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Emily Faulconer; Brent Terwilliger; Robert Deters; Kelly George – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2024
The advancement of technology has led to an increase in undergraduate students pursuing degrees online. The translation of undergraduate research to the online environment is relatively new, though gaining momentum, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mentoring is a key undergraduate research support, particularly for those engaged online, as it…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Distance Education, Mentors, Student Research
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Hartley, Jena R.; Brown, H. Quincy – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2022
This paper describes the design and development of a competency model for online instructors based on literature reviews, student surveys, and other artifacts. The first development phase included a literature review centered around researched-based competencies for online instructors and existing theories used to evaluate online instructional…
Descriptors: Models, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction, Instructional Design
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Tucker, Lauren – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2022
A weekly professional learning community (PLC) was established for faculty members within a special education department for the 2020-2021 academic year. The goal of the PLC was to support the transition to online classes and to maintain the workplace community. Pre and post surveys using the Sense of Community Index-2 (Chavis et al., 2008b) and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communities of Practice, Interprofessional Relationship, Web Based Instruction
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Griffith, John; Faulconer, Emily; McMasters, Bobby – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2021
Various instructor qualities have been shown to have variable influences student outcomes in online courses. In this study, the impact of faculty quality on student performance was examined by comparing student performance when taught by excellent faculty and average faculty (determined through administrative evaluations). We examined 328 student…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, College Mathematics, Statistics Education, Mathematics Achievement
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Wargo, Katalin – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2022
Faculty development for online teaching is an opportunity to reflect on and revise teaching perceptions and instructional practice. This study found written reflection activities aided instructors in questioning their instructional decisions. This, combined with dialogue with colleagues, became an avenue for instructors to think deeply about…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Web Based Instruction, Educational Change, Teaching Methods
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Wargo, Katalin – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2021
This case study explored a university faculty development seminar that prepared instructors to design and teach online courses taking place at a mid-sized liberal Arts & Sciences university in the Southeastern United States. The purpose of this study was to examine how faculty development for online teaching may influence changes in thinking…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses