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Smith, Glenn Gordon; Sorensen, Chris; Gump, Andrew; Heindel, Allen J.; Caris, Mieke; Martinez, Christopher D. – Internet and Higher Education, 2011
This study compared student group work experiences in online (OL) versus face-to-face (f2f) sections of the same graduate course, over three years, to determine what factors influence student group work experiences and how do these factors play out in f2f versus OL environments. Surveys and student journals suggest that communication issues,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Journals, Resistance (Psychology), Conventional Instruction
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Borup, Jered; West, Richard E.; Graham, Charles R. – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
Online learning has become a reality for many students in higher education. Unfortunately, something that has also become a reality is a sense of isolation in online courses, and Moore (1980) has warned that students' sense of distance can threaten their ability to learn. The community of inquiry framework (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, 2000) has…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Strategies, Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses
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Bluemink, Johanna; Jarvela, Sanna – Internet and Higher Education, 2004
Apart from studying students' interaction in Web-based environments in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL), it is essential to recognize the importance of the contextual setting in which learning takes place. This study examines the role of face-to-face encounters as contextual support in an international teacher education course…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Virtual Classrooms, Internet, Computer Assisted Instruction