Scott L. Howell

Scott L. Howell is the assistant to the dean for the Division of Continuing Education at Brigham Young University (BYU).  He assisted BYU in launching its online learning and assessment initiative (1999-2003) as the Director of a new Center of Instructional Design (CID).  Dr. Howell is widely published and respected for his work in distance education and online assessment.  He received his PhD in instructional science specializing in assessment and measurement, MS in community education, and BS in business management.

Publications

Student Support Services
Student Support Services
Scott L. Howell, Wendi Wilcken. © 2010. 8 pages.
Success secret number one for a successful online learning program, according to Jeffrey Feldberg, chairman and CEO of Embanet Corp. and who has launched several successful...
Academic, Economic, and Technological Trends Affecting Distance Education
Academic, Economic, and Technological Trends Affecting Distance Education
Nathan K. Lindsay, Peter B. Williams, Scott L. Howell. © 2009. 9 pages.
A number of prominent distance learning journals have established the need for administrators to be informed and prepared with strategic plans equal to foreseeable challenges....
Completion Rates and Distance Learners
Completion Rates and Distance Learners
Nathan K. Lindsay, Scott L. Howell, R. Dwight Laws. © 2009. 7 pages.
Critics of distance education frequently assert that completion rates are lower in distance education courses than in traditional courses. Such criticism comes despite sparse and...
Religion and Online Learning
Religion and Online Learning
P. Clint Rogers, Scott L. Howell. © 2009. 5 pages.
Internationally, religious institutions are developing online learning for a variety of reasons and purposes. The overall interaction of religion and the Internet has been varied...
Student Support Services
Student Support Services
Scott L. Howell, Wendi Wilcken. © 2009. 6 pages.
Success secret number one for a successful online learning program, according to Jeffrey Feldberg, chairman and CEO of Embanet Corp. and who has launched several successful...
Ten Scalability Factors in Distance Education
Ten Scalability Factors in Distance Education
R. Dwight Laws, Scott L. Howell, Nathan K. Lindsay. © 2009. 8 pages.
The institutional decision about how much technology should be used to scale distance education enrollments, reduce costs, maximize profits, and protect course and program...
Ten Scalability Factors in Distance Education
Ten Scalability Factors in Distance Education
R. Dwight Laws, Scott L. Howell, Nathan K. Lindsay. © 2008. 9 pages.
The institutional decision about how much technology should be used to scale distance education enrollments, reduce costs, maximize profits, and protect course and program...
Distance Education from Religions of the World
Distance Education from Religions of the World
P. Clint Rogers, Scott L. Howell. © 2008. 6 pages.
nternationally, religious institutions are developing distance learning for a variety of reasons and purposes. The religious applications of distance learning comprise three main...
Academic, Economic, and Technological Trends Affecting Distance Education
Academic, Economic, and Technological Trends Affecting Distance Education
Natahn K. Lindsay, Peter B. Williams, Scott L. Howell. © 2008. 11 pages.
A number of prominent distance learning journals have established the need for administrators to be informed and prepared with strategic plans equal to foreseeable challenges....
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...
Academic, Economic, and Technological Trends Affecting Distance Education
Academic, Economic, and Technological Trends Affecting Distance Education
Nathan K. Lindsay, Peter B. Williams, Scott L. Howell. © 2005. 9 pages.
A number of prominent distance learning journals have established the need for administrators to be informed and prepared with strategic plans equal to foreseeable challenges....
Completion Rates and Distance Learners
Completion Rates and Distance Learners
Nathan K. Lindsay, Scott L. Howell, R. Dwight Laws. © 2005. 7 pages.
Critics of distance education frequently assert that completion rates are lower in distance education courses than in traditional courses. Such criticism comes despite sparse and...
Distance Education from Religions of the World
Distance Education from Religions of the World
Clint P. Rogers, Scott L. Howell. © 2005. 5 pages.
nternationally, religious institutions are developing distance learning for a variety of reasons and purposes. The religious applications of distance learning comprise three main...
Student Support Services
Student Support Services
Scott L. Howell, Wendi Wilcken. © 2005. 6 pages.
Success secret number one for a successful online learning program, according to Jeffrey Feldberg, chairman and CEO of Embanet Corp. and who has launched several successful...
Ten Scalability Factors in Distance Education
Ten Scalability Factors in Distance Education
R. Dwight Laws, Scott L. Howell, Nathan K. Lindsay. © 2005. 8 pages.
The institutional decision about how much technology should be used to scale distance education enrollments, reduce costs, maximize profits, and protect course and program...