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Keesee, Amanda Glasgow – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to develop a model of informal online learning communities based on theory, research and practice. Case study methodology was used to examine the NASA Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience (INSPIRE) Project as an example of a successful…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Science Projects, Informal Education, Online Courses
Steele, Bronwen – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Health science students like students in many disciplines exhibit difficulty with transferring content from one course to another. For example, the problem explored in this study occurred when overlapping concepts were presented in introductory biology and chemistry courses, but students could not transfer the concepts to the other disciplinary…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Action Research, Cooperation, Chemistry