About this ebook
Distinctive Distance Education Design: Models for Differentiated Instruction attempts to gather the traditional models of teaching and learning and present them in a way that is useful to both new and experienced online teachers in a manner that can assist in increasing the overall effectiveness of online courses and training sessions and provide a greater impact for both the teacher and the learner.
About the author
Richard Fuller is Associate Professor of Education currently serving as graduate faculty at Robert Morris University in the Department of Secondary Education and Graduate Studies. He has served as the Dean of Education for a career college and as Program Director and Assistant Professor for graduate Leadership studies at Drexel University. In addition to his university work, Dr. Fuller serves as a consultant having worked on projects for the Department of Transportation, the Department of Health, higher education institutions, corporate and government entities for education and leadership. Dr. Fuller was elected to the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society and is the recipient of the James Naddeo Academic Award in 2002. He speaks nationally and internationally each year on education, distance education, workforce leadership, recruitment and retention, personal motivation and brain compatible learning.
Gary W. Kuhne is an Associate Professor of Education at The Pennsylvania State University serving on the graduate faculty in the Adult Education Program. He is currently the Professor-In- Charge of the Adult Education Program, as well as the Lead Faculty for the World Campus M.Ed. in Adult Education. In addition to his work with the university, Dr. Kuhne is a consultant to business and industry, government agencies, various higher education institutions, and various religious organizations and churches. Dr. Kuhne is also the President of the Institute for the Study of Ministry Dynamics and the Pastor/Teacher of North Coast Christian Fellowship. His primary research interests include Continuing Professional Education, needs assessment and program evaluation, leadership and staff development in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, and distance education, asynchronous learning and applications to higher education and staff development. The author of numerous books and articles, Dr. Kuhne is listed in Who’s Who in American Education, was elected to the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, was the winner (along with Joe Donaldson) of the 1995 Award For Excellence in Research and Publication from the National University Continuing Education Association (NUCEA), and was the winner of the 2000 Outstanding Distance Education Teaching Award, Pennsylvania State University and the 2002 Stellar Program Award, Pennsylvania State University.
Barbara A. Frey received her D.Ed. from Pennsylvania State University and her M.Ed. from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a Senior Instructional Designer in the Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education at the University of Pittsburgh where she provides support and training to faculty on a variety of teaching and learning projects. In addition, she teaches as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Learning and Performance Systems Department of Pennsylvania State University World Campus. Her research interests include online learning, instructional design and technology, and human resource development.
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