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Pollard, Rhiannon; Kumar, Swapna – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
The proliferation of online graduate programs, and more recently, higher education institutions' moves to online interactions due to the COVID-19 crisis, have led to graduate student mentoring increasingly occurring online. Challenges, strategies, and outcomes associated with online mentoring of graduate students are of primary importance for the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Graduate Students, Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication
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Kumar, Swapna; Pollard, Rhiannon; Johnson, Melissa; Agaçli-Dogan, Nihan – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2021
This article focuses on online research group supervision in an online doctoral programme. The analysis of interviews with 10 graduates supervised online in research groups of 4-6 students during the dissertation process highlighted how supervisors structured and supported individual and group research development and progress, leading to…
Descriptors: Supervision, Doctoral Students, Student Research, Cooperative Learning
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Marull, Crystal; Kumar, Swapna – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
We describe the integration of telecollaborative language coaching sessions into an online Spanish program as the unifying thread for asynchronous learning and reflection activities. In survey responses, students reported improved language skills and cultural knowledge, and the ability to apply linguistic skills to "real-life" situations…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Instruction, Language Skills, Cultural Awareness
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Kumar, Swapna; Johnson, Melissa – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
This study focused on the mentoring experiences of 10 faculty members during the dissertation stage of two online professional doctoral programs. Interview data provided insight into the strategies used by the professors in the areas of virtual communication, research design and dissertation development, and psychosocial support, and the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Dissertations, Electronic Learning, Mentors
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Kumar, Swapna; Johnson, Melissa – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2017
The purpose of our research was to explore faculty members' experiences with online mentoring during the dissertation stage of an online doctoral program. During semi-structured interviews, four mentors reflected on their online mentoring of students, specifically the strategies that worked well, challenges faced while mentoring online, and other…
Descriptors: Mentors, Online Courses, Doctoral Dissertations, College Faculty
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Dorner, Helga; Kumar, Swapna – Online Learning, 2017
This study examines Hungarian pre-service and inservice teachers' satisfaction (n = 154) with the Mentored Innovation Model (MIM), an online collaborative mentoring model focused on technology integration. The Kano model was applied to results from two surveys to identify conditions in the MIM that most contribute to overall satisfaction with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Computer Mediated Communication, Mentors
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Dorner, Helga; Kumar, Swapna – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
The Mentored Innovation Model is an online collaborative mentoring model developed in Hungary to help teachers integrate technology in their classrooms in meaningful ways. It combines an online modular approach of formal pedagogical ICT training with an informal online community experience of sharing, developing and critiquing of shared learning…
Descriptors: Mentors, Technology Integration, Preservice Teacher Education, Computer Mediated Communication
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Kumar, Swapna; Dawson, Kara – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2012
This article describes successes and challenges of the first implementation of an online Ed.D. program that impacted students' professional growth and practice. Based on an analysis of student survey comments, student interviews, and faculty interviews at the end of the first year, program improvements were made for future cohorts. Lessons learned…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Doctoral Programs, Communities of Practice, Best Practices