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Rowe, Elizabeth; Asbell-Clarke, Jodi – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2008
Online education is a rapidly growing phenomenon for science teachers. Using a sample of 40 online science courses for teachers offered during the 2004-2005 academic year, the Learning Science Online (LSO) study explores what characteristics of online science courses are most strongly associated with positive learning outcomes among science…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Science Instruction, Educational Technology, Hierarchical Linear Modeling
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Wang, Shiang-Kwei; Hsu, Hui-Yin – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2008
Recently, webinar (web seminar) tools (e.g., Elluminate, Adobe Acrobat Connect, Live Meeting) have been attracting more and more attention with the advancement of online learning technologies because webinar tools facilitate real-time communication and enrich the interactivity in an online learning environment. Corporations have long adopted…
Descriptors: Internet, Seminars, Web Based Instruction, Technology Uses in Education
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Wang, Shiang-Kwei – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2008
Literature suggests that developing a community of learners is the key to a successful online-learning experience. In this study, the instructor of a multimedia authoring course adopted a synchronous communication tool (Yahoo Messenger) to interact with learners orally on a weekly basis and, thereby, to establish a sense among the learners that…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
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Brescia, William F., Jr.; Swartz, James; Pearman, Cathy; Balkin, Richard; Williams, David – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2004
This study is, as an inquiry into the effectiveness of discussion leadership taxonomy, designed to help online discussion leaders support and facilitate discussions conducted by undergraduates. Participants were approximately two hundred preservice undergraduate students taking an Introduction to Educational Technology course. Each week students…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Peer Teaching, Web Based Instruction, Undergraduate Students
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Shen, Demei; Laffey, James; Lin, Yimei; Huang, Xinxin – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2006
This study explores the extent to which subjective norm beliefs of online learners shape perceptions of ease-of-use and usefulness for the use of course delivery systems. Subjective norm beliefs represent the influence that instructors, mentors, and peers have on students to use the course delivery system. The results show that instructor and…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Delivery Systems, Usability, Online Courses
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Nguyen, Diem M.; Kulm, Gerald – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2005
This article describes 1) the special features and accessibility of an innovative web-based practice instrument (WebMA) designed with randomized short-answer, matching and multiple choice items incorporated with automatically adapted feedback for middle school students; and 2) an exploratory study that compares the effects and contributions of…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Technology