John Dutton, College of Management, North Carolina State University
Marilyn Dutton, School of Business, North Carolina Central University
Jo Perry, TogetherSoft Corporation,
This study has two primary objectives. First, we want to know how students who enroll in online classes differ from their peers in traditional lecture classes. Our second objective involves both exploring what factors influence performance among online students, as well as whether those factors differ for online and lecture...
Anthony G. Picciano, Professor, School of Education, Hunter College of the City University of New York
The research literature on Web-based learning supports the assumption that interaction is important for a successful course, yet questions exist regarding the nature and extent of the interaction and its effects on student performance. Much of the research is based on student perceptions of the quality and quantity of their...
A. Alfred P. Rovai, Ph.D., School of Education, Regent University
This preliminary study again provides evidence that it is the method and not the media that matters the most in learning effectiveness. The present work examines classroom community in order to determine how sense of community differs between students enrolled in...
Lynne Schrum, Ph.D. , University of Georgia
Sunjoo Hong, Graduate Student, Department of Instructional Technology, University of Georgia
Online learning has become a popular method of education. Faculty members may know little about how to assist students in succeeding in a new learning environment, and students may be ill-prepared to tackle the new demands put upon them. Therefore, this...
J. David Spiceland, Professor of Accounting, The University of Memphis
Charlene P. Hawkins, Tax Analyst, International Paper Corporation
Among the many differences between asynchronous interactions and traditional classroom communication, the most critical differences involve those that may affect a student’s ability to learn. The efficacy of courses in facilitating instruction and learning is a key concern of all educators...
Kay E. Vandergrift, Information and Library Studies, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey
This case study of a distance education course in children’s literature focuses on the creation of an interpretive community and the importance of that community in online learning. It also refines Michael G. Moore’s work on transactional distance to include the...
