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Martin, Florence; Bolliger, Doris U. – Online Learning, 2018
Student engagement increases student satisfaction, enhances student motivation to learn, reduces the sense of isolation, and improves student performance in online courses. This survey-based research study examines student perception on various engagement strategies used in online courses based on Moore's interaction framework. One hundred and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
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Olesova, Larisa; Slavin, Margaret; Lim, Jieun – Online Learning, 2016
The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of scripted roles on students' level of cognitive presence in asynchronous online threaded discussions. A quantitative content analysis was used to investigate: (1) what level of cognitive presence is achieved by students' assigned roles in asynchronous online discussions; (2) differences…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Statistical Analysis
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Meyers, Shelly; Feeney, Linda D. – Online Learning, 2016
This study examines the interaction behaviors and metacognitive behaviors of graduate students in the online portion of a flipped classroom. For their time outside the face to face classroom, students were given the choice of two online methods for their interactions--synchronous verbal discussions and asynchronous written discussions. Students…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Cognitive Processes, Online Courses, Student Behavior
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Epp, Carrie Demmans; Phirangee, Krystle; Hewitt, Jim – Online Learning, 2017
Fostering a strong sense of community among students within online courses is essential to supporting their learning experience. However, there is little consensus about how different facilitation methods influence students' sense of community or behaviors. This lack of understanding means instructors do not have the information they need to…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Online Courses, Time Factors (Learning), Program Length
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Schroeder, Shawnda; Baker, Mary; Terras, Katherine; Mahar, Patti; Chiasson, Kari – Online Learning, 2016
This study examined graduate students' desired and experienced levels of connectivity in an online, asynchronous distance degree program. Connectivity was conceptualized as the students' feelings of community and involvement, not their level of access to the Internet. Graduate students enrolled in a distance degree program were surveyed on both…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses, Distance Education, Preferences
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McDaniels, Melissa; Pfund, Christine; Barnicle, Katherine – Online Learning, 2016
The ability to convert face-to-face curricula into rigorous and equally rich online experiences is a topic of much investigation. In this paper, we report on the conversion of a face-to-face research mentor training curriculum into a synchronous, online course. Graduate students and postdoc participants from the Center for the Integration of…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Online Courses, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
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Wicks, David; Craft, Baine B.; Lee, Donghun; Lumpe, Andrew; Henrikson, Robin; Baliram, Nalline; Bian, Xu; Mehlberg, Stacy; Wicks, Katy – Online Learning, 2015
Researchers in a recent study found that online students' ability to self-regulate led to more focused attention and time on task, and in turn, these skills could lead to better learning. Given the need for more theoretical work in this area, as well as the potential practical benefits from the use of these pedagogical strategies, we sought to…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Cooperative Learning, Learning Strategies, Self Management