Jason D. Baker

Jason D. Baker, Ph.D. is an associate professor of education at Regent University, USA where he teaches and conducts research about online distance education. He has advised and trained faculty in the use of educational technology and consulted with institutions developing online learning programs. He has been an active Internet developer and researcher for the past decade.

Publications

Online Instruments, Data Collection, and Electronic Measurements: Organizational Advancements
Mihai C. Bocarnea, Rodney A. Reynolds, Jason D. Baker. © 2013. 397 pages.
One of the infinite rewards to continuously advancing technology is an increased ease and precision in organizational techniques. Online data collection and online instruments...
Online Survey Software
Jason D. Baker. © 2013. 7 pages.
The commonality among online instruments – regardless of discipline – is the use of online tools to administer the electronic measurements, collect participant responses, and...
International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking (IJVCSN)
Subhasish Dasgupta, Rohit Rampal. Est. 2009.
Virtual communities and social networking are changing our social and work environments. The International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking (IJVCSN) provides...
A Case Study of an Integrated University Portal
Tracy R. Stewart, Jason D. Baker. © 2009. 6 pages.
The increasing complexity and interdependence of campus technology systems poses a significant challenge to universities. Such efforts cannot be solely the domain of a university...
Faculty Support Systems
Jason D. Baker, Robert J. Schihl. © 2009. 5 pages.
One factor that has led institutions to develop online learning programs is the perception that they have lower production costs than campus-based courses, particularly as the...
Online Learner Expectations
Gary W. Hawkins, Jason D. Baker. © 2009. 5 pages.
The rapid growth of online courses presents new opportunities and challenges for educational institutions. Thanks to online learning, increasing numbers of students can enroll in...
The Pedagogy of Social Development in Online Learning
Robert H. Woods, Jason D. Baker. © 2009. 8 pages.
Optimal learning outcomes, whether in face-to-face or online settings, are inextricably intertwined with the establishment of social networks among participants engaged in a...
Open Source Survey Software
Jason D. Baker. © 2009. 3 pages.
One of the significant advances in software design afforded by the Internet has been the open source movement, an effort to collaboratively create software and make it widely and...
Online Communication and Social Engagement
Jason D. Baker, Robert H. Woods. © 2008. 4 pages.
Early studies of online communication examined the predominantly textual nature of online communication (e.g., e-mail, discussion boards, chat rooms) and hypothesized that the...
Community and Gender in the Virtual Classroom
Alred P. Rovai, Jason D. Baker. © 2008. 8 pages.
Numerous studies have demonstrated that alternative educational experiences, such as online learning, produce outcomes similar to face-to-face instruction provided the method and...
Handbook of Research on Electronic Surveys and Measurements
Rodney A. Reynolds, Robert Woods, Jason D. Baker. © 2007. 418 pages.
The Handbook of Research on Electronic Surveys and Measurements is the comprehensive reference source for innovative knowledge on electronic surveys. This commanding handbook of...
Online Faculty Proficiency and Peer Coaching
Jason D. Baker, Shauna Tonkin. © 2007. 9 pages.
By the time someone becomes a teacher, regardless of whether he or she enters the K-12 school system, higher education arena, or corporate training environment, he or she has...
Community and Gender in the Virtual Classroom
Alfred P. Rovai, Jason D. Baker. © 2006. 6 pages.
Numerous studies have demonstrated that alternative educational experiences, such as online learning, produce outcomes similar to face-to-face instruction provided the method and...
Faculty Support Systems
Jason D. Baker, Robert J. Schihl. © 2005. 5 pages.
One factor that has led institutions to develop online learning programs is the perception that they have lower production costs than campus-based courses, particularly as the...
Online Learner Expectations
Gary W. Hawkins, Jason D. Baker. © 2005. 5 pages.
The rapid growth of online courses presents new opportunities and challenges for educational institutions. Thanks to online learning, increasing numbers of students can enroll in...
The Pedagogy of Social Development in Online Learning
Robert H. Woods, Jason D. Baker. © 2005. 8 pages.
Optimal learning outcomes, whether in face-to-face or online settings, are inextricably intertwined with the establishment of social networks among participants engaged in a...
eLearning Support Systems
Jason D. Baker, Robert J. Schihl, Anil K. Aggarwal. © 2003. 12 pages.
Students who choose Web-based education (WBE) declare their preference for time- and place-independent learning. They reject relocating or commuting to university campuses and...