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Oviatt, Darin R.; Graham, Charles R.; Davies, Randall S.; Borup, Jered – Online Learning, 2018
Research has suggested that independent study students in online courses may benefit from engaging with a proximate community of engagement (PCE) and that students perceive that such engagement will help them succeed. Independent Study students were surveyed at the completion of their course to assess the level at which they actually interacted…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Electronic Learning, Communities of Practice, Learner Engagement
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West, Deborah; Heath, David; Huijser, Henk – Online Learning, 2016
This paper presents a dialogical tool for the advancement of learning analytics implementation for student retention in Higher Education institutions. The framework was developed as an outcome of a project commissioned and funded by the Australian Government's "Office for Learning and Teaching". The project took a mixed-method approach…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Models, Higher Education, Mixed Methods Research
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Phirangee, Krystle; Epp, Carrie Demmans; Hewitt, Jim – Online Learning, 2016
The popularity of online learning has boomed over the last few years, pushing instructors to consider the best ways to design their courses to support student learning needs and participation. Prior research suggests the need for instructor facilitation to provide this guidance and support, whereas other studies have suggested peer facilitation…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Student Behavior
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Epp, Carrie Demmans; Phirangee, Krystle; Hewitt, Jim – Online Learning, 2017
Fostering a strong sense of community among students within online courses is essential to supporting their learning experience. However, there is little consensus about how different facilitation methods influence students' sense of community or behaviors. This lack of understanding means instructors do not have the information they need to…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Online Courses, Time Factors (Learning), Program Length