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Abstract Virtual schooling is a recent phenomenon in K-12 online learning. As such, the roles of the online teachers are emerging and differ from those of the traditional classroom teacher. Using qualitative interviews of eight virtual high school teachers, this study explored teachers’ perceptions of their online teaching role. Teachers expressed a sense of disconnection […]
Source Thesis URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10179/3068 Abstract The following paper summarises a doctoral thesis by Duncan (2011) that explored empathy, or the interpretation of the internal frame of another, within a relatively new online collaboration tool, synchronous multimedia conferencing (SMC). Using case study methodology from within the lens of a hermeneutic perspective, it investigated conferencing participants’ heuristic […]
In recent years the student experience of higher education in general and distance education in particular has been strongly influenced by the wide scale uptake of Internet based learning approaches and an expanding distance education market, amongst many other trends. As competition within the sector increases because of access to the WWW and other in-country […]
Abstract In an attempt to foster student integration in virtual education programs, several higher education institutions have launched systematic large-scale hand-outs of personal computers, inspired by the “One Laptop per Child” distribution model. However, the level of impact of these initiatives on academic performance is not yet well understood. This article aims to explore student […]
Excerpted on 5/16/2012 from Kemp, S.J. (2012). “Social Presence in Online Learning,” chapter in Mark A. Maddix, James R. Estep, and Mary E. Lowe (Eds). Best Practices of Online Education: A Guide for Christian Education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age. This excerpt follows sections on the distance education context and learning theory related to the social […]
Key Takeaways Enrollment in online and blended courses at institutions of higher education has grown dramatically over the past decade, and the profile of students has changed radically as well. To address this, the UDI Online Project supported faculty members from several institutions in implementing UDI principles to promote access to learning in their online […]
Because the transition to a knowledge-based economy requires an educated workforce, colleges and universities have made retention of students — particularly those who are academically underprepared — an institutional priority. College completion leads to economic and social advancement for students and is also critical to the nation’s economic and social strength. To increase student success, […]
George O. Strawn is Director of the National Coordination Office for Networking and Information Technology Research and Development. Comments on this article can be posted to the web via the link at the bottom of this page. As Yogi Berra said, “Predictions are hard, especially about the future.” Nevertheless, as a computer guy, I’d like […]