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Smith, Sedef Uzuner; Hayes, Suzanne; Shea, Peter – Online Learning, 2017
After presenting a brief overview of the key elements that underpin Etienne Wenger's communities of practice (CoP) theoretical framework, one of the most widely cited and influential conceptions of social learning, this paper reviews extant empirical work grounded in this framework to investigate online/blended learning in higher education and in…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Blended Learning, Communities of Practice, Literature Reviews
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Olesova, Larisa; Slavin, Margaret; Lim, Jieun – Online Learning, 2016
The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of scripted roles on students' level of cognitive presence in asynchronous online threaded discussions. A quantitative content analysis was used to investigate: (1) what level of cognitive presence is achieved by students' assigned roles in asynchronous online discussions; (2) differences…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Statistical Analysis
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Belcher, Alan R.; Hall, Barbara M.; Kelley, Kathleen; Pressey, Keith L. – Online Learning, 2015
The purposes of the research were to (1) examine the relationships between faculty behaviors that promote critical thinking and the resulting critical thinking within peer interaction and (2) identify specific faculty behaviors that result in the highest levels of critical thinking within peer interactions. Using a concurrent embedded mixed…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Critical Thinking, Peer Relationship, Mixed Methods Research
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Terosky, Aimee LaPointe; Heasley, Chris – Online Learning, 2015
In this qualitative study, we examine the experiences of seven tenure-track and non-tenure track current/future online faculty through the conceptual lenses of sense of community (McMillan & Chavis, 1986) and collegiality (Gappa, Austin, & Trice, 2007). We found: (1) participants reported that their sense of community and collegiality…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Collegiality, Communities of Practice, Qualitative Research
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Whiteside, Aimee L. – Online Learning, 2015
This study explores the level of "social presence" or connectedness, in two iterations of a 13-month, graduate-level certificate program designed to help K-12 school leaders integrate technology in their districts. Vygotsky's Social Development Theory serves as the theoretical lens for this programmatic research. The methods include a…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Blended Learning, Graduate Study, Social Development
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Ruckert, Elizabeth; McDonald, Paige L.; Birkmeier, Marissa; Walker, Bryan; Cotton, Linda; Lyons, Laurie B.; Straker, Howard O.; Plack, Margaret M. – Online Learning, 2014
Time and space constraints, large class sizes, competition for clinical internships, and geographic separation between classroom and clinical rotations for student interaction with peers and faculty pose challenges for health professions educational programs. This article presents a model for effectively incorporating technology to overcome these…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Technology Uses in Education