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Matranga, Anthony; Silverman, Jason; Koku, Emmanuel; Klein, Valerie; Shumar, Wesley – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2020
Teacher professional development (PD) that supports the emergence of professional learning communities (PLCs) is effective for teachers' learning and instructional improvement. Our work focuses on supporting the emergence of online PLCs and an emergent issue in this work is how to maintain the quality of teachers' experiences in online PLCs when…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Program Effectiveness
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Sarachan, Jeremy; Burk, Nanci; Day, Kenneth; Trevett-Smith, Matthew – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2013
Virtual worlds have become an invaluable space for online learning and the exploration of digital cultures. Communication departments can benefit from using these spaces to educate their students in the logistics of virtual worlds and as a way to better understand how the process of interpersonal and global communication functions in both online…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Cooperative Learning, Interpersonal Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
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Du, Jianxia; Zhang, Ke; Olinzock, Anthony; Adams, James – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2008
This study investigated graduate students' perceptions of the online collaborations and the factors that contribute to the quality of online discussion with a qualitative case study. Data were collected through interviews with 20 graduate students in an online course, their online discourse, and the instructor's observation notes. The case study…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Individual Characteristics, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Attitudes
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Lee, Miyoung; Kim, Dong-Sik – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2005
Web-based collaborative Problem-Based Learning (PBL) environments have great potential for learner improvement in solving ill-structured problems in practical situations. Web-based environments, however, offer learners relatively few chances to solve problems through face-to-face interactions compared to traditional classrooms, thereby making it…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Internet, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving
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Ocker, Rosalie J.; Yaverbaum, Gayle J. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2004
Although collaborative learning techniques have been shown to enhance the learning experience, it is difficult to incorporate these concepts into courses without requiring students to collaborate outside of class. There is an ever increasing number of nontraditional university students who find it difficult to schedule the necessary meetings with…
Descriptors: Teleconferencing, Teaching Methods, Nontraditional Students, Student Attitudes
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Gerosa, Marco Aurelio; Fuks, Hugo; Lucena, Carlos – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2003
In this paper an analysis is made about how awareness in digital learning environments relates to communication, coordination and cooperation and, consequently, collaboration. A collaboration model, where awareness occupies a central position, is presented. The awareness elements of the AulaNet environment are also analyzed, seeking to identify…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Technology, Problem Solving, Computer Uses in Education