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Jeanelle L. VerWayne – ProQuest LLC, 2023
While enrollment has been declining across higher education over the last decade, online education is one sector consistently enjoying enrollment gains, making its success indispensable to many institutions. Transactional distance theory has been used to study the experiences of online students and faculty and asserts that dialogue reduces the…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Educational Environment
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Jessica N. Torelli; Christina R. Noel; Kaitlin A. Morris; Evyn B. Hendrickson – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2024
Effective use of classroom management practices is critical to creating positive classroom climates supporting students' academic and behavioral outcomes, and teachers in rural areas have a strong need for training in classroom management. One classroom management practice with significant support is behavior-specific praise (BSP). Research shows…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Peer Teaching, Coaching (Performance)
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Shi, Celia; Diamond, Kelly; Smith, Miranda – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Improving social presence has long been a goal for online instruction; with the shift to emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus on improving social presence has only become more imperative. In asynchronous online courses, social interaction typically relies on discussion groups. Despite this, little research has been…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Reyes-Foster, Beatriz; deNoyelles, Aimee – Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2018
While online discussions remain popular in college classrooms, mixed results persist about their effectiveness in eliciting authentic learning. This case study explores how students perceive the influence of the Photovoice method on their authentic learning, critical thinking, engagement, and peer interaction in an asynchronous online discussion.…
Descriptors: Photography, Student Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Asynchronous Communication
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McCarroll, Julie; Hartwick, Peggy – Online Learning, 2022
In this paper, we focus on perceived cognitive presence (CP) in three sections of an intermediate level English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course facilitated online. The researchers intend to demonstrate how lesson design, scaffolding, and a blend of synchronous and asynchronous delivery create perceived CP. Data was collected from the CoI survey…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Learner Engagement, Lesson Plans, Online Courses
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Du, Jianxia; Wang, Chuang; Zhou, Mingming; Xu, Jianzhong; Fan, Xitao; Lei, Saosan – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
The present investigation examines the multidimensional relationships among several critical components in online collaborative learning, including group trust, communication media, and interactivity. Four hundred eleven university students from 103 groups in the United States responded survey items on online collaboration, interactivity,…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Learning, Trust (Psychology), Electronic Learning