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Bures, Eva Mary; Amundsen, Cheryl C.; Abrami, Philip C. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2002
Investigated the relationship between university student motivation and student acceptance of learning via computer conferencing (CC). Considered frequency of contributing online messages; satisfaction with CC; grades; effort; goal orientation; personal relevance of tasks; task attractiveness; and students' beliefs concerning the relationship of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Learning Strategies
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Palmer, Stuart – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 2001
Reports on the introduction of a computer conferencing component into an engineering course at Deakin University (Australia) Results showed significant variations in computer usage that were correlated to student study mode, and on-campus students were more likely to agree that computers could assist their learning. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Morrison, James L. – Educational Technology, 1992
Discussion of computer conferencing as a collaborative learning strategy and a group-oriented decision-making process highlights a study of undergraduates at the University of Delaware who participated in a computer conference. Technical responsibilities, strategy development, debate advancement, and user temperament are examined; and the value of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
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Harasim, Linda – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1987
Describes study of two online graduate courses designed and delivered via a computer conferencing system at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). Advantages and disadvantages based on student responses are examined, new learning strategies for computer-mediated courses are discussed, and topics for future research are suggested.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
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Mason, Robin – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1988
This description of computer conferencing in its educational context as a tool for encouraging greater autonomy in the learner highlights programs in Britain's Open University and at Bath University. Topics discussed include teaching and learning trends in higher education and the role of conferencing in education in the future. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Distance Education, Educational Trends
Andrews, K.; And Others – 1994
This document contains 102 one-page conference demonstrations/posters of individual research in the use of multimedia and hypermedia in education. Teaching and learning strategies and styles are addressed; multimedia applications for cooperative learning, problem solving and decision making are related. The uses of object-oriented modelling,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
Murphy, Karen L.; Drabier, Renee; Epps, Mary Lu – 1998
This study examined interaction and communication patterns among students (n=9) and with the instructor in a graduate course offered at a distance using the FirstClass computer conferencing (CC) software. Specifically, the following questions were addressed: (1) What are similarities and differences in interaction and collaboration between CC and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication