At-distance college-level training in statistical methods: Prospects and considerations

International audienceThis article focuses on how information and communication tools made available online could be effectively exploited to help improve the quality and efficiency of college-level, at-distance statistics training. The paper first provides an overview of the content, structure, and pedagogical and didactical approach underlying Quantitative Educational Research Methods, an online course targeting postgraduate education majors that has been built based on contemporary visions of web-based statistics instruction and computer-mediated communication. It then presents some of the insights gained from a case study of a group of students (n=49) participating in a recent offering of the course. The article concludes with some instructional and research implications