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Presley, Regina; Cumberland, Denise M.; Rose, Kevin – Online Learning, 2023
Over the last decade, the prevalence of online courses has continued to grow, and students in higher education are being offered increased access to technology and communication tools in online learning programs. This action research study analyzed the impact of two distinct types of online course instruction (100% asynchronous and weekly online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Graduate Students, Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication
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Song, Juyoung – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2021
Amid the recent overwhelming demand for online education as emergency remote teaching, this study aims to contribute to a better understanding of online teaching and learning experiences. Through a self-study of online teaching, it explores a teacher educator's emotional experiences and struggles during online teaching concerning teacher identity,…
Descriptors: Reflection, Psychological Patterns, Web Based Instruction, Professional Identity
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Magon, Juss Kaur; Shore, Bruce M. – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2022
This descriptive case study explored the presence of a community of inquiry among 4492 secondary learners enrolled in four asynchronous online discussion forums over a full year. The forums (Ethics and Philosophy, Reading, Astronomy and Space, and General Debates, among others not studied) were external to the students' schools across England. The…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Communities of Practice, Reading
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Morse, Mary L. – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2021
Online discussion board activities have traditionally been a primary method of providing student-to-student interaction, especially in asynchronous online classes. This study examines the impact of an alternate online discussion tool on student participation in online discussion assignments. Three identical discussion assignments were examined…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Technology Uses in Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Discussion Groups
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Koehler, Adrie A.; Fiock, Holly; Janakiraman, Shamila; Cheng, Zui; Wang, Huanhuan – Online Learning, 2020
Asynchronous discussions are typically considered an essential aspect of online case-based learning. While instructors implement discussions to support a variety of instructional purposes during case-based learning (e.g., facilitate students' sense making, prompt the consideration of diverse perspectives, debate complex topics), whether students…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Case Method (Teaching Technique), Problem Solving
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Turkkila, Miikka; Lommi, Henri – Education Sciences, 2020
This paper presents two novel network methods developed for education research. These methods were used to investigate online discussions and the structure of students' background knowledge in a blended university course for pre-service teachers (n = 11). Consequently, these measures were used for correlation analysis. The social network analysis…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Online Courses, Group Discussion, Knowledge Level
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Senel Tekin, Perihan; Ilgaz, Hale; Afacan Adanir, Gülgün; Yildirim, Denizer; Gülbahar, Yasemin – Online Learning, 2020
Since e-learning has become popular in recent years, research studies have been conducted about which instructional methods are the most effective in online learning environments. The purpose of this study is to investigate one promising method by applying the flipped classroom model to a Medical Terminology Course. This course was provided fully…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Medicine
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E. Gail Kirby; Nancy Hulan – Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2016
This paper investigates student responses to two tools used to create learning environments that encourage the sharing of ideas and discussion in online asynchronous university courses.
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Online Courses, Asynchronous Communication, Learner Engagement
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Snyder, Martha M.; Dringus, Laurie P. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2014
Research is limited on how metacognition is facilitated and manifested in socially situated online learning environments such as online discussion forums. We approached metacognition as the phenomenon of interest partly through a methodological objective to evaluate the relevance of a metacognition construct and partly through a content objective…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Asynchronous Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Qualitative Research
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El-Seoud, M. Samir Abou; El-Sofany, Hosam F.; Taj-Eddin, Islam A. T. F.; Nosseir, Ann; El-Khouly, Mahmoud M. – Higher Education Studies, 2013
The information technology educational programs at most universities in Egypt face many obstacles that can be overcome using technology enhanced learning. An open source Moodle eLearning platform has been implemented at many public and private universities in Egypt, as an aid to deliver e-content and to provide the institution with various…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Integrated Learning Systems