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ISSN: 1690-4524

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Editorial Advisory Board's Chair
William Lesso

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Nagib C. Callaos


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The Role of Librarians in Academic Success
Claudia J. Dold
(pages: 1-5)

Critical Thinking, Transfer, and Student Satisfaction
Joanne R. Reid, Phyllis R. Anderson
(pages: 6-11)

Plan-for-Gov[IT] - Planning for Governance of IT Method: use of the Techniques of “Text Retrieval” for mapping the expected support needs from IT Area to serve of the Corporation’s Core-Business expectations
Altino José Mentzingen De Moraes
(pages: 12-17)

A Biometric for Neurobiology of Influence with Social Informatics Using Game Theory
Mark Rahmes, Kathy Wilder, George Lemieux, Ronda Henning, Carey Balaban
(pages: 18-25)

Development of an Electromechanical Ground Support System for NASA’s Payload Transfer Operations: A Case Study of Multidisciplinary Work in the Space Shuttle Program
Felix A. Soto Toro, Chan Ham
(pages: 26-34)

Processing Incomplete Query Specifications in a Context-Dependent Reasoning Framework
Neli P. Zlatareva
(pages: 35-40)

Multi-SOM: an Algorithm for High-Dimensional, Small Size Datasets
Shen Lu, Richard S. Segall
(pages: 41-46)

Exploring the Effectiveness of Interdisciplinary Instruction on Learning: A Case Study in a College Level Course on Culture, Aid, and Engineering
Timothy Frank, J. R. Aldred, Alice Meyer
(pages: 47-53)

Cognitive Connected Vehicle Information System Design Requirement for Safety: Role of Bayesian Artificial Intelligence
Ata Khan
(pages: 54-59)

Pattern-Based Development of Enterprise Systems: from Conceptual Framework to Series of Implementations
Sergey V. Zykov
(pages: 60-64)


 

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Teaching Better Electronically or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Internet Teaching

M. Louise Ripley


Internet teaching is a worthy topic today because changes in society demand “that learners change their knowledge and skill bases and change them faster than at any time in history” [1], and Internet teaching is proving to be one of the best ways to reach those learners. This paper explores ten of the most common difficulties of online courses. It explains how the proper use of readily available technology can be brought to bear on these difficulties in ways that will reduce worry and stress both for beginners faced with teaching a first course and for professors who already have taught online courses but may be seeking ways to improve upon the experience.



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