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Goode, Elizabeth; Nieuwoudt, Johanna Elizabeth; Roche, Thomas – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2022
One Australian public university is radically changing the way it delivers higher education, introducing a 6-week immersive scheduling delivery model across all units and courses. Despite the emerging success of block and immersive models for raising the performance of diverse student cohorts, the design factors underpinning positive outcomes are…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Learning Modules, Synchronous Communication
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Stuart, Jaimee; O'Donnell, Alexander W.; Scott, Riley; O'Donnell, Karlee; Lund, Rochelle; Barber, Bonnie – Distance Education, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted widespread transitions to remote teaching and learning in the higher education sector, bringing challenges for both educators and students. This study investigated links between student engagement with distinct types of remote teaching (asynchronous and synchronous) and academic outcomes (grade point average and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Teaching Methods, Distance Education
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Nieuwoudt, Johanna Elizabeth – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
Learning is facilitated by participation and interaction and can be synchronously or asynchronously in online education. This study investigated the relationship between students' academic success and online interaction and participation and explored their class attendance (synchronous virtual classes and/or watching the recorded virtual classes)…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication, Predictor Variables, Online Courses
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Duncan, Keith; Kenworthy, Amy; McNamara, Ray – Accounting Education, 2012
This article examines the relationship between MBA students' performance and participation in two online environments: a synchronous forum (chat room) and an asynchronous forum (discussion board) at an Australian university. The "quality" and "quantity" of students' participation is used to predict their final examination and…
Descriptors: Accounting, Electronic Learning, Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication
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Heirdsfield, Ann; Walker, Susan; Tambyah, Mallihai; Beutel, Denise – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
As online learning environments now have an established presence in higher education we need to ask the question: How effective are these environments for student learning? Online environments can provide a different type of learning experience than traditional face-to-face contexts (for on-campus students) or print-based materials (for distance…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Teacher Education, On Campus Students, Distance Education
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Ellis, Robert A.; Goodyear, Peter; O'Hara, Agi; Prosser, Michael – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2007
This paper reports on an investigation into learning through discussions by undergraduate social work students. Second-year students studying psychology for social work experienced discussions began with face-to-face tutorials, and then continued for some time after online. This study used closed-ended questionnaires to investigate what students…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Social Work, Reflection, Undergraduate Students