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Investigating Value Creation in a Community of Practice with Social Network Analysis in a Hybrid Online Graduate Education Program
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Cowan, John E.; Menchaca, Michael P. – Distance Education, 2014
This study reports an analysis of 10?years in the life of the Internet-based Master in Educational Technology program (iMET) at Sacramento State University. iMET is a hybrid educational technology master's program delivered 20% face to face and 80% online. The program has achieved a high degree of success, with a course completion rate of 93% and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Technology, Masters Programs, Blended Learning
The Paradox of Trust in Online Collaborative Groups
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Smith, Regina O. – Distance Education, 2008
Open and sustained discussions in heterogeneous collaborative online groups should provide opportunities for adults to reshape their thinking, deeply understand the subject content, and have their voices heard and respected. These opportunities turn on trust. The ability to trust thoughts that are different from their own is influenced by the…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Adult Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Phenomenology
Effective Peer Interaction in a Problem-Centered Instructional Strategy
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Merrill, M. David; Gilbert, Clark G. – Distance Education, 2008
This article suggests that peer interaction is most effective when orchestrated around a progression of problems. Problem-centered learning is enhanced by carefully structured peer interactions. Problem-centered instruction is a form of direct instruction wherein instructional components are taught in the context of problems. An effective…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Problem Solving, Interaction, Peer Relationship