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Pilot Studies Introducing Collaborative and Distance Learning Paradigms in a Residential Environment Michael E. Battig Saint Michael’s College Colchester, VT 05439, USA Greta Pangborn Saint Michael’s College Colchester, VT 05439, USA

Abstract: With the advent of the Internet, several alternative educational paradigms have emerged. Although much has been written to support distance learning and collaborative learning, contextualizing research for the residential, liberal arts college requires first-hand experience. With this premise, several studies were funded by Saint Michael’s College to explore the appropriateness of e-learning paradigms in the context of one particular residential environment. Empirical data is presented along with anecdotal and subjective observations. Three learning paradigms are investigated in this paper: pure-distance, partial-distance, and collaborative learning.

Keywords: distance learning, collaborative learning, asynchronous learning, information systems curricula

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Recommended Citation: Battig and Pangborn (2005). Pilot Studies Introducing Collaborative and Distance Learning Paradigms in a Residential Environment. Information Systems Education Journal, 3 (13). http://isedj.org/3/13/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2004: §3144. ISSN: 1542-7382.)