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Books
Barbour, M. K. & Orey, M. (Eds.). (accepted). The foundations of instructional technology . Athens , GA : University of Georgia . Retrieved July 5, 2007 from http://projects.coe.uga.edu/ITFoundations/index.php?title=Main_Page
Orey, M., Amiel, T., McClendon, J. & Barbour, M. K. (Eds.). (2005). The world almanac of educational technologies. Athens, GA: University of Georgia. Retrieved December 22, 2007 from http://www.waet.uga.edu/ (Contribution 10%)
Barbour, M. K., Jones, A., Rabinowitz, L., & Utz. G. (2004). Preparing for the U.S. History AP Exam with America past and present, seventh edition: Divine/Breen/Fredrickson/Williams/Brands/Gross. New York: Pearson Education Inc.. (Contribution 25%)
Barbour, M. K., Jones, A., & Utz. G. (2002). Instructor's resource manual to accompany Divine, Breen, Fredrickson, Williams - America past and present, advanced placement edition. New York: Pearson Education Inc.. (Contribution 33%)
Chapters in Books
Barbour, M. K. (accepted - June 2008). Virtual schooling and K-12 online learning. In A Hirumi (Ed.), Designing alternative environments to facilitate e-learning: A systematic approach. Washington, DC: International Society for Technology in Education.
Barbour, M. K., Thomas, G. B., Rauscher, D. & Rieber, L. P. (accepted - June 2008). Homemade PowerPoint games: Preparing the next generation of teachers to use creative design activities in the classroom. In A Hirumi (Ed.), Digital video games for PreK-12 education: Engaging learners through interactive entertainment. Washington, DC: International Society for Technology in Education. (Contribution 40%)
Barbour, M. K. (in press). What's next for instructional technology: A focused field or crisis of identity. In M. K. Barbour & M. Orey (Eds.), The foundations of instructional technology. Athens, GA: University of Georgia. Retrieved July 5, 2007 from http://projects.coe.uga.edu/ITFoundations/index.php?title=Future
Rieber, L. P., Barbour, M. K., Thomas, G. B. & Rauscher, D. (2008). Learning by designing games: Homemade PowerPoint games. In C. T. Miller (Ed.), Games: Their purpose and potential in education (pp. 23-42). New York: Springer Publishing. (Contribution 25%)
Miller, C. T., Loh, C. S., Becker, K., Botturi, L., Barbour, M. K., Nettleton, K. F., Hirumi, A., Rieber, L. P., & Simpson, E. (2008). Learning by designing games: Homemade PowerPoint games. In C. T. Miller (Ed.), Games: Their purpose and potential in education (pp. 219-250). New York: Springer Publishing. (Contribution 10%)
Esakin, T., Lopez Rivera, W., Rivera Ruedas, N. & Barbour, M. K. (2006). Educational Technologies in Mexico . In M. Orey, T. Amiel, & J. McClendon (Eds.), The world almanac of educational technologies. Retrieved October 24, 2006 from http://www.waet.uga.edu/mexico/mexico.html (Contribution 25%)
Barbour, M. K. (2005). Educational Technologies in Canada . In M. Orey, T. Amiel, & J. McClendon (Eds.), The world almanac of educational technologies . Retrieved Janaury 4, 2005 from http://www.waet.uga.edu/canada/canada.htm
Barbour, M. K. (2002). Bridging the rural divide through distance education. In S. Mitchell (Ed.), Effective educational partnerships: Experts, advocates, and scouts (pp. 183-192). Westport , CT: Praeger Publishers.
Journal Articles
* peer reviewed
** invited
* Hawkins, A., & Barbour, M. K. (accepted – October 2009) Trial periods and completion policies: The lay of the United States virtual school landscape. American Journal of Distance Education.
* Winkelmans, T., Anderson, B., & Barbour, M. K. (accepted – May 2009). Distributed learning in British Columbia: A journey from correspondence to online delivery. Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 14(1).
* Barbour, M. K., Kinsella, J., Wicks, M., & Toker, S. (in press). Continuum of change in a virtual world: Training and retaining instructors. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 17(4). (Contribution 75%)
* Barbour, M. K., Rieber, L. P., Thomas, G. B., & Rauscher, D. (2009). Homemade PowerPoint games: A constructionist alternative to WebQuests. Tech Trends, 53(5), 54-59. (Contribution 40%)
* Barbour, M. K. & Plough, C. (2009). Social networking in cyberschooling: Helping to make online learning less isolating. Tech Trends, 53(4), 56-60. (Contribution 50%)
** Barbour, M. K. (2009). Today's student and virtual schooling: The reality, the challenges, the promise... Journal of Distance Learning, 13(1), 5-25.
* Barbour, M. K., & Mulcahy, D. (2009). Student performance in virtual schooling: Looking beyond the numbers. ERS Spectrum, 27(1), 23-30. (Contribution 80%)
* Cavanaugh, C., Barbour, M. K., & Clark, T. (2009). Research and practice in K-12 online learning: A review of literature. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 10(1). Retrieved on February 28, 2009 from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/607 (Contribution 33%)
* Barbour, M. K., & Reeves, T. C. (2009). The reality of virtual schools: A review of the literature. Computers and Education, 52(2), 402-416. (Contribution 60%)
* Barbour, M. K., (2008). Useful and challenging characteristics of virtual schooling: Secondary student experiences. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 4(9), 357-372.
* Barbour, M. K., & Mulcahy, D. (2008). How are they doing? Examining student achievement in virtual schooling. Education in Rural Australia, 18(2), 63-74. Retrieved on June 8, 2009 from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7253/is_2_18/ai_n31693795/ (Contribution 80%)
Barbour, M. K., & Evans, M. (2008). History by the minute: A representative national history or a common sense of the majority? Canadian Social Studies, 41(1). Retrieved on December 24, 2008 from http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/css/Css_41_1/ARBarbourEvans_history_by_minute.htm (Contribution 75%)
* 2006 AECT Interns. (2008). Realizing leadership through service learning. TechTrends, 52(2), 13. (Contribution 20%)
** 2006 AECT Interns. (2007). Following through: Representing the voice of graduate students. Tech Trends, 51 (5), 14-15. (Contribution 20%)
* Barbour, M. K. & Rich, P. (2007). Social constructivist e-learning: A case study. International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 11 (5). Retrieved on July 17, 2007 from http://www.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/volume11/barbour.htm (Contribution 75%)
* Cooze, M., & Barbour, M. K. (2007). Learning styles: A focus upon e-learning practices and pedagogy and their implications for successful i nstructional design . Journal of Applied Educational Technology, 4 (1). Retrieved July 2, 2007 from http://www.eduquery.com/jaet/JAET4-1_Cooze.pdf (Contribution 40%)
* Barbour, M. K. (2007). Teacher and developer perceptions of effective web-based design for secondary school students. Journal of Distance Education, 21(3), 93-114. Retrieved on June 8, 2007 from http://www.jofde.ca/index.php/jde/article/view/30
** 2006 AECT Interns. (2007). ect Cornerstone: Giving back after receiving so much. Tech Trends, 51(2), 17-18. (Contribution 20%)
* Barbour, M. K., Evans, M., & Ritter, J. (2007). Situating the Georgia Performance Standards in the social studies debate: An improvement for social studies classrooms or continuing the whitewash. Journal of Research in Social Studies, 31 (1), 27-33. (Contribution 40%)
Barbour, M. K. (2007). Who's researching virtual schools: A case for instructional technologists. Distance Learning, 4(1), 7-12.
Barbour, M. K. (2007). AECT done cheap. Tech Trends, 51 (1), 41-42.
2006 AECT Interns. (2007). Strengthen connections with graduate students. Tech Trends, 51 (1), 36. (Contribution 20%)
West, R. E. & Barbour, M. K. (2007). Extending the conference through BlogTracks: Reflections from the first year of a new presentation format. Tech Trends, 51(1), 30-32. (Contribution 35%)
* Barbour, M. K. (2007). Portrait of rural virtual schooling. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy , (59). Retrieved on February 11, 2007 from http://www.umanitoba.ca/publications/cjeap/articles/barbour.html
Barbour, M. K., Thomas, A. & Ritter, J. (2006). Mentoring student teachers from a distance: An action research project. “The Journal” of the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies, 6(2), 42-46. (Contribution 50%)
Barbour, M. K. & Reeves, T. C. (2006). Michael Graham Moore – A significant contributor to the field of educational technology. Educational Technology, 46(6), 58-59. (Contribution 60%)
* Barbour, M. K. & Mulcahy, D. (2006). An inquiry into retention and achievement differences in campus based and web based AP courses. Rural Educator, 27(3), 8-12. (Contribution 90%)
Barbour, M. K. (2005). Perceptions of effective web-based design for secondary school students: A narrative analysis of previously collected data. The Morning Watch, 32(3-4). Retrieved November 04, 2005 from http://www.mun.ca/educ/faculty/mwatch/win05/Barbour.htm
* Barbour, M. K. (2005). From telematics to web-based: The progression of distance education in Newfoundland and Labrador. British Journal of Educational Technology, 36(6), 1055-1058.
* Barbour, M. K. & Collins, M. (2005) Online writing as an indicator of student performance. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 2(8). Retrieved August 30, 2005 from http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Aug_05/article02.htm (Contribution 80%)
* Barbour, M. K. (2005). The design of web-based courses for secondary students. Journal of Distance Learning, 9(1). 27-36.
* Cooze, M., & Barbour, M. K. (2005). Learning styles: A focus upon e-learning practices and pedagogy and their implications for success in secondary high school students in Newfoundland and Labrador. Malaysian Online Journal of Instructional Technology, 2(1). (Contribution 40%)
* Barbour, M. K., & Cooze, M. (2004). All for one and one for all: Designing web-based courses for students based upon individual learning styles. Staff and Educational Development International, 8(2/3), 95-108. (Contribution 75%)
Barbour, M. K., & Mulcahy, D. (2004). The role of mediating teachers in Newfoundland 's new model of distance education. The Morning Watch, 32(1). Retrieved February 3, 2004 from http://www.mun.ca/educ/faculty/mwatch/fall4/barbourmulcahy.htm (Contribution 60%)
* Barbour, M. K., & Collins, M. (2004). The effects of online writing in student performance in a second year biology course. The Assembly on Computers in English (ACE) On-Line, 1(1). Retrieved May 5, 2006 from http://faculty.gvsu.edu/patterna/aceonline/barbour/barbour-collins.htm (Contribution 80%)
* Glassman, M., & Barbour, M. K. (2004). Conferencing – An exploration into connectivity, content and community. International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 8(4). Retrieved May 24, 2004 from http://www.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/volume8/barbour4.html (Contribution 50%)
* Barbour, M. K., & Collins, M. (2003). Online writing as a form of electronic communication in a second year biology course. Media and Technology for Human Resource Development: Journal of Educational Technology, 14(1-2), 33-42. (Contribution 75%)
Barbour, M. K., & Kinsella, J. (2003). From Newfoundland to Illinois: The development of an AP European history course for the Illinois virtual high school. Journal of the Illinois Council for the Social Studies, 63 , 25-35. (Contribution 80%)
* Barbour, M. K. (2002). Bridging the home and school: A case study of one web-enabled technology. International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 6(11). Retrieved March 17, 2004 from http://www.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/volume6/barbour.html
Barbour, M. K., & Collins, M. (2002). Electronic messaging and student achievement in second-year science classes. The Morning Watch, 30(1-2). Retrieved March 17, 2004 from http://www.mun.ca/educ/faculty/mwatch/fall02/BarbourCollins.htm (Contribution 80%)
Barbour, M. K. (2001). Enrichment opportunities for gifted students in rural areas: Online AP social studies sources. Ohio Council for the Social Studies Review, 37(1), 18-26.
Barbour, M. K. (1999). Parliament and the internet: The present and the future. Canadian Parliamentary Review, Autumn. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
Barbour, M. K. (1998). Evaluating online discussion forums: Usenet newsgroups and the classroom. The Morning Watch, 26 (1-2). Retrieved March 17, 2004 from http://www.mun.ca/educ/faculty/mwatch/fall98/Barbour.htm
Bulletins, Reports and Newsletter Articles
Barbour, M. K., Kinsella, J., & Wicks, M. (2008). eCollege and IVHS: Preparing virtual school teachers. eCollege eNewsletter, 9(3). Retrieved on May 15, 2008 from http://www.ecollege.com/Newsletter/MainStory/MainStory-Vol9Iss3.learn (Contribution 75%).
Barbour, M. K. (2005). Bridging the home and school: An investigation of an online gradebook. News Links, 20(4), 5-13.
Barbour, M. K. (2002). Online learning opportunities - The middle school challenge. Principal's Electronic Desk, 14 August 2002. Retrieved on March 5, 2005 from http://www.myped.net/wwwsite/sections/middle/2002-08-13-15-53-47_article.jhtml
Harrison , G., & Barbour, M. K. (2001). Bridging the home and school: A partnership between a homeschooler and a Canadian school. Pennsylvania Homeschoolers Association Newsletter, Spring. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Homeschoolers Association. (Contribution 20%)
Published Proceedings of Conference Presentations
Barbour, M. K., & Mulcahy, D. (2009). Time and responsibility: Examining the volunteer workload of school-based personnel in one distance education program. In Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Association for Educational Communication and Technology. Bloomington, IN: AECT. (Contribution 40%)
Hawkins, A. & Barbour, M. K. (2009). On measuring attrition: An examination U.S. virtual school trial period and course completion policies. In Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Association for Educational Communication and Technology. Bloomington, IN: AECT. (Contribution 20%)
Barbour, M. K., & Mulcahy, D. (2009). Beyond volunteerism and good will: Examining the commitment of school-based teachers to distance education. In I. Gibson et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (779-784). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 90%)
Barbour, M. K., Kromei, H., McLaren, A., Toker, S., Mani, N., & Wilson, V. (2009). Testing an assumption of the potential of homemade PowerPoint games. In I. Gibson et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (1381-1387). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 50%)
Barbour, M. K., Kinsella, J., & Toker, S. (2009). PowerPoint games in a secondary laptop environment. In I. Gibson et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (1373-1380). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 70%)
Barbour, M. K., & Unger, K. (2009). Challenging teachers’ preconceptions, misconceptions, and concerns of virtual schooling. In I. Gibson et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (785-790). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 50%)
Barbour, M. K., Evans, M., & Toker, S. (2009). Making sense of video games: Pre-service teachers struggle with this new medium. In I. Gibson et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (1367-1372). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 25%)
Polly, D. & Barbour, M. (2009). Developing Teachers’ Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge in Mathematics. In I. Gibson et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (pp. 4128-4131). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. (Contribution 5%)
Barbour, M. K., McLaren, A., & Zhang, L. (2008). Secondary students perceptions of web-based learning. In Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (2486-2495). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 80%)
Barbour, M. K. (2008). What are they doing and how are they doing it? Rural student experiences in virtual schooling. In Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (2496-2503). Norfolk, VA: AACE.
Gonzales, A., & Barbour, M. K. (2008). U.S. virtual school trial period and course completion policy study. In Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (2653-2660). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 25%)
Koh, M. H., & Barbour, M. K. (2008). Strategies for students and instructors how to improve online groupwork. In Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (2858-2865). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 20%)
Barbour, M. K., Kinsella, J. & Rieber, L. P. (2007). PowerPoint games in a secondary laptop environment. In Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (2328-2332). Norfolk , VA : AACE. (Contribution 80%)
Evans, M. & Barbour, M. K. (2007). "I need a green axe": Video games and your social studies classroom. In Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (781-786). Norfolk , VA : AACE. (Contribution 40%)
Evans, M. & Barbour, M. K. (2007). Making sense of video games: Pre-service teachers struggle with this new medium. In Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (2496-2501). Norfolk , VA : AACE. (Contribution 40%)
Barbour, M. K. (2005). Teacher and developer perceptions of effective web-based design for secondary school students. In Proceedings of the Southeastern Conference in Instructional Design and Technology (CD-Rom). Mobile, AL: University of South Alabama .
Barbour, M. K., & Cooze, M. (2004). Learning styles and web-based design for secondary students. In Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (14-21). Norfolk, VA : AACE. (Contribution 90%)
Barbour, M. K., & Rich, P. (2004). Social constructivist e-learning: A case study. In Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (1754-1759). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 75%)
Singleton, E., Song, L., Hill, J.R., Koh, M.H., Jones, F., & Barbour, M. K. (2004). Online learning: Perceptions of useful and challenging characteristics. In Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (946-950). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 5%)
Barbour, M. K., & Collins, M. (2004). Online writing as a form of electronic communication in a second year biology course. In Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Association for Educational Communication and Technology. Bloomington, IN: AECT. (Contribution 80%)
Barbour, M. K. (2004). Lessons on designing web-based courses for K-12 students based upon individual learning styles. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Barbour, M. K., & Polly, D. (2004). Both sides of the border: A snapshot of two internet-based professional development initiatives. In R. Ferdig et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (4362-4365). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 50%)
Orrill, C., Barbour, M. K., Bleich, L., Sikes, C., & Calhoun, J. (2004). Learning to teach with technology studio. In R. Ferdig et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (2508-2510). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 25%)
Barbour, M. K., & Collins, M. (2003). Online writing as a form of electronic communication in a second year biology course. In Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (1491-1494). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 80%)
Barbour, M. K., & Cooze, M. (2003). Learning styles and student performance in an e-learning environment. In Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (871-874). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 90%)
Barbour, M. K., & Collins, M. (2002). Online writing as a form of electronic communication in a second year biology course. In Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (2544-2545). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 80%)
Collins, M., & Barbour, M. K. (2001). Some observations on student use of electronic communications. In Proceedings of the annual International Conference on Advances in Infrastructure for E-Business, Science, and Education on the Internet (CD-Rom). L'Aquila, Italy: Superiore G. Reiss Romoli (SSGRR). (Contribution 10%)
Collins, M., & Barbour, M. K. (2001). Some characteristics of student use of electronic communications in second-year science classes. In C. Montgomerie & J. Viteli (Eds.), Proceedings of the annual conference on ED-MEDIA (309-310). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 10%)
Reviews
** Barbour, M. K. (2009). Book review of Disrupting class: How disruptive innovation will change the way the world learns. Education Canada, 49(5). Retrieved November 23, 2009 from http://www.cea-ace.ca/media/en/Theory_of_Disruption_Theme09.pdf
Barbour, M. K. (2006). Brief book review of Using computers in educational and psychological research: Using information technologies to support the research process. Education Review. Retrieved December 10, 2006 from http://edrev.asu.edu/brief/dec06.html#20
Barbour, M. K. (2006). Book review of Virtual schools: Planning for success . Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 7(2), 215-217.
Barbour, M. K. (2006). Book review of Virtual schools: Planning for success and Development and management of virtual schools: Issues and trends. American Journal of Distance Education, 20(2), 119-121.
Barbour, M. K. (2006). Book review of Development and management of virtual schools: Issues and trends. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 7(1). Retrieved June 13, 2006 from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/307/482
Barbour, M. K. (2005) Multimedia reviews of Teaching for Thinking. The Middle Ages: The building of nations, and The Renaissance: Winds of change. World History Connected, 3(1). Retrieved October 15, 2005 from http://worldhistoryconnected.press.uiuc.edu/3.1/br_barbour.html
Glassman, M., & Barbour, M. K. (1997). Beyond print – Review of the conference Beyond Print: Scholarly Publishing and Communication in the Electronic Environment. The Morning Watch, 25(1-2). (Contribution 25%)
Technical Reports
Archambault, L., Diamond, D., Brown, R., Cavanaugh, C., Coffey, M., Floures, D., Richardson, J., & Zygouris-Coe, V. (in press). Research committee issues brief – An exploration of at-risk learners and online education, D. Scribner & M. K. Barbour (Eds.). Vienna, VA: International Council for K-12 Online Learning. (Contribution 5%)
Barbour, M. K. (2009). State of the nation study: K-12 online learning in Canada. Vienna, VA: International Council for K-12 Online Learning. Retrieved November 19, 2009 from http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/iNACOL_CanadaStudy_200911.pdf
Cavanaugh, C., Barbour, M. K., Brown, R., Diamond, D., Lowes, S., Powell, A., Rose, R., Scheick, A., Scribner, D., & Van der Molan, J. (2009). Research committee issues brief: Examining communication and interaction in online teaching. Vienna, VA: International Council for K-12 Online Learning. Retrieved August 29, 2009 from http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/NACOL_QualityTeaching-lr.pdf (Contribution 15%)
Barbour, M. K. (2009). Evaluation Report for the Michigan Virtual School on CareerForward. Lansing, MI: Michigan Virtual University.
Barbour, M. K., & Stewart, R. (2008). A snapshot state of the nation study: K-12 online learning in Canada. Vienna, VA: North American Council for Online Learning. Retrieved January 21, 2009 from http://inacol.org/resources/docs/NACOL_CanadaStudy-lr.pdf (Contribution 80%)
Barbour, M. K. (2005). Evaluation of the Illinois Virtual High School course development process. Aurora, IL: Illinois Virtual High School. Retrieved January 21, 2009 from http://www.imsa.edu/programs/ivhs/pdfs/course_development_eval_2005-10.pdf
Barbour, M. K. (2002). The introduction of the CDLI pilot Canadian History 1201 online course in the Vista School District. Clarenville, NL: Vista School District.
Barbour, M. K. (2001). Evaluation of online advanced placement courses. Clarenville, NL: Vista School District.
Unpublished Dissertations and Thesis
Barbour, M. K. (2007). What are they doing and how are they doing it? Rural student experiences in virtual schooling. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. University of Georgia , Athens , GA.
Barbour, M. K. (2002). The uses and value of Internet discussion groups in a post secondary environment. Unpublished Master's Thesis. Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's , NL.
Barbour, M. K. (1996). Staying the course or adjusting our compass: Term 17 and the future of education policy in Newfoundland . Unpublished Honours Research Essay. Carleton University , Ottawa , ON .