Editorial
Fads or Trends? Distance Education and Critical Thinking   . . . . . 2 


Distance Education
Assessing Distance Teaching and Learning     . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
	Kenneth W. Borland, Jr, Montana State University
	Marilyn S. Lockhart, Montana State University
	Richard D. Howard, Montana State University

Diverse Spaces: Reflection and Dialogue Online  . . . . . . . . . . 14
	Kevin Carr, George Fox University, OR

Keep Your Eyes Off the Screen:  
Online Cheating and What Can We Do About It  . . . . . . . . . . . .21
	Joseph Straw, University of Akron, OH

Who's Talking, Listening, and Learning Now?  Discourse Insights 
from Computer Mediated Communication in an On-Line Virtual Course . 26
	Sherry Markel, Northern Arizona University

Technology and Vocabulary Development in the Schools    . . . . . . 33
	Arthur E. Smith, SUNY College at Brockport

Implementing an Online Course in the Web-Based Environment  . . . . 38
	Robert B. Pankey, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
	Richard J. Ricard, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
	James Woosley, Texas A&M University-College Station
	Timothy Henrich, University of the Incarnate Word

Myths of Interactive Television  Distance Learning  . . . . . . . . 42
	Rhonda L. Harvey, University of Arkansas
	Jack B. De Vore, University of Arkansas

Professors' Usage of Computer Mediated Technology . . . . . . . . . 46
	Ana B. Martinez, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas
	Reneé L. Cambiano, Northeastern State University, OK
	Jack B. De Vore, University of Arkansas

Factors Influencing Student Satisfaction with Online Courses  . . . 52
	Submitted by Beverly L. Bower, Florida State University
	Akihito Kamata,  Florida State University

Microsoft Excel For Data Analysis in Schools  . . . . . . . . . . . 57
	John J. Marshak, University of Southern Mississippi

Graduate Students' Perceptions of Distance Learning . . . . . . . . 62
	Ping-Yeh Tsai, Taipei, Taiwan
	Reneé L. Cambiano, Northeastern State University, OK
	Jack B. De Vore, University of Arkansas
	Rhonda L. Harvey, University of Arkansas

Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking, Service-Learning and General Education Competencies 
	at Mount Wachusett Community College . . . . . . . . . . .  67
	Susan Staniewicz McAlpine, Mount Wachusett Community College
	Lorie Donahue, Mount Wachusett Community College
	Maryann Kane, Mount Wachusett Community College
	Ann Pfennighaus, Mount Wachusett Community College
	Sheila Murphy, Mount Wachusett Community College

Critical Thinking, Scientific Thinking,  and Everyday Thinking: 
Metacognition about Cognition   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
	Roy E. Dawson, University of Colorado at Denver

Clinical Scenarios for Critical Thinking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
	Marilyn H. Oermann, Wayne State University, MI

Thinking Skills to Creatively Enhance Information Competence  . . . 92
	Alison Hine, University of Western Sydney, Australia
	Lyn Peacock, University of Newcastle, Australia

Operational Definitions for Higher-Order Thinking Objectives 
at the Post-secondary Level     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
	Darlene E. Crone-Todd, University of Manitoba, Canada
	Joseph J. Pear, University of Manitoba, Canada
	Cynthia N. Read, University of Manitoba, Canada

Film as a Medium for Analysis in a Graduate Psychology Course . .   107
	Rosaria Caporrimo, Queens College/Queensborough CC, CUNY

Its and It's and other Errors in Student Writing: 
A Confrontational Approach   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
	Roger Craik, Kent State University, OH

Critical Thinking in the Introductory Sociology Classroom: 
Some Teaching Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
	Robert VanWynsberghe, University of British Columbia, Canada
	Marc Cassivi, University of British Columbia, Canada

Book Review
What Contributes to Job Satisfaction Among Faculty  and Staff . . . 116

Student Voice
Inclusion: What Can Teachers Do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  131
	Joe Stahl, Hanover College, IN

Columns
Perspectives: Expanding Universe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
	Bill Stifler, Chattanooga State, TN

Tiger's Eye: Bringing Math to Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
	Dwight Hunter, Chattanooga State, TN

A Curmudgeon's Dotage: Distance Education (at a Distance)  . . . .  60
	Kingwood College, TX

Alert: There is a Lack of Privacy on the Web . . . . . . . . . . .  74
	Naomi Lederer, Colorado State University, CO

Disability Issues: An Introduction to Universal Design  . . . . . . 83
	Jeanne L. Higbee, University of Minnesota

Teaching Mindfully: Human Spirituality in a Pluralistic Context . . 90
	Heather Ann Ackley Bean, Azusa Pacific University, CA

Valedictory  Views: Critical Thinking - It Begins At Home   . . .  136
	Louie Edmundson, Chattanooga State, TN