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The Impact Of Online Professional Development On Online Teaching In Higher Education, William John Ganza
The Impact Of Online Professional Development On Online Teaching In Higher Education, William John Ganza
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This study explored the impact a professional development program (Online Professor Certificate Program, OPCP) had on teaching online in higher education— specifically, the impact on faculty members’ teaching presence. The conceptual and theoretical model utilized the community of inquiry framework and both critical theory and transformational learning theory. This case study used data from various sources, including questionnaires, content analysis, and interviews. The overall results indicate that the OPCP had some impact on teaching presence, but not as much as anticipated. The study found that faculty who completed the OPCP were more engaged in their online classes than those who …
Enterprise Resource Planning In Higher Education: A Comparative Case Study, Aaron Charles Marterer
Enterprise Resource Planning In Higher Education: A Comparative Case Study, Aaron Charles Marterer
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Case study research on enterprise systems in higher education organizations has shown that the challenges associated with implementing enterprise systems in higher education occur when unique organizational characteristics found in universities do not align with the standard characteristics built into the software programs. Based on such findings, the purpose of this study was to further explore the interaction between higher education organizations and enterprise systems during Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations in order to gain insight into the effects of ERP implementations in higher education. Through the theoretical lens of actor-network theory, the purposes of this comparative case study at …
Personality Type And Question Preference Of College Level Students, Sheryl L. Mcglamery
Personality Type And Question Preference Of College Level Students, Sheryl L. Mcglamery
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The impact of personality type on question preference is an area of new endeavor. It is the purpose of this study to determine if a relationship exists between the Sensing and Intuiting dimensions of personality as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the questioning preference of students. A Chi Square analysis of the data revealed a trend. Frequency distributions were used to determine the direction of the trend. Both the Sensing and the Intuiting subjects showed a tendency to follow type with regard to question preference. In other words those subjects showing a Sensing preference on the MBTI …