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Hoffman, Emily Brown – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2018
This article introduces a new method of multimodal discourse analysis to study synchronous online learning through using screen-captured digital video as the data source. This new methodology is applicable to researchers and educators interested in using video files as a foundation to map out the interactions of the multiple semiotic modes used in…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Synchronous Communication, Online Courses, Evaluation Methods
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Lin, Xiaofan; Hu, Xiaoyong; Hu, Qintai; Liu, Zhichun – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
Analysing the structure of a social network can help us understand the key factors influencing interaction and collaboration in a virtual learning community (VLC). Here, we describe the mechanisms used in social network analysis (SNA) to analyse the social network structure of a VLC for teachers and discuss the relationship between face-to-face…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Social Networks, Cooperation, Network Analysis
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Singh, Vandana; Holt, Lila – Computers & Education, 2013
This research is about participants who use open-source software (OSS) discussion forums for learning. Learning in online communities of education as well as non-education-related online communities has been studied under the lens of social learning theory and situated learning for a long time. In this research, we draw parallels among these two…
Descriptors: Socialization, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses
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Casey, Rae L.; Kroth, Michael – Journal of Adult Education, 2013
Presence describes the ways in which human beings interact with each other. This qualitative study sought to understand the techniques experienced online teachers learned in order to be "present" with their students. Data were gathered primarily through interviews and syllabus reviews. The findings included techniques the teachers used…
Descriptors: Online Systems, Experienced Teachers, College Faculty, Social Networks
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Naughton, Christopher; Smeed, Juliette; Roder, John – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
When converting from a paper-based distance mode to an online mode of teaching, certain expectations arise that students may engage not only in the development of extended research activity but that the quality of discussion and thinking will change. With access to open-ended discussion within the online forum the opportunity is afforded to…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Summative Evaluation, Online Courses
Boling, Erica C.; Holan, Erica; Horbatt, Brent; Hough, Mary; Jean-Louis, Jennifer; Khurana, Chesta; Krinsky, Hindi; Spiezio, Christina – Online Submission, 2011
This designed-based research study explored educators' experiences in an online course to better understand how course design and pedagogical delivery can best support student learning. Using the Cognitive Apprenticeship Model (Collins et al., 1987) as a theoretical lens, researchers investigated the following: 1) What methods of instruction, as…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Technology Integration, Apprenticeships
Watts, Lynette K. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Distance education has come a long way from its first offerings of pen and paper when submissions had to be mailed and no interaction occurred between students and instructors. One concern that has remained is that of keeping students connected to peers and instructors. Moore (1973) stated this psychological and communication gap (transactional…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses, Course Content
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Akyol, Zehra; Garrison, D. Randy; Ozden, M. Yasar – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This paper discusses findings of a mixed method approach to a study of the development of a community of inquiry in an online and a blended learning environment. A graduate course delivered online and in a blended format was the context of the study. Data were gathered from the Community of Inquiry Survey, transcript analysis of online…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Blended Learning, Online Courses
Rebar, Cherie R. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Registered Nurses (RNs), when educated in an Associate Degree (AD) program, learn in a face-to-face environment. Today's preferred standard of education for RNs is to achieve a minimum of a Bachelor's degree. For convenience while they continue working, numerous AD-prepared nurses seek online education to complete their Bachelor of Science in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Nurses
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Laru, Jari; Jarvela, Sanna – Educational Media International, 2008
The aim of this study was to identify social patterns in mobile technology mediated collaboration among distributed members of the professional distance education community. Ten participants worked for 12 weeks designing a master's programme in information sciences. The participants' mobile technology usage activity and interview data were first…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Distance Education, Network Analysis, Cooperation
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Liu, Xiaojing; Magjuka, Richard J.; Bonk, Curtis J.; Lee, Seung-hee – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2007
Using a case study approach, this study explored the participants' perceptions of building learning communities in online courses in an online MBA program. The findings suggested that students felt a sense of belonging to a learning community when they took online courses in this program. The study found positive relationships between sense of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Participant Satisfaction, Case Studies, Learner Engagement
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Serce, Fatma Cemile; Yildirim, Soner – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
On-line collaboration is an instructional method that facilitates collaboration in an on-line learning setting. To promote effective collaboration, it is vital to reveal both the student's and the instructor's point of view pertaining to effective on-line collaboration. In this study, the effectiveness of a learning management system in on-line…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Teaching Methods