RJA #13a: APA-Style Annotated Bibliography, Part 2

Bibliography

Ballenger, B. (2011, Sept 7). Going to School Online: Better Education, Lower Cost? Money Talks News. Retrieved Nov 1, 2011, from http://www.moneytalksnews.com/2011/09/07/going-to-school-online-better-education-lower-cost/

Burnsted, B. (2010, March 29). Online degrees don't impede job searches. U.S. News, p. 2. Retrieved Nov 1, 2011, from http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2010/03/29/online-degrees-dont-impede-job-searches

Helland, J. A. (2004). The Competitive Advantage of Online versus Traditional Education. University of Tennessee. N/A. Retrieved Nov 1, 2011, from http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED492477.pdf

Hunter, M. (2011, July 7). Should You Hire A Cantidate With an Online Degree? Morgan Hunter Corporate Search. Retrieved Nov 1, 2011, from http://blog.morganhunter.com/2011/06/hire-candidate-with-online-degree/

Kassop, M. (2005, Nov 4). Ten Ways Online Education Matches or Surpasses Face to Face Education. Retrieved Nov 1, 2011, from http://interwise.blogspot.com/2005/11/online-education-vs-traditional.html

Kim Parker, A. L. (2011). The Digital Revolution and Higher Education. Pew Reserach Center. Pew Research Center. Retrieved Nov 1, 2011, from http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/08/28/the-digital-revolution-and-higher-education/

Meuter, D. B. (2011, Aug). A Student View of Technology in the Classroom: Does It Enhance the Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education? Journal of Marketing Education. Retrieved Nov 1, 2011, from http://jmd.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/02/28/0273475311410847.abstract

Tahmincioglu, E. (2008, Sept 7). Online Colleges Earing Respect, to a Degree. Retrieved Nov 1, 2011, from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26458424/ns/business-personal_finance/t/online-colleges-earning-respect-degree#.TsGiH3I7zkY

RJA #12c: Visual Aids

Five visual aid ideas

1.      Graph or chart showing the increase in the number of colleges offering online courses.

2.      Graph or chart showing the statistically higher scores of online students in K-12.

3.      Graph showing the higher average scores of online undergraduate students.

4.      Graph showing the higher average scores of online MBA students.

5.      Results of student survey given by me, evaluating online education.

RJA #12b: APA-Style Annotated Bibliography, Part 1

Bibliography

Eitzen, S. (2008). THE ATROPHY OF SOCIAL LIFE. Retrieved Oct 30, 2011, from http://www.cabrillo.edu/~lroberts/TheAtrophyofSocialLife.pdf: http://www.cabrillo.edu/~lroberts/TheAtrophyofSocialLife.pdf

I. Elain Allen, J. S. (2008). Staying theCcourse, Online Education in the United States. The Sloan Consortium. The Sloan Consortium. Retrieved Oct 30, 2011, from http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/staying_course

I. Elain Allen, J. S. (2010). Class Differences: Online Education in the United States, 2010. The Sloan Consortium. Retrieved Oct 23, 2011, from http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/pdf/staying_the_course.pdf

Jeffries, M. (n.d.). Research in Distance Education. N/A. Retrieved Oct 23, 2011, from http://www.digitalschool.net/edu/DL_history_mJeffries.html

Ph.D., J. M. (2011). Pew Reports That Online Learning Doesn’t Offer the Same Value as F-2-F – Yet. Pew Reports. Online Universites .com. Retrieved Oct 30, 2011, from http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2011/09/pew-reports-that-online-learning-doesn%E2%80%99t-offer-the-same-value-as-f-2-f-%E2%80%93-yet/

Seaman, I. E. (2007). Online Nation: Five years of Growth in Online Learning. The Sloan Consortium. Th Sloan Consortium. Retrieved Oct 30, 2011, from http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/online_nation

RJA #12a: Conversion from MLA to APA Style

Bibliography

Baker, J. (2009, Oct 12). Distance Education Timeline. Chesapeake, VA, U.S. Retrieved Oct 23, 2011, from http://www.bakersguide.com/Distance_Education_Timeline/

Diane Matthews. (1999, 09 01). The Origins of Distance Education and its use in the United States. 7. Pittsburg, PA, U.S.: thejournal.com. Retrieved Oct 22, 2011, from http://thejournal.com/Articles/1999/09/01/The-Origins-of-Distance-Education-and-its-use-in-the-United-States.aspx?Page=5

Jeffries, M. (n.d.). Research in Distance Education. N/A. Retrieved Oct 23, 2011, from http://www.digitalschool.net/edu/DL_history_mJeffries.html

Morabito, M. G. (n.d.). Origins of CALCAMPUS. Retrieved Oct 23, 2011, from http://www.calcampus.edu/calc.htm

RJA #11: Argument

Online classes provide the same educational value as traditional classroom instruction.

Reasons supporting the value of online education.

1.)  Statistical and survey data shows that online students are scoring better on evaluations and retaining learned information longer than traditional classroom students.

Works Cited

I. Elain Allen, J. S. (2008). Staying theCcourse, Online Education in the United States. The Sloan Consortium. The Sloan Consortium.

I. Elain Allen, J. S. (2010). Class Differences: Online Education in the United States, 2010. The Sloan Consortium.

2.) Employers consider online degrees the same as a traditional degree and in some fields such as IT they are almost preferred.

Diane Matthews. The Origins of Distance Education and its use in the United States. Internet. Pittsburg: thejournal.com, 01 09 1999.

I. Elain Allen, Jeff Seaman. "Class Differences: Online Education in the United States, 2010." 2010.

 "Staying theCcourse, Online Education in the United States." Ongoing Study. The Sloan Consortium, 2008.

3.) An increase in the number of colleges offering online programs and degrees shows that schools consider online education a viable resource.

Seaman, I. Elaine Allen and Jeff. "Online Nation: Five years of Growth in Online Learning." Ongoing Study. The Sloan Consortium, 2007.

Green, Kenneth C. "Campus Computing 2010." The campus computing project 14 Oct 2010.

Reasons against online education.

1.)    Some reports and surveys say that online education is still lacking in vital areas.

Ph.D., Justin Marquis. "Pew Reports That Online Learning Doesn’t Offer the Same Value as F-2-F – Yet." Yearly report. Pew Reports, 2011.

2.)    Social issues are starting to arise including social atrophy by online and distance education students.

Eitzen, Stanley. "THE ATROPHY OF SOCIAL LIFE." 2008. http://www.cabrillo.edu/~lroberts/TheAtrophyofSocialLife.pdf. Colorado State University. 30 Oct 2011 <http://www.cabrillo.edu/~lroberts/TheAtrophyofSocialLife.pdf>.