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- ↑ King, Kathleen P. (2002). Keeping pace with technology, vol. 1 : the promise and potential for k-12 educators. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. ISBN 1572734329. OCLC 606752555.
- ↑ King, Kathleen P. (2003). Keeping pace with technology, vol. 2 : the challenge and promise for higher education faculty. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. ISBN 157273471X. OCLC 954710961.
- ↑ Lowenthal, Patrick R. (September 2008). "Online Faculty Development and Storytelling: An Unlikely Solution to Improving Teacher Quality" (PDF). MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching. 4: 8.