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Scagnoli, Norma I.; Buki, Lydia P.; Johnson, Scott D. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
The integration of online technologies in educational practice is rendering new opportunities for teaching and learning. It is known that instructors who have taught fully online courses have acquired new skills and have had the opportunity to implement novel pedagogical practices in the online environment. However, it is unclear whether direct…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Teacher Characteristics, Online Courses, Educational Practices
Akyol, Zehra; Garrison, D. Randy – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2008
The purpose of this study was to explore the dynamics of an online educational experience through the lens of the Community of Inquiry framework. Transcript analysis of online discussion postings and the Community of Inquiry survey were applied to understand the progression and integration of each of the Community of Inquiry presences. The results…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Educational Experience, Transcripts (Written Records)
Cancilla, Devon A.; Albon, Simon P. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2008
How to move science-based labs online has been one of the main obstacles associated with the development of online science programs. In the spring of 2006 and again in 2007, we organized online workshops broadly based around the central theme of Moving the Lab Online. The objective of these workshops was to provide a forum for the exchange of…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Online Courses, Science Laboratories, Workshops
Fey, Susan; Emery, Mary; Flora, Cornelia – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2008
The Community Development Master's Program is an inter-institutional, trans-disciplinary degree program that began in 2005 online at five participating universities in the North Central region. This article discusses outcomes of interviews with current and past students in the program to determine if a multi-institutional program, versus a program…
Descriptors: Community Development, Distance Education, Online Courses, Masters Programs
Lim, Doo Hun; Morris, Michael L.; Kupritz, Virginia W. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2007
This study investigates differences in instructional and learner factors between two groups of learners exposed to online only and blended delivery formats, respectively, in an effort to compare learning outcomes and other instructional variables between online and blended delivery methods. Findings indicated that no significant differences…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Student Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
Ice, Philip; Curtis, Reagan; Phillips, Perry; Wells, John – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2007
This paper reports the findings of a case study in which audio feedback replaced text-based feedback in asynchronous courses. Previous research has demonstrated that participants in online courses can build effective learning communities through text based communication alone. Similarly, it has been demonstrated that instructors for online courses…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, Case Studies