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- The science and psychology of distance education
- Reaching rural learners
- Alexandria campus of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development
News
Overview

A message from the Director of the Center for the Advancement of Distance Education, Dr. Michael Corry: The demand for and supply of distance education options continues to grow. Exponential growth in K-12, Higher Education, and Corporate distance education offerings is advancing while educators and policy-makers face the continual challenge of providing high-quality programs for all students, which meet their academic needs and nurture their cognitive and emotional needs.
Publications and Recommended Reading
Developing a Framework for Research in K-12 Online Distance Education
The long-term effect and influence of educational experiences on K‑12 learners necessitates empirical research of innovations and discoveries in the field prior to their implementation in the class
Interventions in Online Writing Instruction: Supporting Student Success
An intervention is a counseling action an instructor may use to support a student who struggles to work productively in an online writing instruction (OWI) course.
Transforming and Turning Around Low-performing Schools: The Role of Online Learning
This review of the literature examines online learning as a core strategy for bold, dramatic curricular reform within transformational or turnaround models in improving low-performing K-12 schools.