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Reproductions Supplied by EDRS Are the Best That Can Be Made from the Original Document DOCUMENT RESUME ED 442 323 HE 032 895 TITLE Connections: Adult Learners and the Evolving University. Proceedings of the Annual Alliance/ACE Conference (19th, Saratoga Springs, New York, October 21-23, 1999). INSTITUTION State Univ. of New York, Saratoga Springs. Empire State Coll. PUB DATE 1999-10-00 NOTE 226p. AVAILABLE FROM Empire State College, State University of New York, One Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-4390. Web site: http://www.esc.edu. PUB TYPE Collected Works Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Achievement; Academic Persistence; Acceleration (Education); *Adult Learning; *Adult Students; Certification; Computer Uses in Education; Cooperative Learning; Cultural Influences; Disabilities; *Distance Education; Diversity (Student); *Educational Technology; Ethics; Foreign Countries; Graduate Study; Health Personnel; Higher Education; Integrated Curriculum; Journal Writing; Learning Processes; Mentors; Multicultural Education; Nontraditional Students; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation;. Teaching Methods; Transformative Learning; World Wide Web IDENTIFIERS Australia; Learning Communities ABSTRACT This collectionof 38 papers has as its focus adult learners, and covers a wide range of topics including: electronic peer networks; workplace training (in Australia); health professional accreditation; students with disabilities; vertically integrated courses; balancing instructional modes through journal writing and student collaboration; on-line communities for distance learning; building technology skills in adult learners; distance learning opportunities and challenges; barriers to adult undergraduate education; "learners" and the learning process; strategies for evaluating on-line materials; educational persistence among nontraditional graduate students; Web-based distance learning graduate programs; graduate education; integrating multidimensional research and multimedia for conventional and nonconventional students; working with virtual students; ethical issues in academic mentoring; academic discourse and culture-centered context; quality citations and imposter sites; citizens forums; teaching with technology; adult learning and motivation in accelerated courses; instruction for culturally diverse students; quality learning and instruction in hyperspace; on-line orientation for new faculty; and student and faculty learning experiences with Web courses. (Most papers include references.) (CH) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. FIE 19th Annual AHEA Alliance/ACE Conference An association for alternative degree programs for adults October 2123, 1999 Saratoga Springs, New York CONNECTIONS Adult Learners and The Evolving University Proceedings U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS CENTER (ERIC) BEEN GRANTED BY This document has been reproduced as 4received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to .bcRo'-`5 improve reproduction quality. BEST COPY AVAILABLE IV) Points of view or opinions stated in this TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES document do not necessarily represent INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 0 official OERI position or policy. W -p- 0 19th Annual Alliance/ACE Conference Proceedings CONNECTIONS Adult Learners and The Evolving University October 2123, 1999 Saratoga Springs, New York 1999 Alliance Board Members Planning Committee President CORNEL REINHART, Chair SANDIE TURNER Skidmore College Carlow College MEG BENKE President-Elect SUNY Empire State College PATRICIA BREWER Sinclair Community College MARY COGAN Skidmore College Immediate Past President ROBERT ROXBY BETSY DE PERSIS St. Mary's College of California Regents College Treasurer JUDITH GERARD! ELENE KENT SUNY Empire State College Capital University CAROLYN JARMON Secretary SUNY Empire State College DANNY URSERY St. Edwards University ELENE KENT Cleveland ADP Center Director XENIA COULTER ELLIOTT LAUDERDALE SUNY Empire State College University of South Alabama Director CARLA PAYNE CORNEL REINHART Vermont College of Norwich University University Without Walls Skidmore College THOMAS ROCCO Leadership Institute Director for Membership PAULINE COFFMAN ROBERT ROXBY School of Continuing Studies St. Mary's College North Park University MICHAEL SEDORE St. Lawrence University SANDIE TURNER Carlow College Table of Contents Utilizing a "Transformation Course" to Assist Returning Adult Learners 1 Lee Bash, Kristin Lighty and Deborah Tebrock An Electronic Peer Network for Adult Distance Learners 7 David E. Brigham, Joanne Bonesteel, Mary Gabrielsen and PaulaPeinovich The Saudi Connection: Confronting Pedagogical Assumptions 15 Judith Beth Cohen and Frank Trocco Students' Educational Journeys Toward New Life Choices 21 Margaret Craft, Rae Rohfeld and Mary Ellen Shaughnessy Reinventing University Education for Workplace Training of Government Extension Workers in Australia 29 Warwick Easdown Serving Adult Learners in Higher Education: Findings from the CAEL/APQC Benchmarking Study 37 Thomas Flint An On-Line Course in "Accreditation" for Health Professionals 47 Charles W. Ford and Audni G. Miller Increasing Success for Adult Students with Disabilities: Matching Technologies and Other Strategies to the Individual Learner 53 Nancy Gadbow, David Du Bois, Charles Blocher and Mary Klinger Developing a Connective Spine for the Learner's Body of Knowledge: Five Vertically Integrated Courses 57 Roberta Hartmann, Leonard Ferrante and David Belcastro Balancing Instructional Modes: Complementing Instructional Technology and Face-to-Face Learning through Journal Writing and Student Collaboration 63 Ellen G. Hawkes, H. Kenneth Cohen, Irene Rivera de Royston Connecting Students, Faculty, and Support Systems Through Technology To Make a Difference in Retention 67 Gwen Hillesheim On-Line Community in Distance Learning: Its Value as a Predictor of Student Achievement 73 John E. Horn Positioning Adult Learners for Success: A Descriptive Study of Lost Connections 79 Robin Johnson and Roberta Hartmann Introducing Technology to Adult Learners: A Course Model to Build Skills, Awareness of Learning Styles and Transformative Learning 85 Elene P. Kent Distance Learning: Opportunities and Challenges for the Adult Student 89 Mary C. Kraetzer Cohorts in Cyberspace: Creating Community Online 95 Randee Lipson Lawrence "I've Never Even Been to the Airport" 101 Koby Lee and Pauline Coffman Barriers to Adult Participation in Undergraduate Education 107 Naveen K. Malhotra, Steven L. Sizoo and Valerie P. Chorvat The Instantaneous and the Wait: Disenchantment and Wonder in Education 117 Alan Mandell and Lee Herman Distance Education and the Adult Learner 125 Cheryl Marshall, Gretchen Beebe and Janet Worthington Expanding the Concept of "Learner:" A Layered Analysis of the Learning Process and Its Implications for Liberation through Education 129 Patty McNally and Beth Sonntag Strategies for Helping Students Evaluate Online Materials 133 Frieda Mendelsohn "The Shadow of Doubt Resides Within:" Educational Persistence Among Non-Traditional Graduate Students 137 Christine Michael and Nicholas Young Experiences With a Web-Based Distance Learning Graduate Program: A Review of Two Pilot Courses 143 Annie Moore-Cox and Deborah Sopczyk Extending the Boundaries of Graduate Education 149 Tom Nesbit Pedagogy for the Community: Integrating Multi-dimensional Research and Multimedia for the Learning Needs of Conventional and Non-conventional Students 157 Gwenelle S. O'Neal and Rondald A. O'Neal Working with the Virtual Student 163 Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt Ethical Issues in Academic Mentoring 173 Carla R. Payne Multicultural Perspectives in Academic Discourse: The Impact of Culture-Centered Context 177 Irene Rivera de Royston Seeking Quality Citations and Unmasking the Imposter Sites 181 Jan Sauer and Elliott Lauderdale 187 Community Connections: CitizenForums for Democracy in the NewMillennium Eddie Swain, Debi Witte and BettyKnighton 195 Frankenstein's Offspring: Teaching withTechnology Danney Ursery 199 Adult Learners and Distance EducationEvaluation: Implications for Success Kathy Weigand 205 Adult Learning and Motivation inAccelerated Courses Raymond J. Wlodkowski 211 Highly Motivating Instruction for CulturallyDiverse Adult Students Raymond J. Wlodkowski Alice in Web Land: Crawling TowardQuality Learning and 217 Instruction in Hyperspace at a ModestInstitution Joyce C. Woodruff, Elliott Lauderdaleand Denise Flowers FacOnLine On-line Orientation for New AdjunctFaculty at 225 Empire State CollegeCenter for Distance Learning Janet Ostrov, William Mc Clary, MegBenke, Susan Oaks and Evelyn Ting Connecting the "Person" with the "Learner:"Student and Faculty 231 Learning Experiences with Web Courses atSUNY Empire State College Susan Oaks, Carol Carnevale andJennifer Richardson Utilizing a "Transformation Course" to Assist Returning Adult Learners Lee Bash, Baldwin-Wallace College Kristin Lighty, Benedictine University Deborah Tebrock, Olivet Nazarene University Introduction Today's matriculating adult learner profile typically reflects an older student (25+ years) who is returning to college after a significant absence. Although students may draw heavily from what they learn in their life- and work-experiences, many see themselves as vulnerable and uncertain in their new environment. In short, adult students are often terrified about returning to school.
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