Internet Learning Volume 7, Number 1 • 2018/2019

Internet Learning Journal Volume 7, Number 1 • 2018/2019 © 2019 Policy Studies Organization TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the Editor ................................................................................................... 1 Kathleen Tate, American Public University System ARTICLES Assessing the Effect of Course Materials Type on Undergraduate Student Performance in an Online Setting .............................................................................. 3 Jennifer Cramer and Jennifer Douglas, American Public University System Preparing Teachers for the 21 st Century Classroom ............................................... 15 Robyn Huss, University of West Georgia Building Rapport and Creating a Sense of Community: Are Relationships Important in the Online Classroom? ....................................................................... 31 Kimberlee Ratliff, American Public University System Introducing Live Group Meetings in an Online Class: Tips and Techniques ..... 49 Natascha Gast, American Public University System FROM THE FIELD 3 Questions for an Online Learning Leader ............................................................ 65 Featuring Jill Buban, Chief Academic Officer at Unizin and former Senior Director of Research & Innovation, Online Learning Consortium BOOK REVIEWS A Review of Tapping into the Power of Personalized Learning .............................. 67 Susan Adragna, Deland, Florida MEDIA REVIEWS Utilizing Online Apps to Improve University Instruction ................................... 71 William M. Gillum, Ontario, California ��

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