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Brandie Wempe; Royce Ann Collins – Online Learning, 2024
This correlational cross-sectional study was conducted with 60 graduate students to explore their perceived social experiences with the use of synchronous videoconferencing in the online learning environment. By applying the theories of social presence and media richness, this study investigated the perceived relationship between social presence,…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Synchronous Communication, Videoconferencing, Electronic Learning
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Cai, Ying; Pan, Zilong; Han, Songhee; Shao, Peixia; Liu, Min – Online Learning, 2022
During the COVID-19 pandemic, from early 2020 onwards, the adoption of synchronous online learning increased rapidly. It offers students a unique learning experience, utilizing communication modes from both in-person and asynchronous online classes. This mixed-methods study examined the impact of modes of communication (visual, bodily behaviors,…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Student Experience, Synchronous Communication, Educational Environment
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Tuckel, Peter; Pok-Carabalona, Kate – Online Learning, 2023
Student attitudes towards distance learning can affect both the acquisition of knowledge and the motivation to learn. This study explores student attitudes towards the following four topics: (1) technological and environmental impediments towards distance learning, (2) asynchronous versus synchronous course preferences, (3) online versus in-person…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Urban Schools, Public Colleges
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Martin, Florence; Bolliger, Doris U. – Online Learning, 2018
Student engagement increases student satisfaction, enhances student motivation to learn, reduces the sense of isolation, and improves student performance in online courses. This survey-based research study examines student perception on various engagement strategies used in online courses based on Moore's interaction framework. One hundred and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
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Choi, Jinnie; Walters, Alyssa – Online Learning, 2018
Students in a fully online learning environment have limited opportunities to talk about math problem solving. While discourse is an effective pedagogical model, less is known about how it translates to online math learning. We analyzed online platform data from two fully online virtual elementary schools in the United States to address the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Synchronous Communication, Academic Discourse, Electronic Learning
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Meyers, Shelly; Feeney, Linda D. – Online Learning, 2016
This study examines the interaction behaviors and metacognitive behaviors of graduate students in the online portion of a flipped classroom. For their time outside the face to face classroom, students were given the choice of two online methods for their interactions--synchronous verbal discussions and asynchronous written discussions. Students…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Cognitive Processes, Online Courses, Student Behavior