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Paul, Ravi C.; Swart, William; Zhang, Aixiu Monica; MacLeod, Kenneth R. – Distance Education, 2015
Transactional distance has been defined as barriers to students' engagement with learning in the online environment. This research updates Zhang's (2003) scale of transactional distance, which quantified the extent of the barriers, in light of the massive changes in today's web-based learning environment. The resulting revised scale of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Structural Equation Models, Online Courses, Barriers
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Slagter van Tryon, Patricia J.; Bishop, M. J. – Distance Education, 2012
Learners' feelings of social connectedness may be a key factor in predicting online course success. However, students attempting to perceive and process the social context in online courses often find themselves engaging in unfamiliar, technology-mediated communication channels. While there have been several empirically based strategies published…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Student Attitudes, Social Environment, Research Tools
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Phelan, Liam – Distance Education, 2012
This article discusses whether the very act of accessing online students' experiences of teaching may itself foster students' sense of belonging to a learning community. The article reports and reflects on the application of Brookfield's critical incident questionnaire (CIQ) in postgraduate courses delivered online in 2008-2010 through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Asynchronous Communication, Integrated Learning Systems
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Nandi, Dip; Hamilton, Margaret; Harland, James – Distance Education, 2012
Fully online courses are becoming progressively more popular because of their "anytime anywhere" learning flexibility. One of the ways students interact with each other and with the instructors within fully online learning environments is via asynchronous discussion forums. However, student engagement in online discussion forums does not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
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Pittenger, Amy L.; Olson-Kellogg, Becky – Distance Education, 2012
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the development and delivery of a hypertext case scenario document to be used as the capstone assessment tool for doctoral-level physical therapy students. The integration of Web-based collaborative tools (PBworks[TM] and Google Sites[TM]) allowed students in this all-online course to apply their…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Strategies, Collaborative Writing, Writing Skills
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Darabi, A. Aubteen; Sikorski, Eric G.; Harvey, Robert B. – Distance Education, 2006
The International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (IBSTPI) provides a methodology for drafting and validating teaching competencies. This study applied the IBSTPI methodology to identify and validate distance education (DE) instructor competencies. The research team's review of DE literature in the past 10 years…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Distance Education, Teacher Competencies, Web Based Instruction
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Persico, Donatella; Pozzi, Francesca; Sarti, Luigi – Distance Education, 2010
Monitoring the learning process in computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments is a key element for supporting the efficacy of tutor actions. This article proposes an approach for analysing learning processes in a CSCL environment to support tutors in their monitoring tasks. The approach entails tracking the interactions within…
Descriptors: Cues, Learning Activities, Learning Strategies, Learning Processes