Barton Kunstler
Biographic Data
| ID | 5532927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barton Kunstler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barton |
| FAMILY NAME | Kunstler |
| SIGNATURE | KUNSTLER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Global Services (Slovakia) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 8 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pedagogy and technology – which has the upper hand? Lessons from technological implementation at the College of Judea and Samaria, Israel
Purpose The aim of this paper is to present conclusions from a series of studies on the introduction of new learning technologies at the College of Judea and Samaria, Israel, including course websites and a computerized marking system. Design/methodology/approach This paper summarizes four distinct empirical studies based on annual student surveys, questionnaires developed specifically for the study and the College exam database. The first series…
Teaching online in the Bronx
Purpose The aim of this paper is to describe the rapid development and effectiveness of online education in an urban college, emphasizing the use of distance education by local students, their academic performance and perspectives for future growth. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a description of the phases of distance education development. It analyzes of survey data on student response to online learning and analysis of grades i…
Repositioning for a virtual culture
Purpose The paper aims to provide administrators with a comprehensive view of the necessity for careful strategic planning to deal with the emerging “virtu‐versity.” Design/methodology/approach This paper examines current trends in e‐learning in the USA and extrapolates its impact to provide strategic guidance for colleges as they consider issues related to organization and governance, physical facilities and virtual environments. Findings The pa…
Changing the landscape
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the trends in the growth of online learning since 2002 and the change in the opinions and strategies of chief academic officers. Design/methodology/approach Annual surveys of chief academic officers from 2002‐2006 are summarized. Findings The paper finds that online courses and programs continue to grow at a rate of 20 percent or more per year and the quality of these courses continues to improve. O…
Strategic initiatives in the online environment
Purpose The paper aims to present a strategic model for online program success in higher education and to discuss the implications of web‐based teaching for learning assessment and program evaluation. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses an analytic approach to deconstruct a successful online program to identify necessary elements for the initiative to become apart of the institutional culture. Findings The paper traces the evolution of on…
Prolegomena to a discourse
Purpose The aim of this paper is to provide discursive background to a consideration of higher education's approach to online learning and set out the terms of engagement represented by the articles in this issue. Design/methodology/approach The paper is in the form of a narrative surveying the state of the discourse on online learning and providing a brief introduction to each of the articles. Findings The paper finds that history of online educ…
From distance to online
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an intentional model for moving into online learning; to show how the decision was part of the strategic planning process; and to explain the decision behind utilizing the consortium approach. The paper aims to discuss the pros and cons of the consortium model. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes the process Charter Oak State College, a non‐traditional public college, undertook to move …
New questions for online learning, and new answers
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to track trends in online learning and in higher education generally, particularly to see how the former might solve key problems for the latter. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a case study as a specific solution to a general problem. Findings The paper finds that, given the growing ubiquity of online instruction, its primary orientation may have shifted from “distance education” to largely loc…
The millennial university, then and now
Purpose Reflecting on the forces that produced the first universities 800 years ago provokes consideration of today's universities at the start of the new millennium. The paper complements Snyder's critique by suggesting that higher education engage in an exacting review of its most cherished assumptions, from the categorical definitions of disciplines to the fundamental structure of its pedagogy. Design/methodology/approach Comparative historica…
The hothouse effect
Purpose To present a model of innovative change in higher education based on research into the factors behind the performance of highly creative historical communities. Design/methodology/approach The article diagnoses current pressures under which academia is laboring, explains the hothouse effect, and proposes solutions based on the hothouse effect model. Findings The article proposes restructuring of discipline‐based learning, developing new m…
The Werewolf Figure and Its Adoption into the Greek Political Vocabulary
The millennial university, then and now
Purpose Reflecting on the forces that produced the first universities 800 years ago provokes consideration of today's universities at the start of the new millennium. The paper complements Snyder's critique by suggesting that higher education engage in an exacting review of its most cherished assumptions, from the categorical definitions of disciplines to the fundamental structure of its pedagogy. Design/methodology/approach Comparative historica…
Repositioning for a virtual culture
Purpose The paper aims to provide administrators with a comprehensive view of the necessity for careful strategic planning to deal with the emerging “virtu‐versity.” Design/methodology/approach This paper examines current trends in e‐learning in the USA and extrapolates its impact to provide strategic guidance for colleges as they consider issues related to organization and governance, physical facilities and virtual environments. Findings The pa…
Changing the landscape
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the trends in the growth of online learning since 2002 and the change in the opinions and strategies of chief academic officers. Design/methodology/approach Annual surveys of chief academic officers from 2002‐2006 are summarized. Findings The paper finds that online courses and programs continue to grow at a rate of 20 percent or more per year and the quality of these courses continues to improve. O…
The Werewolf Figure and Its Adoption into the Greek Political Vocabulary
The Werewolf Figure and Its Adoption into the Greek Political Vocabulary
The hothouse effect
Purpose To present a model of innovative change in higher education based on research into the factors behind the performance of highly creative historical communities. Design/methodology/approach The article diagnoses current pressures under which academia is laboring, explains the hothouse effect, and proposes solutions based on the hothouse effect model. Findings The article proposes restructuring of discipline‐based learning, developing new m…
The millennial university, then and now
Purpose Reflecting on the forces that produced the first universities 800 years ago provokes consideration of today's universities at the start of the new millennium. The paper complements Snyder's critique by suggesting that higher education engage in an exacting review of its most cherished assumptions, from the categorical definitions of disciplines to the fundamental structure of its pedagogy. Design/methodology/approach Comparative historica…
Pedagogy and technology – which has the upper hand? Lessons from technological implementation at the College of Judea and Samaria, Israel
Purpose The aim of this paper is to present conclusions from a series of studies on the introduction of new learning technologies at the College of Judea and Samaria, Israel, including course websites and a computerized marking system. Design/methodology/approach This paper summarizes four distinct empirical studies based on annual student surveys, questionnaires developed specifically for the study and the College exam database. The first series…
Teaching online in the Bronx
Purpose The aim of this paper is to describe the rapid development and effectiveness of online education in an urban college, emphasizing the use of distance education by local students, their academic performance and perspectives for future growth. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a description of the phases of distance education development. It analyzes of survey data on student response to online learning and analysis of grades i…
Repositioning for a virtual culture
Purpose The paper aims to provide administrators with a comprehensive view of the necessity for careful strategic planning to deal with the emerging “virtu‐versity.” Design/methodology/approach This paper examines current trends in e‐learning in the USA and extrapolates its impact to provide strategic guidance for colleges as they consider issues related to organization and governance, physical facilities and virtual environments. Findings The pa…
Changing the landscape
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the trends in the growth of online learning since 2002 and the change in the opinions and strategies of chief academic officers. Design/methodology/approach Annual surveys of chief academic officers from 2002‐2006 are summarized. Findings The paper finds that online courses and programs continue to grow at a rate of 20 percent or more per year and the quality of these courses continues to improve. O…
Strategic initiatives in the online environment
Purpose The paper aims to present a strategic model for online program success in higher education and to discuss the implications of web‐based teaching for learning assessment and program evaluation. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses an analytic approach to deconstruct a successful online program to identify necessary elements for the initiative to become apart of the institutional culture. Findings The paper traces the evolution of on…
Prolegomena to a discourse
Purpose The aim of this paper is to provide discursive background to a consideration of higher education's approach to online learning and set out the terms of engagement represented by the articles in this issue. Design/methodology/approach The paper is in the form of a narrative surveying the state of the discourse on online learning and providing a brief introduction to each of the articles. Findings The paper finds that history of online educ…
From distance to online
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an intentional model for moving into online learning; to show how the decision was part of the strategic planning process; and to explain the decision behind utilizing the consortium approach. The paper aims to discuss the pros and cons of the consortium model. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes the process Charter Oak State College, a non‐traditional public college, undertook to move …
New questions for online learning, and new answers
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to track trends in online learning and in higher education generally, particularly to see how the former might solve key problems for the latter. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a case study as a specific solution to a general problem. Findings The paper finds that, given the growing ubiquity of online instruction, its primary orientation may have shifted from “distance education” to largely loc…
Political science (11 works) · Originality (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Higher education (8 works) · Social science (7 works) · Engineering (6 works) · Online and Blended Learning (6 works) · Value (mathematics (6 works) · Business (5 works)