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Underscoring the Social Nature of Classrooms by Examining the Amount of Virtual Talk across Online and Blended College Courses

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Brooks, Catherine F.; Bippus, Amy M. – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2012

Online communication forums allow students to collaborate and construct understandings of course material together, but little is known about students' discussion participation across online and blended (hybrid) classroom environments. This study begins to address this research gap by examining students' asynchronous discussions (number and length…

Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Blended Learning, Educational Experience

Toward "Hybridised" Faculty Development for the Twenty-First Century: Blending Online Communities of Practice and Face-to-Face Meetings in Instructional and Professional Support Programmes

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Brooks, Catherine F. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2010

This manuscript begins with a synthesis of research on communities, communities of practice (CoPs), and the potential for their development in online forums, while specifically discussing the value of virtual CoPs for educational professionals in higher education. Working within constructivist and sociocultural frameworks, this manuscript…

Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Computer Mediated Communication, Faculty Development, Communities of Practice