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Download full textRhode, Jason F. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This mixed methods study explored the dynamics of interaction within a self-paced online learning environment. It used rich media and a mix of traditional and emerging asynchronous computer-mediated communication tools to determine what forms of interaction learners in a self-paced online course value most and what impact they perceive interaction…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Learning Experience
Casey, Gail; Evans, Terry – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This paper deploys notions of emergence, connections, and designs for learning to conceptualize high school students' interactions when using online social media as a learning environment. It makes links to chaos and complexity theories and to fractal patterns as it reports on a part of the first author's action research study, conducted while she…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Learning Processes, Classroom Environment
Peer reviewedLobel, Mia; Swedburg, Randy; Neubauer, Mike – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002
Data from the log files of a synchronous, online classroom designed for experiential learning focused on interpersonal communication were analyzed to determine the impact of effective group facilitation on attentiveness, interaction, involvement, and participation. The data demonstrate a social network of interactions and suggest that people…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Hai-Jew, Shalin – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
Started in 1997, Washington Online Virtual Campus (WAOL) consists of a consortium of 34 community colleges around Washington State to provide asynchronous online learning. WAOL bears many of the features of a loosely coupled organization with its geographically dispersed frontline instructors, fragmented external environment, modularity of courses…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Consortia, Virtual Classrooms
