Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks
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The aim of the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks is to describe
original work in asynchronous learning networks (ALN), including experimental
results. Our mission is to provide practitioners in online education with
knowledge about the very best research in online learning. Papers emphasizing
results, backed by data are the norm. Occasionally, papers reviewing broad
areas are published, including critical reviews of thematic areas. Papers useful to administrators are welcome. Entire
issues are published from time-to-time around single topic or disciplinary
areas. The Journal adheres to traditional standards of double-blind peer review, and authors
are encouraged to provide quantitative data; currently JALN's acceptance rate is 25%. The original objective of
the Journal was to establish ALN as a field by publishing articles from
authoritative and reliable sources. The Journal is now a major resource
for knowledge about online learning.
The Journal is guided by its editorial board members.
If you are interested in contributing, please see our submission
guidelines and downloadable style sheet.
The current issue of the JALN is only available to Sloan-C Members. It is easy to become a Free Sloan-C Member, visit our member registration page for more information. You must be logged in to access this issue.
Volume 12:1 -February 2008 Public - Abstracts only Logged-in Members - Full articles
What is the role of distance education in the implementation of the right to education? JALN, in collaboration with 5 international journals, is publishing a special edition concerning distance education and the right to education (in particular reference to article 26 of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights of December 10th, 1948). The joint website with the articles from all 6 participating journals is: http://www.distanceandaccesstoeducation.org.
| "Introduction to the Special Issue on the Right to Education" |
| "BRICs and Clicks" |
| "Microfranchising Microlearning Centers: A Sustainable Model for Expanding the Right to Education in Developing Countries?" |
| "Determined to Learn: Accessing Education Despite Life-Threatening Disasters" |
| "If Higher Education Is a Right, and Distance Education Is the Answer, Then Who Will Pay?" |
| "Bringing the Real World of Science to Children: A Partnership of the American Museum of Natural History and the City University of New York" |
| "Open Educational Resources for Blended Learning in High Schools: Overcoming Impediments in Developing Countries" |
| "Access to Education with Online Learning and Open Educational Resources: Can They Close the Gap?" |
| "An Online Learning Model to Facilitate Learners’ Rights to Education" |
Past Issues (Past issues are available to the public in the form of web pages - Members also have access to PDF versions):
Volume 11:4 -December 2007 Public - Web page only Logged-in Members - Full articles
| "Course Assessment Practices and Student Learning Strategies in Online Courses" |
| "Using Rubrics and Content Analysis for Evaluating Online Discussion: A Case Study from an Environmental Course" |
| "Community of Inquiry and Learning in Immersive Environments" |
| "Student Perceptions of Face-to-Face and Online Discussions: The Advantage Goes To . . ." |
| "What it Takes to Innovate: The Experience of Producing an Online, Real-Time Case Study" |
Volume 11:3 -September 2007 Public - Wed page only Logged-in Members - Full articles
A special edition of JALN focusing on online learning in K–12 schools and teacher education
| "Introduction to the Special Issue on Online Learning in K–12 Schools and Teacher Education" |
| "Interview with Chris Dede" |
| "K–12 Online Learning: A Survey of U.S. School District Administrators" |
| "An Interpretative Model of Key Heuristics that Promote Collaborative Dialogue Among Online Learners" |
| "The Louisiana Algebra I Online Initiative as a Model for Teacher Professional Development: Examining Teacher Experiences" |
| "Learning Science Online: A Descriptive Study of Online Science Courses for Teachers" |
| "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Ether: A Corpus Analysis of Student Self-tellings in Online Graduate Courses" |
Volume 11:2 -July 2007 Public - Web page only Logged-in Members - Full articles
| "Using Asynchronous Audio Feedback to Enhance Teaching Presence and Students’ Sense of Community" |
| "Online vs. Blended Learning: Differences in Instructional Outcomes and Learner Satisfaction" |
| "Blended Learning in High Tech Manufacturing: A Case Study of Cost Benefits and Production Efficiency" |
| "Why Do Higher-Education Institutions Pursue Online Education?" |
| "Bridges and Barriers to Teaching Online College Courses: a Study of Experienced Online Faculty in Thirty-Six Colleges" |
| "Understanding and Fostering Interaction in Threaded Discussion" |
Volume 11:1 -April 2007 Public - Web page only Logged-in Members - Full articles
Proceedings from the Sloan-C 2006 Summer Research Workshop
| "Blended Learning and Localness: The Means and the End" |
| "Online Instruction as Local Education: CUNY's Online Baccalaureate" |
| "Pace University, Blended Learning and Localness: A Model that Works" |
| "Extending Online and Blended Learning to Corporations in the New York Metropolitan Region" |
| "Characteristics of Successful Local Blended Programs in the Context of the Sloan-C Pillars" |
| "Expanding Demand for Online Higher Education: Surveying Prospective Students" |
| "Research on Online Learning" |
| "Online Community of Inquiry Review: Social, Cognitive, and Teaching Presence Issues" |
| "An Empirical Verification of the Community of Inquiry Framework" |
| "Student Satisfaction with Asynchronous Learning" |
| "Are We Re-Marginalizing Distance Education Students and Teachers?" |
| "Using Focus Groups to Study ALN Faculty Motivation" |
Volume 10:4 - December 2006 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Full articles
| "The Development of a Remote Laboratory for Internet-Based Engineering Education" |
| "Creating Effective Online Discussions: Optimal Istructor and Student Roles" |
| "Building Understanding in Asynchronous Discussions: Examining Types of Online Discourse" |
| "Cultivating Voluntary Online Learning Communities in Blended Environments" |
| "Distance Education Communications: The Social presence and Media Richness of Instant Messaging" |
| "The Method (and Madness) of Evaluating Online Discussions" |
| "Why They Stayed: Near-Perfect Retention in an Online Certification Program in Library Media" |
| "An Online Discussion for Supporting Students in Preparation for a Test" |
| "The Changing Role of Faculty and Online Education" |
| "How Blended Learning Can Support a Faculty Development Community of Inquiry" |
Volume 10:3 - July 2006 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Full articles
Access
Online education can increase access to higher education by providing learners more choices in topics of study, more flexibility when and where they learn, and better affordability. Yet, online education reaches perhaps only 15% of potential learners. This issue explores opportunities for growth including increasing student success, using blended approaches, and reaching population sectors such as seniors, K-12, minority serving institutions, community colleges, and corporate and government learners.
| "Increasing Access in Online Higher Education" |
| "Scaling Online Education: Increasing Access to Higher Education" |
| "Online K-12 Education: Opportunities for Collaboration with Higher Education" |
| "Reaching Asynchronous Learners Within the Silver Tsunami" |
| "Insuring the Nation's Destiny: Reducing the Digital Divide" |
| "Getting Better: ALN and Student Success" |
| "Community Colleges and Distance Learning" |
| "Blended Learning: Implications for Growth and Access" |
Volume 10:2 - May 2006 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Full articles
Institutional Transformation
This issue reviews Sloan-C resources on institutional commitment and cost effectiveness, surveying the ways online education is changing higher education in the United States, providing institutional case studies, and analyzing business models.
| "Institutional Transformation: Introduction to the Special Issue" |
| "ALN Business Models and the Transformation of Higher Education" |
| "Online Learning: New Models for Leadership and Organization in Higher Education" |
| "The Times They Are A-Changing" |
| "Cases of Institutional Transformation" |
| "Business Models for Online Learning: An Exploratory Survey" |
| "Business Models for Online Education" |
Volume 10:1 - February 2006 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Full articles
Opportunities for collaboration are the internet's greatest gift; they are especially valuable for teaching and learning. Collaboration models workplace activities, helps students to construct knowledge, enhances students' understanding and appreciation of diversity, and may give students a sense of belonging online. Perhaps most importantly, collaboration allows students to interact socially and develop a feeling of community in online courses, bridging distances that otherwise separate them. Yet, many online educators remain unsure of why, when, and how to introduce collaboration in their online classes. With 8 papers, including a summary of Sloan-C resources, this volume provides help with collaborative activities.
| "Online Collaboration: Introduction to the Special Issue" |
| "Facilitating Collaboration in Online Learning" |
| "Online Collaboration Principles" |
| "A Study of Students' Sense of Learning Community in Online Environments" |
| "Assessment and Collaboration in Online Learning" |
| "Achieving Diversity Through Online Inter-Institutional Collaborations" |
| "Quality Matters: Inter-Institutional Quality Improvement for Online Courses" |
| "Collaboration Online: Sloan-C Resources" |
Volume 9:4 - December 2005 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Full article
| "Reciprocity Analysis of Online Learning Networks" |
| "Pedagogy and Quality in Developing Online Learning for Teachers and Trainers" |
| "Exploring Four Dimensions of Online Instructor Roles: A Program Level Case Study" |
| "Improving Training Outcomes through Blended Learning" |
| "Developing Learning Community in Online Asynchronous College Courses: The Role of Teaching Presence" |
| "Successful Online Bioterrorism Courses Meet Needs of Learners" |
Volume 9:3 - October 2005 Public - Web Page only
Logged-in Members - Full articles
| "Are Online Courses Cannibalizing Students From Existing Courses?" |
| "A Review of Recent Papers on Online Discussion in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education" |
| "Electronic Spaces as an Alternative to Traditional Classroom Discussion and Writing in Secondary English Classrooms" |
| "Estimating Faculty and Student Workload for Interaction in Online Graduate Music Courses" |
| "A Synthesis of Sloan-C Effective Practices, August 2005" |
| "An Examination of Sense of Classroom Community and Learning Among African American and Caucasian Graduate Students" |
| "Participatory Examinations in Asynchronous Learning Networks: Longitudinal Evaluation Results" |
| "On the Nature and Development of Social Presence in Online Course Discussions" |
| "Assessing Student Learning with Automated Text Processing Techniques" |
Volume 9:2 - June 2005 Public - Web Page only
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| "Creating Authentic Learning Activities in Pharmaceutical Instrumental Analysis: Using the Integrated Laboratory Network for Remote Access to Scientific Instrumentation" |
| "Creating and Sustaining Effective ALNs" |
| "Rogue Community College: Discipline-Specific Online Writing Lab with 24/7 Access and Asynchronous Peer Tutoring" |
| "Effective Feedback to the Instructor from Online Homework" |
| "The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Master of Engineering in Professional Practice (MEPP) Program: The Road to Quality Online Graduate Engineering Education" |
| "Supporting Online Adjunct Faculty: A Virtual Mentoring Program" |
| "Do Online Students Dream of Electric Teachers?" |
| "eArmyU: Expanding Education Access and Excellence to Highly Mobile Online Learners" |
Volume 9:1 - March 2005 Public - Web Page only
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| "Gender, Voice and Learning in Online Course Environments" |
| "Online Engineering Education: Learning Anywhere, Anytime" |
| "Digital Text, Distance Education and Academic Dishonesty: Faculty and Administrator Perceptions and Responses" |
| "The Ebb and Flow of Online Discussions: What Bloom Can Tell Us About Our Students’ Conversations" |
| "Roles of Faculty in Teaching Asynchronous Undergraduate Courses" |
| "Questioning the Hybrid Model: Student Outcomes in Different Course Formats" |
| "A Learning Object Success Story" |
Volume 8:4 - December 2004 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "Gender and Online Discourse in the Principles of Economics" |
| "Comparison of Outcomes on Like Exams Administered to In-Residence and Asynchronous Distance-Based Pharm.D. Students" |
| "Exploring the Interaction Equation: Validating a Rubric to Assess and Encourage Interaction in Distance Courses" |
| "Scaffolding Complex Tasks by Open Online Submission: Emerging Patterns and Profiles" |
| "Experimental Online Case Study for a Breakthrough in Student Engagement: Description and Results" |
| "Correlational Analysis of Student Visibility and Performance in Online Learning" |
| "Models of Large-Scale E-Learning" |
| "Online Learning and Time-on-Task: Impact of Proctored vs. Un-Proctored Testing" |
| "Factors that Influence Students' Decision to Dropout of Online Courses" |
Volume 8:3 - June 2004 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "Stevens Institute of Technology: WebCampus" |
| "Cost-Effective Distributed Learning With Electronic Labs" |
| "Technology is too Important to Leave to Technologists" |
| "The Value of Online Learning: Perspectives From the University of Illinois at Springfield" |
| "(My) Three Principles of Effective Online Pedagogy" |
| "Solving the Laboratory Dilemma in Distance Learning General Chemistry" |
| "The Master of Distance Education Program: A Collaboration Between the University of Maryland University College and Oldenburg University" |
| "Experimental Online Case Study for a Breakthrough in Student Engagement: Focus Group Results" |
| "Faculty Self-Study Research Project: Examining the Online Workload" |
| "UCF’s Exemplary Faculty Support: An Institutionalized Ecosystem" |
Volume 8:2 - April 2004 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "A Constructivist Method for the Analysis of Networked Cognitive Communication and the Assessment of Collaborative Learning and Knowledge-Building" |
| "University Instructors' Reflections on their First Online Teaching Experiences" |
| "The Impact of Increasing Enrollment on Faculty Workload and Student Satisfaction Over Time" |
| "Student Role Adjustment in Online Communities of Inquiry: Model and Instrument Validation" |
| "Best Online Instructional Practices: Report of Phase I of an Ongoing Study" |
| "Evaluating Online Discussions: Four Different Frames of Analysis" |
| "Taking E-Moderating Skills to the Next Level: Reflecting on the Design of Conferencing Environments" |
| "Predicting Learning from Asynchronous Online Discussions" |
Volume 8:1 - February 2004 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
A special issue examining the role of asynchronous learning with a
special focus on the characteristics of the community college movement—particularly
the access, affordability, and outreach elements.
| "Anytime, Anyplace and the Community College: Ten Emerging Insights" |
| "Using Asynchronous Learning in Redesign: Reaching and Retaining the At-Risk Student" |
| "Mainstreaming Distance Learning Into the Community College" |
| "Academic Redesign: Accomplishing More With Less" |
| "If it Ain't Broke, Improve it: Thoughts on Engaging Education for Us All" |
| "The Orion Project: Connecting a Community" |
| "Putting a Little TLC into Learning" |
| "The Weariness of the Flesh: Reflections on the Life of the Mind in an Era of Abundance" |
| "The Road to DotCalm in Education" |
Volume 7:3 - September 2003 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "Network Analysis of Knowledge Construction in Asynchronous Learning Networks" |
| "Asynchronous Discussion Groups in Teacher Training Classes: Perceptions of Native and Non-Native Students" |
| "Teaching Courses Online: How Much Time Does it Take?'" |
| "Face-To-Face Versus Threaded Discussions: The Role of Time and Higher-Order Thinking" |
| "Formal Course Design and the Student Learning Experience" |
| "Emotion and E-Learning" |
| "Effects of Social Network on Students' Performance: A Web-Based Forum Study in Taiwan" |
Volume 7:2 - July 2003 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
A special issue by recipients of the Sloan-C 2002 awards for online teaching
and learning. With supporting data, 10 awardees explain distinctive initiatives
in the Sloan-C quality areas of cost-effective access and satisfaction
with teaching and learning.
| "Creation of UniSCOPE: A Model for Rewarding All Forms of Scholarship" |
| "A Cost-Effective Model for Teaching Elementary Statistics With Improved Student Performance" |
| "Differences in Learning Outcomes for the Online and F2F Versions of 'An Introduction to Shakespeare'" |
| "Pace University's Focus on Student Satisfaction with Student Services in Online Education" |
| "The Wizards Program at Mercy College" |
| "A Three-Prong Strategic Approach to Successful Distance Learning Delivery" |
| "Blogging Online Learning News and Research" |
| "A Follow-Up Investigation of “Teaching Presence” in the SUNY Learning Network" |
| "The Illinois Online Network is Making the Virtual Classroom a Reality: Study of an Exemplary Faculty Development Program" |
| "A Web-Based Core Curriculum to Meet Certification and Training Needs for Medical Residents" |
Volume 7:1 - February 2003 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "Considerations For Developing Evaluations of Online Courses" |
| "Dominant or Different? Gender Issues in Computer Supported Learning" |
| "Influence of Non-Moderated and Moderated Discussion Sites on Student Success" |
| "Does One Size Fit All? Exploring Asynchronous Learning in a Multicultural Environment" |
| "Asynchronous Discussion in Support of Medical Education" |
| "Examining Social Presence in Online Courses in Relation to Students' Perceived Learning and Satisfaction" |
 Volume 6:2 - August 2002 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
A special issue including studies from Partnerships for Training (PFT). PFT is a group
of eight regional consortiums of nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwifery,
and physician assistant programs that use distance technology and satellite
campuses to extend the geographic reach of educational programs to increase
the number of primary care providers in underserved areas of the United
States.
| "Access to Opportunity: The Duke-East Carolina Partnerships for Training Program" |
| "Is 'As Good as Face-to-Face' As Good As It Gets?" |
| "Cost, Access, and Quality in Online Nursing and Allied Health Professions" |
| "Healthcare Education: Preliminary Findings" |
Volume 6:1 - July 2002 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "How do Online Students Differ from Lecture Students?" |
| "Beyond Student Perceptions: Issues of Interaction, Presence, and Performance in an Online Course" |
| "A Preliminary Look at the Structural Differences of Higher Education Classroom Communities in Traditional and ALN Courses" |
| "Dimensions and Strategies for Online Success: Voices from Experienced Educators" |
| "The Impact on Learning of an Asynchronous Active Learning Course Format" |
| "The Anatomy of a Distance Education Course: A Case Study Analysis" |
Volume 5:2 - September 2001 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "Assessing Teacher Presence in a Computer Conferencing Context" |
| "The Process of Community-Building in Distance Learning Classes" |
| "The Post-Secondary Networked Classroom: Renewal of Teaching Practices and Social Interaction" |
| "Connecting Graduate Students to Virtual Guests Through Asynchronous Discussions" |
| "Comparing Conceptual and Technique Learning Performance in Place-Based and ALN Formats" |
| "The Costs and Costing of Networked Learning" |
| "Standardized Frameworks for Distributed Learning" |
| "Identifying Student Attitudes and Learning Styles in Distance Education" |
| "A Design Framework for Electronic Cognitive Apprenticeship" |
Volume 5:1 - May 2001 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "Using ALN to Reach On-Campus Students During an Off-Campus Summer Session" |
| "Exploring Collaborative Online Learning" |
| "A Constructivist Approach to Online Training for Online Teachers" |
| "Development and Evaluation of a Framework for Creating Web-Based Learning Modules" |
| "Lectures on Demand in ALN" |
| "Virtual Writing Forum with Don Murray and the National Writing Project in an Asynchronous Environment" |
| "Testimony to the Kerrey Commission on Web-Based Education" |
| "Internet Learning: Is it Real and What Does it Mean for Universities?" |
Volume 4:3 - September 2000 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
Special Issue: The collection of papers is the result of an invitation-only workshop, sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, of faculty and staff from Sloan-funded projects for online learning.
| "Faculty Satisfaction in ALNs: A Dependent or Independent Variable" |
| "Instructor Satisfaction in University of California Extension's On-line Writing Curriculum" |
| "Instructor Attitudes within the SCALE Efficiency Projects" |
| "ALN Teaching as Routine Faculty Workload" |
| "Implementing a Large On-Campus ALN: Faculty Perspective" |
| "Factors Influencing Faculty Satisfaction with Asynchronous Teaching and Learning" |
| "Introducing the Penn State World Campus through Certificate Programs in Turfgrass Management and Geographic Information Systems" |
Volume 4:2 - September 2000 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
Special Issue: The collection of papers is the result of an invitation-only workshop, sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, of faculty and staff from Sloan-funded projects for online learning.
| "Student Satisfaction and Perceived Learning with On-line Courses" |
| "On-line Education to Develop Complex Reasoning Skills in Organic Chemistry" |
| "Educational Performance of ALN via Content Analysis" |
| "Working Professionals as Part-time On-line Learners" |
| "Using Technology to Remove Learning Barriers" |
| "Measuring the Importance of Collaborative Learning for the Effectiveness of ALN" |
| "Integrating ALN into an Independent Study Distance Education Program" |
Volume 4:1 - June 2000 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "Enabling Curriculum Re-design Through Asynchronous Learning Networks" |
| "Faculty Participation in Asynchronous Learning Networks" |
| "Learning Styles and Asynchronous Learning" |
| "Measuring Learning Effectiveness" |
| "The Use of Asynchronous Learning Networks in Nutrition Education" |
| "A case study of an MBA program through its transition to an online model" |
| "Early Patterns of Faculty Compensation for Developing and Teaching Distance Learning Courses" |
Volume 3:2 - November 1999 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "Intelligent Agents for Online Learning" |
| "Copyright Dot Com: The Digital Millennium in Copyright" |
| "Keeping Online Asynchronous Discussion on Topic" |
| "Using ALNs to Support a Complete Educational Experience" |
| "Design of Net-learning System Based on Experiential Learning" |
| "Successful Online Teaching Using An Asynchronous Learner Discussion Forum" |
| "The Effects of Internet-Based Instruction on Student Learning" |
Volume 3:1 - May 1999 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "Institutional Policy for ALN" |
| "Understanding the 'Electronic' Student" |
| "Developing a University Strategy for Online Instruction" |
| "Implementing Computer Mediated Communication in an Undergraduate Course" |
| "Gender Differences in Asynchronous Learning in Higher Education" |
| "Asynchronous Learning Networks for Knowledge Workforce Learning" |
Volume 2:2 - September 1998 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "University of California Extension Online: From Concept to Reality" |
| "Institutionalized Resistance to Asynchronous Learning Networks" |
| "The SCALE Efficiency Projects" |
| "Impact of Student Verbal/Visual Learning Style Preference on Implementing Groupware" |
| "Strategies for On-Campus and Off-Campus Network-enabled Learning" |
Volume 2:1 - March 1998 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "Developing an Asynchronous Course Model at a Large, Urban University" |
| "An On-Line Course in Political and Social Philosophy" |
| "The Social Dimension of Asynchronous Learning Networks" |
| "Libraries Address The Challenges Of Asynchronous Learning" |
| "Higher Education in an Era of Digital Competition" |
Volume 1:2 - August 1997 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "Requirements-Driven ALN Course Design, Development, Delivery & Evaluation" |
| "Paradigms for On-Line Learning" |
| "The Future of the University in an Age of Knowledge" |
| "Impacts of college-level courses via Asynchronous Learning Networks" |
| "The Efficiency of Telelearning" |
| "CyberProfTM- An Intelligent Human-Computer Interface for Interactive Instruction" |
Volume 1:1 - March 1997 Public - Web Page only Logged-in Members - Web Page and PDF
| "The Economics of ALN: Some Issues " |
| "A Model for On-Line Learning Networks in Engineering Education" |
| "'Free Trade' in Higher Education" |
| "Writing Across the Curriculum Encounters Asynchronous Learning Networks" |
| "Asynchronous Learning Networks: A Sloan Foundation Perspective" |
| "Gender Similarity in the Use of and Attitudes About ALN" |
| "Costs for the Development of a Virtual University" |
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