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Download full textSeeletso, Mmabaledi; Letseka, Moeketsi – International Journal of Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Education, 2020
This paper explores ways in which virtual learning can facilitate improved access to information, promote openness, and encourage flexibility in an open and distance learning university. It reports on experiences and perceptions of students at an open and distance learning university, who study through virtual learning. The study considered two…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Virtual Classrooms, Access to Education, Open Universities
Direct linkWarden, Clyde A.; Stanworth, James O.; Ren, Jian Biao; Warden, Antony R. – Computers & Education, 2013
Low cost and significant advances in technology now allow instructors to create their own virtual learning environments. Creating social interactions within a virtual space that emulates the physical classroom remains challenging. While students are familiar with virtual worlds and video meetings, they are inexperienced as virtual learners. Over a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Virtual Classrooms, Action Research, Best Practices
Rao, Kavita; Eady, Michelle; Edelen-Smith, Patricia – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
Students in remote communities face many challenges to get an education. This is especially true for indigenous and native people. To train teachers for these populations, the authors used web-based conferencing, which avoids some of the technological challenges of communicating with students in these communities. The virtual classes also were…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Virtual Classrooms, Rural Areas, Delivery Systems
Downey, Steve – Educational Technology, 2012
In the past decade, virtual worlds have progressed from isolated sectors of the Internet, inhabited by computer and fantasy role-playing enthusiasts, to one of the fastest growing sectors in the gaming industry. In the process, they have established themselves as promising venues for the delivery of online instruction. Unfortunately, during that…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design, Online Courses
Carnahan, Christopher D. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Online learning has seen an explosive growth at the K-12 level, however little research has used an experimental design approach to specifically examine the outcomes of delivery methods. This study examines what effect learning in an immersive learning environment (virtual world) has on student achievement and satisfaction with the lesson. To…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Delivery Systems
Kennedy, Kathryn; Cavanaugh, Cathy; Dawson, Kara – American Journal of Distance Education, 2013
Situated in the theoretical perspective of phenomenology, the purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of three preservice teachers who voluntarily participated in a field placement in a virtual school in the southeastern United States. The preservice teachers were paired with online teachers for four weeks. Their experiences were…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Information Systems, Phenomenology
Aji, Sandeep – Educational Technology, 2016
One of the most explosive areas of growth in the field of higher education is currently in emerging international markets. In developing nations, lack of access to high-quality teachers and educational materials is often the key obstacle preventing students from gaining the skills and knowledge they need to pursue new opportunities and advance in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Video Technology, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education
Suniti, Nundoo-Ghoorah; Tara, Joyejob – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2012
This paper sets out to explore the paradigm shift in learning culture brought about by the advent of online learning in the mostly print-based ODL system at the Mauritius College of the Air (MCA). It delves into the perceptions of learners and MCA staff involved in a range of undergraduate to Master's programmes forming part of the Pan African…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Acculturation, Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning
Gemin, Butch; Pape, Larry; Vashaw, Lauren; Watson, John – Evergreen Education Group, 2015
Online learning has steadily become a more integral strategy for schools and districts in their efforts to offer students greater access to the courses they need. Where in the past, much of the online learning activity happened at the state level or regional level, more and more schools are exercising greater control over their online and digital…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Electronic Learning, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Mpofu, Vongai; Samukange, Tendai; Kusure, Lovemore M.; Zinyandu, Tinoidzwa M.; Denhere, Clever; Huggins, Nyakotyo; Wiseman, Chingombe; Ndlovu, Shakespear; Chiveya, Renias; Matavire, Monica; Mukavhi, Leckson; Gwizangwe, Isaac; Magombe, Elliot; Magomelo, Munyaradzi; Sithole, Fungai; Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE), – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
This paper reports on a study of the implementation of science teacher education through virtual and open distance learning in the Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe. The study provides insight into challenges faced by students and lecturers on inception of the program at four centres. Data was collected from completed evaluation survey forms…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Qualitative Research, Science Teachers
Brown, Mark; Paewai, Shelley; Suddaby, Gordon – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2010
This paper argues that selecting a new Learning Management System (LMS) is a strategic decision about the future direction of your institution. However, the development of a robust methodology for the selection of a new LMS is particularly challenging given the fluidity of the e-learning environment. This is especially so when both quantitative…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Delivery Systems, Management Systems, Distance Education
Furman, Jan A. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2010
This commentary describes an action research project conducted by selected staff at the Northern Valley Regional High School District in New Jersey. The project focused on the idea of developing a synchronous classroom to provide world language learning opportunities to students. Relevant research is provided as are ideas regarding logistics and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Second Language Learning, Synchronous Communication, Research Projects
Yadgir, Sheri A. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
Technology is advancing more rapidly than at any time in history since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. In fact, experts say that the world is leaving the Industrial Age of the 20th century and entering an Information Age that will lead into the future. These advances mean that important changes are being made in all areas of life--and…
Descriptors: Technical Support, Campuses, Continuing Education, Educational Technology
McBrien, J. Lynn; Jones, Phyllis; Cheng, Rui – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This research study is a collaborative project between faculty in social foundations, special education, and instructional technology in which we analyze student data from six undergraduate and graduate courses related to the use of a virtual classroom space. Transactional distance theory (Moore & Kearsley, 1996) operates as our theoretical…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Personal Autonomy, Educational Technology
Subramaniam, Nantha Kumar; Kandasamy, Maheswari – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
This study explores the use of the virtual classroom which has been created in "myVLE", a learning management system used by the Open University Malaysia (OUM). The virtual classroom in "myVLE" is an asynchronous-based online learning environment that delivers course materials to learners and provides collaboration and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Delivery Systems, Management Systems, Independent Study
