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Bonk, Curtis J. – Distance Education, 2020
The mandate for K-12 and higher education instructors to teach online during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a wide range of experiences, preferences, challenges, complaints, and successes; especially in terms of synchronous forms of instruction. For much of 2020, many educators hesitantly and nervously transitioned to online environments while…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Xie, Kui; Lu, Lin; Cheng, Sheng-Lun; Izmirli, Serkan – Distance Education, 2017
Research has focused on the significance of social presence in online learning. However, peer interaction does not always result in positive emotions and feelings; it can trigger tension, distress, and anger within a learning community. Therefore, conflictual presence, as a carrier of negative valence within presence, is also a critical element…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Discourse Analysis, Communities of Practice, Computer Mediated Communication
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Irvin, Matthew J.; Hannum, Wallace H.; de la Varre, Claire; Farmer, Thomas W.; Keane, Julie – Distance Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine rural school district administrators' satisfaction with distance education in the United States and to identify factors that may contribute to their satisfaction. Telephone interviews were conducted with administrators in randomly selected rural districts across the country. Analyses revealed that students'…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Distance Education, Rural Schools, Satisfaction