Catherine Schifter, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in Curriculum, Instruction and Technology in Education at Temple University, USA, a Carnegie Scholar (2000-2001), and Director of the Temple Online Learning Program from 1996 through 2000. Currently, Dr. Schifter is the Faculty Fellow for the Temple University Teaching and Learning Center that was established to support faculty in all endeavors of teaching and learning in traditional and online environments. Her most recent scholarship has been in reviewing national trends for Distance Education faculty support models in higher education, and...