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Aysun Gunes; Emin Ozen; Mona Aykul – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2024
Online education has been implemented in Turkiye as well as in many countries of the world in recent years and is becoming more widespread day by day. Being able to take place anytime and anywhere, eliminating the limitations of time and space, and providing lifelong learning can be described as the most basic factors in the spread of online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
Seifert, Tami; Bar-Tal, Smadar – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Recent years have seen a sharp increase in the transition from traditional teaching methods to online distance teaching and learning in all educational institutions including schools and higher education institutions. This change means that student-teachers need to have online learning experience and acquire professional skills needed to become…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Sense of Community, Electronic Learning, Cooperation
Michael Wong; Shahad Al-Saqqar; Jennifer Nash; Ali Al-Humuzi; Mark Dottori; Margaret Secord – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2024
Literature suggests post-secondary students feel disengaged and socially isolated while learning virtually, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we explored whether a sense of belonging is differentially achieved in an inquiry-based course between two different delivery formats: virtual and blended (combination of virtual and in-person).…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, College Freshmen, Health Sciences
Nicky Dulfer; Annie Gowing; Julie Mitchell – Teaching in Higher Education, 2025
Understanding students' sense of belonging in Higher Education is crucial for designing courses that improve retention, learning, and wellbeing outcomes. With the rise of online learning, educators face new challenges in fostering belonging in virtual environments. This study delves into the experiences of twenty postgraduate students in online…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Electronic Learning, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Baohua Yu; Artem Zadorozhnyy – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2024
The sudden outbreak of COVID-19, which has presented great challenges to pedagogy, has catalyzed the transition of teaching and learning to the online mode. Uncovering the key factors that facilitate positive learning outcomes in online learning environments has thus gathered importance. To bring these factors to light, this study aims to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Electronic Learning, Outcomes of Education
Enda Donlon; Fiona King – Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 2024
In early 2020, the introduction of COVID-19 restrictions meant that doctoral programmes which depended on face-to-face models for teaching, learning, and interaction needed to quickly reconsider their established practices. Of particular concern was the impact of pandemic restrictions upon the development of a sense of community among doctoral…
Descriptors: Pandemics, COVID-19, Doctoral Programs, Electronic Learning
Ella R. Kahu; Heather G. Thomas; Eva Heinrich – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Whether by choice or pushed online by Covid, higher education is increasingly happening in digital spaces with digital tools forming a critical part of learning and teaching contexts. While reviews suggest such tools positively influence student engagement, research tends to be generic and more is needed to understand how and why specific tools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Information Networks
Ziwei Wang – New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 2024
This research overview investigates the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, focusing on challenges encountered during the shift to online learning. Drawing insights from studies in New Zealand, Oman, Malaysia, and Germany, the overview explores diverse experiences of educators and students. The abrupt transition to online learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Development
Erdogmus, Cavit; Çakir, Recep; Korkmaz, Özgen – Participatory Educational Research, 2022
This study is conducted to find out the correlation between students' knowledge sharing behaviors and learning community feeling in online learning environments. Correlational survey model was conducted in this study. The study group is consisted of 139 participants (46 male, 93 female) who are enrolled in distance and undergraduate and associate…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Sharing Behavior, Sense of Community, Online Courses
Ozden Candemir; Berrin Ozkanal – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2024
The aim of this study is to determine the metaphorical ideas held by learners/graduates who engage in online student communities within the Anadolu University Open and Distance Education System, specifically with the concept of "online student communities". The study utilized a qualitative research methodology, specifically employing the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Communities of Practice, Student Attitudes, Graduates
Bok, Guat Im – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2023
The purpose of this article is to describe adult learners' sense of belonging when studying remotely in Malaysia. The methodology of the research involved carrying out in-depth interviews with twelve adult learners studying in a distance education institution to uncover their sense of belonging. The collected data was then analysed with Nvivo…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Students, Adult Learning, Sense of Community
Mary McGovern; Russell Crank; Orié Green – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2024
Online modes of study are increasingly prevalent in higher education, including university-enabling programs. As student cohorts diversify, access to individualised and holistic support strategies is increasingly important for students to expeditiously transition into higher education. On-campus provision of academic advising, while an effective…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Academic Advising, Computer Mediated Communication, College Readiness
Mauricio E. Reyes; Ricardo Cruz; Ivan Meza – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
In this work, we study the feeling of membership in undergraduate students who interact with their higher education institution through a virtual environment. We explore the "Centro de Investigaciones en Diseño Industrial" (CIDI) case, in which a virtual environment was built using the Roblox platform to enhance the online experience…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Distance Education, Electronic Learning
Efrem Melián; Julio Meneses – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
Despite the increasing number of non-traditional doctoral researchers, this population's experiences remain largely understudied and their voices unheard. Through in-depth interviews with 24 part-time online doctoral candidates, we explored the perceived facilitators and barriers to academic integration and sense of belonging, as well as how…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Doctoral Students, Sense of Community
Merve Uçar; Emel Güler; Serpil Koçdar – Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the levels of the sense of community among students enrolled in online student communities at Anadolu University Open Education System (OES), as well as their motivations for joining these communities and their expectations. Design/methodology/approach: An explanatory sequential design incorporating mixed…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Electronic Learning, Open Education, Student Motivation