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Kerr, Crystal – Ontario Action Researcher, 2009
This research project examined how to develop and sustain online, asynchronous learning communities in continuous intake, distance education environments for learners in grades 7 through 10. The study is an action research project that is based upon in-depth, qualitative data. Interviews were conducted with distance education teachers,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Research Projects, Action Research, Distance Education
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Matusov, Eugene; Hayes, Renee; Pluta, Mary Jane – Educational Technology & Society, 2005
The World Wide Web has made possible an entirely new form of communication in the classroom: asynchronous, public, non-sequential, and selective (Windschitl, 1998). However, it is unclear how discussion webs can contribute to educational processes. Our research investigates the role of instructional interactive webs in promoting among preservice…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Undergraduate Students, Preservice Teachers, Discussion
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Arnold, Nike; Ducate, Lara; Lomicka, Lara; Lord, Gillian – CALICO Journal, 2005
This article examines social presence in virtual asynchronous learning communities among foreign language teachers. We present the findings of two studies investigating cross-institutional asynchronous forums created to engage participants in online dialogues regarding their foreign language teacher preparation experiences in and out of the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Computer Mediated Communication, State Universities, Second Languages