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Peterson, Amy T.; Beymer, Patrick N.; Putnam, Ralph T. – Online Learning, 2018
Supporting productive peer-to-peer interaction is a central challenge in online courses. Although cooperative learning is a well-established method for eliciting productive interaction (Johnson & Johnson, 1989), online modes of cooperative learning have provided mixed results. To explore the factors underlying these mixed results, we used a…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Peer Relationship, Cooperative Learning
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Peterson, Amy T.; Beymer, Patrick Neil; Putnam, Ralph T. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2018
Supporting productive peer-to-peer interaction is a central challenge in online courses. Although cooperative learning research provides robust evidence for the positive outcomes of face-to-face cooperative learning (Johnson & Johnson, 1989), online modes of cooperative learning have provided mixed results. This study examines the effects of…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Peer Relationship
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Kuppuswami, Damodaram; Ferreira, Frances – Journal of Learning for Development, 2022
To ensure its partners have the capacity to implement gender responsive projects, COL introduced an online training programme on gender equality and women's empowerment. This paper reports the methodology and results in measuring the efficacy of this online training at individual and organisational levels. The ability of individuals and…
Descriptors: Females, Capacity Building, Gender Differences, Sex Fairness
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Regan, Kelley; Evmenova, Anna; Baker, Pam; Jerome, Marci Kinas; Spencer, Vicky; Lawson, Holly; Werner, Terry – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
In an effort to expand existing research on the barriers of instructors experience in online learning environments (OLEs), a qualitative study was conducted at a large mid-Atlantic university. Six instructors teaching in different OLE formats (e.g., asynchronous, hybrid, and synchronous via videoconferencing) participated in two focus groups in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Communities of Practice, Distance Education, Online Courses
Alepis, Efthymios; Virvou, Maria – Online Submission, 2010
Mobile computing facilities may provide many assets to the educational process. Mobile technology provides software access from anywhere and at any time, as well as computer equipment independence. The need for time and place independence is even greater for medical instructors and medical students. Medical instructors are usually doctors that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Medical Education, Medical Students
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Cleveland-Innes, Martha; Ally, Mohamed – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 2004
Research employing an experimental design pilot-tested two delivery platforms, WebCT™ and vClass™, for the generation of affective learning outcomes in the workplace. Using a sample of volunteer participants in the help-desk industry, participants were randomly assigned to one of the two types of delivery software. Thirty-eight subjects…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Workplace Learning, Outcomes of Education, Electronic Learning