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Brannen, Sydney F.; Beauchamp, David; Cartwright, Nadia M.; Liddle, Danyelle M.; Tishinsky, Justine M.; Newton, Genevieve; Monk, Jennifer M. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2021
Group work (GW) in undergraduate education facilitates the development of communication and collaborative skills. However, dysfunctional and inequitable group dynamics can have adverse effects, leading to increased anxiety. This research sought to determine the effectiveness of a Group Work Contract to facilitate the GW process in the face-to-face…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Contracts, Anxiety, Distance Education
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Tisdell, Christopher C.; Shekhawat, Giriraj Singh – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2019
Effective mentoring brings positive outcomes for mentees, mentors and their organizations. Modern mentoring is developing through employment of technology and thus it is important to better understand these new opportunities and their limitations. Termed as "e-mentoring", the field remains under-researched and sub-optimally theorized. In…
Descriptors: Mentors, Computer Mediated Communication, Models, Reflection
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Bernstein, Arla G.; Isaac, Carol – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2018
A 21st-century challenge for educators is to promote meaningful engagement in online courses, and student development of critical thinking skills is an essential aspect of higher order learning. Evaluation of critical thinking in online discussions is often facilitated by the use of rubrics; however, it is not unusual for rubrics to either omit…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Computer Mediated Communication, Scoring Rubrics, Online Courses