research
 
Gabrielle Consulting
 
Dr. Gabrielli completed her Ph.D. in
   
  Instructional Systems (College of Education) at Florida State University in fall 2003. In addition to teaching courses in communication, technology, and education, she has also spent 17+ years working in the field of distance learning.  This is her primary research interest, particularly as it relates to motivation.
   
   
The following textbook, of which Dr. Gabrielli was an author, received the Outstanding Human Performance Communication Award from the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI): 
Reiser, R.A., & Dempsey, J.V. (Eds.) (2007). Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Ed.

The book has been also been chosen as the 2007 Outstanding Book in the Field of Instructional Design by the Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technologies (AECT). Dr. Gabrielli is wrapping up the latest edition chapter, to be published in 2010.
 
Dr. Gabrielli's dissertation topic was The Effects of Technology-Mediated Instructional Strategies on Motivation, Performance, and Self-Directed Learning. (download entire dissertation or download summary paper). Her thesis, Distance Learning:  An Examination of Perceived Effectiveness and Student Satisfaction in Higher Education, was completed in 1997.
 
The following list includes some of Dr.Gabrielli's favorite research links. If you have any research links you'd like added to this page, please email them to gabrielle@gabrielleconsulting.com.
 
Technology-Mediated Learning
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN)
Distance Education Clearinghouse
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL)- full text articles!
Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR)
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration
Journal of Interactive Media in Education (JIME)
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE)
   
Education/ Cognition/ Instructional Systems Design & Development
American Educational Research Association (AERA) (registry)
Chronicle of Higher Education
Journal of Higher Education
Learning Development Institute
Research and Learning
Theory Into Practice Database (TIP)- Theories of instructional design and learning
   
Motivation, self-directed learning, self-efficacy, self-regulation
Applying Keller's ARCS Model of motivational design to distance learning
Self-Determination Theory (SDT)- Deci and Ryan
SDL Global
   
Statistics
The Statistics Homepage (by StatSoft)
Mr. Excel Database Discussion Forum
Understanding ANOVA Visually
   
Training & Development
American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)
   
Technology
The Technology Source
Network-based Open Learning Centre for Companies, Schools and the Public