Mary Hricko

Dr. Hricko is a Professor, University Libraries at Kent State University. She has published numerous books, articles and research papers on topics associated with accessibility, digital learning, and open access education. Her research interests include open pedagogy, online education and assessment, universal design, and quality assurance in higher education. She advocates for directives that expand teaching, learning, and research using open education resources.

Publications

Personal Learning Environments
Personal Learning Environments
Mary Hricko. © 2017. 13 pages.
A personal learning environment (PLE) is a construct designed to facilitate the process of learning and knowledge management. As a multidimensional system, a personal learning...
International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD)
International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD)
Chia-Wen Tsai, Pei-Di Shen. Est. 2011.
The International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD) serves as a forum for the improvement of online education for schools and teachers planning to implement...
Social Networks: Implications for Education
Social Networks: Implications for Education
Mary Hricko. © 2011. 19 pages.
Online social networks (SNs) are dynamic Web 2.0 applications that can be used for teaching, learning, and research activities. These SNs offer a myriad of collaborative features...
Blogs
Blogs
Mary Hricko. © 2008. 12 pages.
A blog (shortened version of Weblog) is an online journal usually displayed on a Web site that contains entries listed in reverse chronological order. Blogs combine text, images...
Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction
Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction
Mary Hricko. © 2008. 4 pages.
Robert Mills Gagne (1916-2002) was an American educator, experimental psychologist, and theorist, whose research led to the development of learning theories on instructional...
Net Generation
Net Generation
Mary Hricko. © 2008. 4 pages.
The Net Generation refers to the description given to young Americans born from 1976 to 2001. Although the individuals of the Net Generation (or Net Gens) are the last generation...
Understanding Section 508 and Its Implications for Distance Education
Understanding Section 508 and Its Implications for Distance Education
Mary Hricko. © 2008. 17 pages.
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act mandates that federal agencies must ensure the provision of accessible electronic and information technology. Although this legislation has...
Online Assessment and Measurement: Case Studies from Higher Education, K-12 and Corporate
Online Assessment and Measurement: Case Studies from Higher Education, K-12 and Corporate
Mary Hricko, Scott L. Howell. © 2006. 372 pages.
Online learning is one of the most important topics in distance learning, but practitioners and researchers have experienced difficulty in defining the process. Online Assessment...
Online Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation: Emerging Practices
Online Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation: Emerging Practices
David Williams, Mary Hricko, Scott L. Howell. © 2006. 343 pages.
Online Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation: Emerging Practices provides a view of the possibilities and challenges facing online educators and evaluators in the 21st Century....
Online Assessment and Measurement: Foundations and Challenges
Online Assessment and Measurement: Foundations and Challenges
Scott L. Howell, Mary Hricko. © 2005. 372 pages.
The future of online assessment and measurement is in the hands of the early adopters and hardy pioneers who are determined to overcome the challenges and help push forward and...
Design and Implementation of Web-Enabled Teaching Tools
Design and Implementation of Web-Enabled Teaching Tools
Mary Hricko. © 2003. 284 pages.
As the multifaceted environment of the Internet continues to evolve, web accessibility has become a major issue in terms of providing effective communication to the public....
Understanding Section 508 and Its Implications for Distance Education
Understanding Section 508 and Its Implications for Distance Education
Mary Hricko. © 2003. 22 pages.
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act mandates that federal agencies must ensure the provision of accessible electronic and information technology. Although this legislation has...