminate knowledge. They actively seek ways to open
access to the widest number of participants with minimum barriers to
learning.

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10. What's happening at the AED Newsgroup ?

Newsgroup alt.education.distance is a forum to discuss distance education
issues, ideas, and concerns. It is not a commercial forum for people who
sell educational software and other products and services. Commercial
messages are not welcome. Universities often use the newsgroup to describe
new programs, and this is certainly appropriate.

Telling people where to email or write for additional details such as
tuition schedules, is the best way to keep an informational post from
becoming a commercial one. Similarly, DL educational consultants are
encouraged to identify themselves as such, especially in their signature
lines, but interested potential customers should "take it to email."

There is another newsgroup, alt.binaries.education.distance where HTML
files, and other graphic files relevant to distance education can be
posted. When you post here, please alert the readers at
alt.education.distance of the existence of your offering.

The two newsgroups are designed to complement one another, but remember
that some news servers do not keep binary newsgroup content live for very
long.

Netiquette (good online manners) includes these suggestions:

* Write with brevity and on-topic

* Warn of extra long posts in the subject line so that those with slow
modems may choose to avoid them

* Don't "shout" in capital letters, please. *Asterisks* are the preferred
means of emphasizing words. Some people use underline _ marks _ to show
emphasis.

* Flaming, or insulting and rude posting is very disruptive. So is flaming
flamers. Kindness and professionalism is appreciated by all.

* Do not post any material not written by you without express permission of
the original author. When in doubt assume the existence of a copyright. Of
course, posting an excerpt from a post you are replying to is not only
legal, it is an efficient way to communicate. Repeat only those parts of
the post that are relevant, however, so as not to waste everyone's time.

* Please remember that electronic communication does not benefit from
clarifiers such as body language or voice tones, etc., so be cautious with
the use of sarcasm and humor to avoid being misunderstood

At the time of preparing AED FAQ V8.0, questions from those visiting the
FAQs remain very much to do with the source and availability of DL programs
in a variety of subjects.

Greenwich University, founded as a US "state licensed (no recognized
accreditation)" university with Dr. John Bear as president at one time, has
been in the news a lot since its move to Norfolk Island, Australia. This is
because with a proper legal footing in Australia, Greenwich University
would become an internationally recognized (and therefore accredited)
university whereas it was not in Hawaii under the regime of US
accreditation.

Berne University, another school without recognized US accreditation has
also been in the news, due to its location in St. Kitts and Nevis, a
country independent since 1983 located in the Caribbean and part of the
British Commonwealth. Apparently in a recent decision, Berne University has
been accepted as a foreign school by the US DoEd.

Readers of the Newsgroup may wish to e-mail the FAQ maintainers listed
here, and are invited to do so if they want their questions or comments to
be considered privately.

11. What information and reference sources can I use ?

There is one DL resource that has helped hundreds of DL students for years,
and needs to be listed here. Dr. E's Eclectic Compendium of Electronic
Resources in Adult and Distance Education by Dr. Jill H. Ellsworth, a
university professor, lists e-journals, listservs, mailing lists, and more,
and can be found at http://www.oak-ridge.com/topeoip1.html

**Web Site URLs

Here are a few Web URLs (listed by classifications) for universities and
colleges worldwide with DL programs, and to online resources such as
virtual libraries.

No one makes any assurance of quality. It is up to YOU to determine the
value, if any, of each site for your own needs. If you have an addition for
this list to be included in the FAQ's next update, please send it to one of
the FAQ maintainers. It would be helpful if you put the words "FAQ URL
ADDITION" in the "subject" line. To print out this list with or without the
HTML coding, visit the DL FAQ and DL Booklist homepage at
http://personalpages.tds.net/~rlaws/

(11.1) Books and Resources

<a href="http://www.amazon.com">DL Books Resource</a>

<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com">Another DL Books Resource</a>

<a href="http://www.wizpeople.com/acpl">WizPeople Educ. Resources Print
Media</a>

<a href="http://www.dcclifecare.com">Dependent Care Educ. Referral
Service</a>

<a href="http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ilc/index.html">CUHK Independent Learning
Centre</a>

<a href="http://www.umassd.edu/cybered/distlearninghome.html">Welcome to
CyberEd</a>

Also: books on British-style Research Degrees:-

(a) "The Research Student's Guide to Success", Pat Cryer
Open University Press, 1996

(b) "How To Get a PhD", EM Phillips and DS Pugh
Open Univeristy Press, 1994

(11.2) K12

<a href="http://www.hol.edu/">K12 Heritage OnLine</a>

(11.3) Student Support **

<a href="http://www.namss.org.uk">UK Nat. Assoc. for Managers of Student
Services, U.K. Colleges</a>

<a href="http://www.womensu.com">Women's U. Community</a>

<a href="http://www.collegeathome.com">College At Home</a>

<a href="http://www.wzo.org.il/juice/">Jewish University in
Cyberspace</a>

<a href="http://www.back2college.com">Back To College</a>

<a href="http://www.edventures.com">PCS Edventures</a>

<a href="http://www.tutor2000.com">Tutor2000</a>

<a href="http://www.dlnetwork.com">Distance Learning Network</a>

<a href="http://www.degree.net">Bears' Guide</a>

(11.4) Community College / DL Schools

<a href="http://www.cc.cc.ca.us/cconline">Cerro Coso Community College</a>

<a href="http://merlin.mercynet.edu/index.htm/">Mercy College</a>

<a href="http://www.kendall.mdcc.edu/indstudy/dl_index.htm">Miami Dade
Community College</a>

<a href="http://www.nhc.edu">New Hampshire College</a>

<a href="http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/plaza/ad370/">The Virtual Art
School</a>

(11.5) USA Universities with Recognized Accreditation (Regional or DETC)

<a href="http://www.aics.edu">American Institute for Computer
Sciences</a>

<a href="http://www.antioch.edu/index.html">Antioch</a>

<a href="http://www.cchs.edu/">California College for Health
Sciences</a>

<a href="http://www.capellauniversity.edu">Capella University (was The
Graduate School of America)</a>

<a href="http://www.cnuas.edu"/>California National University</a>

<a href="http://www.csu.edu.au/">Charles Sturt University</a>

<a href="http:///www.cosc.edu/">Charter Oak State College</a>

<a href="http://www.cityu.edu/">City University Home Page</a>

<a href="http://www.concord.kaplan.edu">Concord University School
of Law</a>

<a href="http://www.fielding.edu">Fielding Institute</a>

<a href="http://www.indiana.edu/~scs/dl.html">Indiana University - Distance
Learning</a>

<a href="http://www.isimu.edu/">ISIM University</a>

<a href="http://www.jonesinternational.edu/">Jones International
University</a>

<a href="http://dialnsa.edu/home.html">New School for Social
Research/Distance Learning</a>

<a href="http://www.norwich.edu/admiss/">Norwich University</a>

<a href="http://www.nova.edu/">Nova Southeastern University</a>

<a href="http://www.regent.edu">Regent University</a>

<a href="http://neptune.space.und.nodak.edu/">Space Studies Home
Page</a>

<a href="http://www.tesc.edu/">Thomas Edison College (TESC)</a>

<a href=" http://www.tourouniversity.edu/">Touro University
International</a>

<a href="http://www.unioninstitute.edu/">Union Institute</a>

<a href="http://cuonline.edu">University of Colorado Online</a>

<a href="http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/">University of Idaho Engineering
Outreach Program</a>

<a href="http://www.unm.edu/">University of New Mexico</a>

<a href="http://www.uophx.edu/">University of Phoenix</a>

<a href="http://www.uww.edu/business/onlinemba/">Univ. Wisconsin-
Whitewater, Online MBA</a>

<a href="http://www.utahsbr.edu/tech/intro.htm">Utah/USHE Technology/DE
Initiative</a>

<a href="http://www.waldenu.edu/">Walden University</a>

<a href="http://www.wgu.edu">Western Governors University</a>

<a href="http://www.taftu.edu">William Howard Taft University</a>

(11.6) Universities - USA State Licensed (Without Recognized Accreditation)

<a href="http://www.amercoastuniv.edu">American Coastline University,
Louisiana</a>

<a href="http://www.calcoastuniv.edu/">California Coast University</a>

<a href="http://www.cpu.edu">California Pacific University</a>

<a href="http://www.centuryuniversity.edu">Century University, New
Mexico</a>

<a href="http://www.chadwick.edu">Chadwick University,
Alabama</a>

<a href="http://www.colsouth.edu">Columbia Southern University,
Alabama</a>

<a href="http://www.fairfaxu.edu">Fairfax University, Louisiana</a>

<a href="http://www.greenleaf.edu/">Greenleaf University, Missouri</a>

<a href="http://www.kw.edu">Kennedy Western University, Wyoming</a>

<a href="http://mcu.edu/">Miami Christian University, Florida</a>

<a href="http://www.newportu.edu">Newport University, California</a>

<a href="http://www.preston.edu">Preston University, Wyoming</a>

<a href="http://www.scups.edu/">Southern California University for
Professional Studies</a>

<a href="http://www.summitunivofla.edu/">Summit University,
Louisiana</a>

<a href="http://www.trinitycollege.edu">Trinity College and Theological
Seminary, Florida</a>

(11.7) Certifications and Vocational DL Education

<a href="http://www.marketlynx.com/cstm">College of Security Technology and
Management</a>

<a href="http://www.comptia.org">Computer Technology Industry
Association</a>

<a href="http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/marek">Marek Webb Communications
(DL)</a>

<a href="http://www.measureup.org">Measure Up Certification
Resources</a>

<a href="http://www.nyip.com/">New York Institute of Photography</a>

<a href="http://www.sylvanprometric.com ">Sylvan Prometric Online
Testing</a>

<a href="http://www.tekmetrics.com">Tekmetrics</a>

<a href="http://www.transcender.com">Transcender Certification
Resources</a>

<a href="http://www.vue.com">VUE Online Testing</a>

(11.8) Non-USA/Overseas Universities with DE/DL***

<a href="http://www.athabascau.ca/>Athabasca University (Canada)</a> 
<a href="http://www.berne.edu">Berne University (St. Kitts/Nevis)</a>

<a href="http://www.dmu.ac.uk">De Montford University (UK)</a>

<a href="http://www.greenwich.edu">Greenwich University (Australia)</a>

<a href="http://www.hw.ac.uk">Heriot Watt University (UK)</a>

<a href="http://www.leicester.ac.uk">Leicester University (UK)</a>

<a href="http://www.open.ac.uk/">Open University (UK)</a>

<a href="http://www.shef.ac.uk">Sheffield University (UK)</a>

<a href="http://www.scu.edu.au/">Southern Cross University Home
Page</a>

<a href="http://www.teluq.uquebec.ca/">Teleuniversite de l'Universite du
Quebec</a>

<a href="http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/TCTSOnline/">Trinity
College Theological School Online (Australia)</a>

<a href="http://www.dundee.ac.uk">University of Dundee (UK)</a>

<a href="http://www.unisa.ac.za/">UNISA (South Africa)</a>

(11.9) Educational Reference Sources

<a href="http://www.britishcouncil.org/">British Council</a>

<a href="http://www.dca.ca.gov/bppve/">California Bureau of Private Post-
Secondary and Vocational Education (USA)</a>

<a href="http://www.chea.org">Council for Higher Education Accreditation
(USA)</a>

<a href="http://www.detc.org">Distance Education and Training Council
(USA)</a>

<a href="http://www.nmche.org">New Mexico Commission on Higher Education
(USA)</a>

<a href="http://www.odlqc.org.uk/">Open and Distance Learning Quality
Council (UK)</a>

<a href="http://www.qaa.org.uk/">Quality Assurance Agency for Higher
Education (UK)</a>

<a href="http://soswy.state.wy.us/cgi-win/sscgi_3.exe?2196">Wyoming State
Higher Education License (USA)</a>

<a href="http://www.ed.gov/">US Department of Education</a>

(11.10) DL/DE Compendia

<a href="http://members.tripod.com/~lepine/">Academic Planning
Services</a>

<a href="http://www.collegenews.com/campusindex.htm">Campus Index (World
Wide)</a>

<a href="http://www.distance-educator.com">Distance Educator</a>

<a href="http://dolphin.csudh.edu/~dlearn/">Distance Learning</a>

<a href="http://199.125.205.20/webpages/dll/dist-lrn/dld.htm">Distance
Learning Directory</a>

<a href="http://www.technogrants.com/">Distance Learning Funding
Sourcebook</a>

<a href="http://www.distance-learning-help.com/">Distance Learning
Help</a>

<a href="http://www.ed-x.com">ED-X Distance Learning Channel</a>

<a href="http://www.infoyouth.com">InfoYouth (UK)</a>

<a href="http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/2386/distance.html">
Jonathan Liu's DL Web Site</a>

<a href="http://www.namss.org.uk/">National Association for Managers of
Student Services in Colleges (UK)</a>

(11.11) DL/Educational Reference Resources

<a href="http://www.helix.net/~jmtaylor/edsurf.html">Adult Distance Ed
Internet Surf Shack</a>

<a href="http://www.faqs.org/faqs/education/distance-ed-faq/part1/">AED
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions</a>

<a href="http://personalpages.tds.net/~rlaws/">AED FAQ DL Booklist</a>

<a href="http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html">American
Universities</a>

<a href="http://www.asgs.org">Association for Support of Graduate
Students</a>

<a href="http://www.bbcnc.org.uk/education/index.html">BBC
Education</a>

<a href="http://www.calcampus.com/about.htm">CAL Campus Home Page</a>

<a href="http://www.caso.com/">CASO: Cape Software</a>

<a href="http://www.collegenews.com">College News</a>

<a href="http://homepage.interaccess.com/~ghoyle">Distance Learning on the
Net by Glenn Hoyle</a>

<a href="http://www.rit.edu/~easi/">EASI: Access to Information for Persons
With Disabilities</a>

<a href="http://www.aspensys.com/eric/index.html">ERIC Pages</a>

<a href="http://www.meu.edu/library/gel.html">Global Electronic Library
(GEL)</a>

<a href="http://nearnet.gnn.com/gnn/index.html">Global Network Navigator
Home Page</a>

<a href="http://www.integralink.com/">Integral Link Home Page</a>

<a href="http://lcweb.loc.gov/">Library of Congress World Wide Web</a>

<a href="http://www.onetouch.com">One Touch Systems, Inc.</a>

<a href="http://www.petersons.com">Peterson's Education Center</a>

<a href="http://www.search.com">Search.com</a>

<a href="http://www.usdla.org/">USDLA Home Page</a>

<a href="http://uu-gna.mit.edu:8001/uu-gna/index.html">The Globewide
Network Academy</a>

<a href="http://www.refdesk.com/">Welcome - My Virtual Reference
Desk</a>

<a href="http://www.umi.com/">UMI - Bell & Howell Learning</a>

<a href="http://www.csu.edu.au/education/library.html">WWW Virtual Library:
Education</a>

12. Acknowledgments, Thanks and Legalities

** Acknowledgments and Thanks:
People who offered ideas, information, resource leads, encouragement or
constructive criticism in the writing of this FAQ include, in alphabetical
order:
Dr. Sreerama Raju Alluri, Brett Armstrong, Gerard Ashton, L. Anne Babb,
Ph.D., Linda Barnhart, Steven R. Barnhart, Ph.D., John B. Bear, Ph.D.,
Betsy Currier Beacom, Ken Brownson, Ph.D., Carlo Bucci, Adilson Cabral,
Shara Campbell, Raymond Chasse, Ph.D., Susan Christopher, Kerry Conole,
Nora Cooper, Kay Crowley, Michael J. Dargan, Roe Darnell, Phil Derksen,
Angie Dixon, Steven Dowd, Ed.D., Matthew Duda, Robert Duniway, Ph.D., Jill
Ellsworth, Ph.D., J.B. Evans, Roz Finnegan, Suzanne Foster, Harwood R. Fox,
Peter J. French, PhD, Graham Goldman, Harvey Greenberg, William Greene, Ian
Greig, Brett Hanson, R.W. Hannu, Flick Harris, Gray Harriman, Richard M.
Hartman, Bruce Hempel, Lia Hutton, Kristin Evenson Hirst, David H. Hunter,
Malcolm Hutchinson, Ed Isenberg, Leonardo Jackson, Quinn Tyler Jackson, Roy
Johnson, Ted Johnson, Jim Klieforth, David S. Kovaka, Arlene Krebs, Ph.D.,
Louis Lanzillotti, Dominique Lebot, Al Lepine,
C. Leibovitz, Jim LeMay, Meri McPherson-Cox, Larry McQueary, Allen
Majorovic, Karel Marek, Cesar Marques, Dr. David Morley, Jon Mowery, Yan
Naroditsky, Bill Newell, Stacey Osibov, William Overington, Peter Parfitt,
Roland E. Pittman, D. Rickerd, Tom Riendeau, Sheryl Lynn Robert, Gail
Sands, Ph.D., Lawrence M. Sanger, Alan Schroeder, Howard Sherr, Alden
Sison, Nancy Slator, Vicky Squires, Waylon G. Steep, Brian C. Stevens,
Ph.D., Denny Treat, David Wade, Chuck Waite, MSc, Darby Walker, John
Wetsch, Ph.D., Alex Wiggins, Andrew Wilson, Carrie Wingate, Ph.D., Don
Wurth, and Yoonjin Yoon.

** Legalities:

FAQ Maintainers: Neil Hynd pen...@emirates.net.ae, Al Lepine
lep...@banet.net Editor/Originator: Dr. Rita Laws rl...@homes4kids.org,

The details of URL links, classifications and related matter are presented
for information only, and the authors cannot be held responsible for errors
of omission or commission.

** Guest Contributor on On-Line Education (Chapter 9) Terrence R. Redding
**

- Terrence R. Redding is the President/CEO of OnLine Training, Inc.,
specializing in adult basic education and continuing professional education
courses delivered via the Internet.
- A retired US Army officer and past W. K. Kellogg Fellow, Terry has
conducted both quantitative and qualitative research concerning the
development of Self-Directed Learning Readiness. He has written numerous
articles on self-directed learning, adult motivation theory, organizational
development, training development and distance education.
- Most recently he was mission commander for Global Learn Day III,
sponsored by the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Global Education. Terry
specializes in cost effective delivery of highly effective distance
education over the Internet.
- He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education (1978), Master Degree
in the Psychology of Education (1987), and a Doctor of Philosophy in Adult
and Higher Education (1998).

** FAQ Maintainers: Brief details are given here of the FAQ maintainers,
with information in chronological order of involvement. Details of awarding
institutions are not included to avoid any suggestion of implied
recommendation:-

* Rita Laws - AED FAQ Originator *
- Location: Oklahoma, USA.
- Occupation: Free-lance writer.
- Involvement with AED: since 1993
- Qualifications: Creator of DL Booklist, AED DL FAQ Initial Author, Former
DL Student, Author or Co-author of three journal articles about DL in
Journal of Computing in Higher Education, Computers in the Social Studies:
CSS Journal Online, and the Journal of the American Society of Radiologic
Technologists, and Currently developing a DL Adoption Preparation Course
for people adopting children with special needs.
- Education:-
-- 1976, B.A. Secondary Education with teaching specialties in Psychology
and History (traditional accredited US university);
-- post Bachelor's study at two other local residential accredited
universities;
-- 1995, concurrent M.S. and Ph.D. Psychology from DL program state-
approved US university, dissertation subsequently published by UMI 1995
-- Dissertation: Special needs adoption support and periodicals: A study of
parent-written and adoption professional-written articles, Research
Abstracts, Volume 20, Number 5, 1995, available from UMI, Ann Arbor, MI
800-343-5299, Research Abstracts International, Vol. 20, 05, LD-03161, and
as part of an adoption research compilation book called "Clinical and
Practice Issues in Adoption: Bridging the Gap Between Adoptees Placed as
Infants and as Older Children", edited by Groza and Rosenberg, published
1998 by Praeger, Westport, CT., Chapter 5: "The History, Elements, and
Ongoing Need for Adoption Support" by R. Laws, Ph.D. (pp.81-103).

* Neil Hynd - Joint AED FAQ Maintainer (since 1996) *
- British. Chartered Engineer (Electrical Engineering - Manufacturing
Division) and Chartered Engineer (Information Systems). Certified Further
Education Teacher (Registered with British Govt. Department of Education).
- Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In Middle East since 1991.
- UK: Bachelor of Science (1969) Metallurgical Engineering and Management
Science; Diploma in Industrial Studies. 4-year thin sandwich course.
- UK: Master of Engineering (1970) Control Systems. Traditional Full Time,
by examination and dissertation.
- UK: Certificate in Education (1981) by In-Service study while a full-time
UK Further Education College Lecturer (1979 to 1984).
- UK: Professional Engineering Institution Regional Chairman and Board
Member 1981 to 1991.
- UK: FE College Governor 1988-91.
- USA: PhD Computer Science (1997) by non-resident DL while located in
Middle East 1992 to 1997. American state-licensed non-regionally accredited
university.
- Occupation: Information Systems and Education/Training Specialist.
Complete IT application and vocational training course design and delivery.
Development of Intranet-based education and training resources.
- Arabian Gulf Hub Volunteer Coordinator Global LEARN Day 1997, 1998, 1999.
Webmaster 1999.

* Al Lepine - Joint AED FAQ Maintainer (from V8.0 1999) *
- Retired US Army Sergeant, 1991.
- Location: Maine, USA.
- BS, Business administration, 1994 (traditional)
- MBA, 1996 (traditional)
- Master in Business Education, 1997 (traditional)
- Graduate certificate Human Resource Management, 1999 (traditional)
- Accepted in Ph.D. program Business Administration, "Why Distance
Education will soon become the norm instead of an alternative form of
education". US state-approved not regionally accredited university.
- Adjunct teacher Business Administration Distance Learning Program 1998 -
1999,
- Maintainer of several Distance Learning and Higher Education web sites
since
1994 (Over 120,000 visits)
- Industrial education consultant, 1994 - 1999,
- Conference Manager Global Learn Day 1, 1997 (world-wide live internet
conference)
- Published Syllabus Magazine June 98 and Computer Perspectives Spring 98.

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