Internet Learning Volume 5, Number 1, Fall 2016/Winter 2017 | Page 7

Internet Learning Volume 5 Number 1 - Fall 2016/Winter 2017 compare several K-12 school apps, such as ClassDojo, RedCritter Teacher, SWIS Suites, Check-In/Check-Out, PBIS, and SWPBS. Though the apps are typically used in traditional K-12 schools, there are implications for wider use across educational settings. Two invited pieces are included in this issue’s From the Field section. First, Dr. Tanya Joosten provides keen perspectives on several topics in 3 Questions for an Online Learning Leader. She offers seasoned suggestions for social media use, evaluates higher education’s addressing of information literacy skills, and discusses her favorite technological tools for instruction. In Teach like a Video Journalist Thinks, Dr. Mike Howarth shares his approaches and considerations for using technology to effectively provide more engaging instruction and feedback to students about their undergraduate honor’s writing projects, or dissertations. Drawing from his years as a radio producer for BBC Education, he explains how to operate as a backpack journalist to create better multimedia learning experiences for students, especially in online formats. The articles in this issue examine varied topics, with common connections to instructional effectiveness and quality. Dr.’s Kwon, DiSilvestro, and Treff used Quality Matters™ (QM) standards to evaluate courses in a graduate adult education program. Survey responses were analyzed descriptively, correlation analysis was used to examine inter-rater reliability among students and peer instructors, and Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to view the relationship between students’ and instructors’ evaluations. Dr. Erik Bean applied customer experience (CX) theory and content analysis to examine a research center website iteration to define the customer personas of dissertation chairs. Implications indicate that higher education staff and faculty should understand how to create meaningful student interactions. Finally, Dr. Nancy Heath presents the MScC in E-learning Programme at the University of Edinburgh’s Manifesto for Teaching Online and discusses its aspects. She includes multiple considerations for this framework and prompts the reading audience to use it to guide deeper discussion about online learning, especially in the United States. This issue provides tools and resources for instructors, trainers of faculty members, and decision makers to consider. There are tips and implications included for those who teach any level: K-12, undergraduates, graduate, or beyond. Articles capture research, theory, and experience from the field. After reading the contents, I hope you find points that you can take to your own students, colleagues, or supervisors to prompt new discussions, studies, and practices. Enjoy! Dr. Kathleen J. Tate, Editor-in-Chief of Internet Learning Journal 6