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Kember, David; Trimble, Allison; Fan, Si – American Journal of Distance Education, 2023
This research conducted an exploratory study of online students' perceptions of forms of support which might promote their retention and success. Data came from interviews with 41 online students at a dual-mode regional Australian university. Interviewees reported very limited involvement with centralized support services. These appear to have…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Success, Academic Achievement, Electronic Learning
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Salter, Susan; Douglas, Tracy; Kember, David – Educational Action Research, 2017
Two mechanisms for engaging in critical reflective dialogue are discussed and compared: face-to-face meetings and asynchronous online discussion. The context is an umbrella action research project, with over 20 participants, which aimed to improve practices in online teaching and contribute to the development of graduate attributes. The article…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Meetings, Interpersonal Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
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Kember, David; McNaught, Carmel; Chong, Fanny C. Y.; Lam, Paul; Cheng, K. F. – Computers & Education, 2010
This study investigated the effectiveness, in terms of the attainment of relevant learning outcomes, of the types of learning promoted by educational features commonly incorporated in course management systems. Twenty-one courses with significant use of the Internet, but with face-to-face teaching as the predominant instructional mode, were…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Factor Analysis, Internet, Communication Skills