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Karen Swan
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INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE SPOTLIGHTING PAPERS FROM THE AERA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING
Karen Swan; Jennifer Richardson
Online Learning Journal Vol. 21, No. 4 (Dec 01, 2017)
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is the premier association of educational research professionals. AERA supports 12 divisions and 150 Special Interest Groups (SIGs). One of the latter is the Special Interest Group on Online...
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Intro for special issue: AERA Online Teaching and Learning SIG
Jennifer Richardson; Karen Swan; Marquetta Strait
Online Learning Journal Vol. 20, No. 4 (Dec 16, 2016)
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Retention, Progression and the Taking of Online Courses
Scott James; Karen Swan; Cassandra Daston
Online Learning Journal Vol. 20, No. 2 (May 26, 2016)
Online learning continues to grow at post-secondary institutions across the United States, but many question its efficacy, especially for students most at-risk for failure. This paper engages that issue. It examines recent research on the success of ...
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Online Learning and Student Success: New Findings from Learning Analytics
Karen Swan
Global Learn 2016 (Apr 28, 2016) pp. 553–560
The research reported in this presentation engages recent research on the success of undergraduate students who take online classes and explores similar comparisons using 656,258 student records collected through the Predictive Analytics Reporting ...
Topics: online learning environments
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Exploring Pedagogies of MOOC’s through Three Metaphors for Learning
Karen Swan; Scott Day; Leonard Bogle
Global Learn 2016 (Apr 28, 2016) pp. 367–390
The research reported in this paper used a researcher developed tool to categorize the pedagogical approaches used in MOOCs. The Assessing MOOC Pedagogies (AMP) tool characterized MOOC pedagogical approaches on ten dimensions. Preliminary testing...
Topics: Open courses, open learning, and open educational resources
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Social Presence in Online Learning: Past, Present, and Future
Jennifer Richardson; Karen Swan; Patrick Lowenthal; Phil Ice
Global Learn 2016 (Apr 28, 2016) pp. 477–483
For over twenty years researchers and practitioners have explored different frameworks and theories, in order to improve upon and better understand students’ learning experiences and needs in online environments. Social presence has emerged as a key ...
Topics: E-learning/E-training
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Retention, Progression and the Taking of Online Courses
Scott James; Karen Swan; Cassandra Daston
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 20, No. 2 (2016) pp. 75–96
Online learning continues to grow at post-secondary institutions across the United States, but many question its efficacy, especially for students most at-risk for failure. This paper engages that issue. It examines recent research on the success of ...
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Assessing MOOC Pedagogies
Karen Swan; Leonard Bogle; Scott Day; Traci van Prooyen; Jennifer Richardson
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 1018–1026
The purpose of this paper is to report on ongoing research to design and validate an instrument that characterizes the pedagogical approaches taken in MOOCs (Massively Open Online Courses), and to use that instrument to characterize and distinguish...
Topics: pedagogical issues, Design of Distance Learning Systems, Design Principles
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A collaborative, design-based approach to improving an online program
Karen Swan; Scott L. Day; Leonard Ray Bogle; Daniel B. Matthews
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 21, No. 1 (April 2014) pp. 74–81
This paper explores the effects of a collaborative, design-based approach to improving teaching and learning in core courses in an online program. It describes research which tested a model for linking iterative, theory based improvements in the...
Language: English
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The PAR Framework Proof of Concept: Initial Findings from a Multi-Institutional Analysis of Federated Postsecondary Data
Philip Ice; Sebastin Daz; Karen Swan; Melissa Burgess; Mike Sharkey; Jonathan Sherrill; Daniel Huston; Hae Okimoto
Online Learning Journal Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jun 18, 2012)
Despite high enrollment numbers, postsecondary completion rates have generally remained unchanged for the past 30 years and half of these students do not attain a degree within six years of initial enrollment. Although online learning has provided...
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The PAR Framework Proof of Concept: Initial Findings from a Multi-Institutional Analysis of Federated Postsecondary Data
Phil Ice; Sebastian Diaz; Karen Swan; Melissa Burgess; Mike Sharkey; Jonathan Sherrill; Dan Huston; Hae Okimoto
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 16, No. 3 (June 2012) pp. 63–86
Despite high enrollment numbers, postsecondary completion rates have generally remained unchanged for the past 30 years and half of these students do not attain a degree within six years of initial enrollment. Although online learning has provided...
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Examining the extent and nature of online learning in American K-12 Education: The research initiatives of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Anthony G. Picciano; Jeff Seaman; Peter Shea; Karen Swan
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 15, No. 2 (March 2012) pp. 127–135
In 1992, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation began its
Language: English
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Linking online course design and implementation to learning outcomes: A design experiment
Karen Swan; Daniel Matthews; Leonard Bogle; Emily Boles; Scott Day
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 15, No. 2 (March 2012) pp. 81–88
This paper reports on preliminary findings from ongoing design-based research being conducted in the fully online Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership (MTL) program at a small, Midwest public university. Researchers are using the Quality Matters (QM)...
Language: English
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An Exploration of the Relationship between Indicators of the Community of Inquiry Framework and Retention in Online Programs
Wally Boston; Sebastian R. Diaz; Angela M. Gibson; Phil Ice; Jennifer Richardson; Karen Swan
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 14, No. 1 (March 2010) pp. 3–19
As the growth of online programs continues to rapidly accelerate, concern over retention is increasing. Models for understanding student persistence in the face-to-face environment are well established, however, the many of the variables in these...
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An Analysis of Students' Perceptions of the Value and Efficacy of Instructors' Auditory and Text-Based Feedback Modalities across Multiple Conceptual Levels
Phil Ice; Karen Swan; Sebastian Diaz; Lori Kupczynski; Allison Swan-Dagen
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 43, No. 1 (2010) pp. 113–134
This article used work from the writing assessment literature to develop a framework for assessing the impact and perceived value of written, audio, and combined written and audio feedback strategies across four global and 22 discrete dimensions of...
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Student ratings of the importance of survey items, multiplicative factor analysis, and the validity of the community of inquiry survey
Sebastián R. Díaz; Karen Swan; Philip Ice; Lori Kupczynski
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 13, No. 1 (January 2010) pp. 22–30
This research builds upon prior validation studies of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) survey by utilizing multiple rating measures to validate the survey's tripartite structure (teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence). In prior...
Language: English
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An Exploration of the Relationship between Indicators of the Community of Inquiry Framework and Retention in Online Programs
Wally Boston; Sebastian R. Diaz; Angela M. Gibson; Phil Ice; Jennifer Richardson; Karen Swan
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 13, No. 3 (October 2009) pp. 67–83
As the growth of online programs continues to rapidly accelerate, concern over retention is increasing. Models for understanding student persistence in the face-to-face environment are well established, however, the many of the variables in these...
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A Response to the Review of the Community of Inquiry Framework
Zehra Akyol; J Ben Arbaugh; Marti Cleveland-Innes; D Randy Garrison; Phil Ice; Jennifer C. Richardson; Karen Swan
The Journal of Distance Education / Revue de l'ducation Distance Vol. 23, No. 2 (2009) pp. 123–135
The Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework has become a prominent model of teaching and learning in online and blended learning environments. Considerable research has been conducted which employs the framework with promising results, resulting in...
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Scaffolding Learning through Multimedia Development
Yi-Mei Lin; Karen Swan; Annette Kratcoski
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 17, No. 3 (July 2008) pp. 363–385
This paper reports on a third grade class's use of technology during a science unit on forces and motion. The investigation documents the unique ways in which children can construct knowledge and create multimedia representations of their learning...
Topics: Computers, Instructional Design, Elementary Education, Educational Technology, Multimedia, Children, Collaboration, Creativity, Human Computer Interaction, Students
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The Effects of the Use of Interactive Whiteboards on Student Achievement
Karen Swan; Jason Schenker; Annette Kratcoski
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3290–3297
The purpose of the research reported in this paper was to investigate whether the use of interactive whiteboards in English language arts and/or mathematics lessons improved student learning in those areas as measured by student scores on state...
Topics: Achievement, Mathematics, Elementary Education, Educational Technology, English Language Arts
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The Impact of Asynchronous Audio Feedback on Teaching and Social Presence: A Survey of Current Research
Phil Ice; Karen Swan; Lori Kupczynski; Jennifer Richardson
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 5646–5649
A nested mixed methods design was utilized to assess the impact of asynchronous audio feedback in an online course. Data analysis revealed that 1. students perceived audio feedback to be more effective than text-based feedback for conveying nuance,...
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Researching Online Communities of Inquiry: New CoI Survey Instrument
Karen Swan; Jennifer Richardson; Philip Ice; Peter Shea; Martha Cleveland-Innes; Sebastian Diaz; Randy Garrison
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 5812–5820
The Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework developed by Garrison, Anderson and Archer (2000) provides a theoretical model of online learning processes that has been used by many scholars in the field of online education. However, research utilizing...
Topics: Educational Technology, Distance Education, Community, Instructional Design, Networking Technologies
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Community of Inquiry Framework: Validation and instrument development
Ben Arbaugh; Marti Cleveland-Innes; Sebastian Diaz; Randy Garrison; Phil Ice; Jennifer Richardson; Peter Shea; Karen Swan
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 9, No. 2 (Jun 30, 2008)
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Support for Study: Online Educational Environments and the Rights to Education
Lin Lin; Karen Swan
Online Learning Journal Vol. 12, No. 1 (Feb 07, 2008)
This paper uses an online learning conceptual framework to examine the “rights to education\u201d that the current online educational environments could provide. The conceptual framework is composed of three inquiries or three spaces for inquiries,...
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Developing a community of inquiry instrument: Testing a measure of the Community of Inquiry framework using a multi-institutional sample
J.B. Arbaugh; Martha Cleveland-Innes; Sebastian R. Diaz; D. Randy Garrison; Philip Ice; Jennifer C. Richardson; Karen P. Swan
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 11, No. 3 (2008) pp. 133–136
This article reports on the multi-institutional development and validation of an instrument that attempts to operationalize Garrison, Anderson and Archer's Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework (2000). The results of the study suggest that the...
Language: English
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Teacher Technology Mentors
Karen Swan; Patricia Mazzer; Annette Kratcoski
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 379–384
This paper reports on a situative professional development project that utilizes classroom teachers as technology mentors to their building peers. Case study findings of participating teacher teams will be shared to demonstrate project effectiveness ...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Professional Development
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Shaping Online Discussion: Assessment Matters
Karen Swan; Jason Schenker; Stephen Arnold; Chia-Ling Kuo
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 2649–2656
The purpose of this study was to empirically test the common-sense notion that the quality of online course discussions can be shaped by how discussion is assessed. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare discussion activity among 8 sections ...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Technology Support for Whole Class Engagement in Learning
Karen Swan; Annette Kratcoski; Jason Schenker; Deborah Miller; Mark van 't Hooft
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 3310–3319
This research explores how the use of student response systems (SRS) effects elementary and middle school students' engagement in and learning from classroom lessons. A pilot study, which compared third graders' engagement in lessons involving the...
Topics: Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Schools, Students, Middle School Education
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Evaluating online conversation in an asynchronous learning environment: An application of Grice's cooperative principle
Chia-Huan Ho; Karen Swan
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 10, No. 1 (2007) pp. 3–14
This study goes beyond student perceptions of online learning experiences, satisfaction, and attitudes, to examine the actual participation and dynamics that occur in online discussions and their relationship to student learning outcomes. A content...
Language: English
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Ubiquitous Computing and Changing Pedagogical Possibilities: Representations, Conceptualizations and Uses of Knowledge
Karen Swan; Mark Van 'T Hooft; Annette Kratcoski; Jason Schenker
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 36, No. 4 (2007) pp. 481–515
This article reports on preliminary findings from an ongoing study of teaching and learning in a ubiquitous computing classroom. The research employed mixed methods and multiple measures to document changes in teaching and learning that result when...
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An Investigation into the Efficacy of the Studio Model at the High School Level
Salvatore Faro; Karen Swan
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 35, No. 1 (2006) pp. 45–59
The Studio Model was developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to improve teaching and learning in introductory science classes. The study reported in this article explored the efficacy of the Studio Model at the high school level. The...
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The Development of Perceptions of Social Presence in Online Course Discussions
Karen Swan; Li Fang Shih
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 836–843
This mixed methods study explores how social presence is developed in online course discussions. The study combines quantitative analyses of survey results from students enrolled in four online graduate courses, and qualitative comparisons of...
Topics: Educational Technology, Social Studies, Students
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The Changing Nature of Teaching and Learning in a Ubiquitous Computing Classroom
Karen Swan; Annette Kratcoski; Mark van 't Hooft; Jason Schenker; Yi Mei Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3336–3343
This paper reports on preliminary findings from an ongoing study of teaching and learning in a ubiquitous computing classroom which employs multiple measures and mixed methods to document changes in teaching and learning therein. It particularly...
Topics: Classrooms, Teaching Methods, Change, Educational Technology
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Professional Development Situated in a Ubiquitous Computing Classroom
Karen Swan; Pat Mazzer; Annette Kratcoski; Jason Schenker; Yi Mei Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2712–2719
This paper describes an ongoing situated professional development program in which teachers bring their intact classes for an extended stay in a ubiquitous computing environment equipped with a variety of state-of-the-art computing devices. The...
Topics: Teachers, Integration, Professional Development, Educational Technology
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Situated Collaborative Learning in Ubiquitous Computing Environments: A Case Study
Yimei Lin; Karen Swan; Annette Kratcoski
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1474–1479
This paper describes a case study that examined how technology was integrated to a situated collaborative learning activity in a ubiquitous computing classroom. The students' task was to produce an animated movie to demonstrate Newton's Laws of...
Topics: Students, Educational Technology, Integration
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Uses and Effects of Mobile Computing Devices in K-8 Classrooms
Karen Swan; Mark van't Hooft; Annette Kratcoski; Darlene Unger
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 38, No. 1 (2005) pp. 99–112
This preliminary study employed mixed methodologies to explore students' use of mobile computing devices and its effects on their motivation to learn, engagement in learning activities, and support for learning processes. Data collected from...
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Bringing Mohamed to the Mountain: Situated Professional Development in a Ubiquitous Computing Classroom
Karen Swan; Annette Kratcoski; Pat Mazzer; Jason Schenker
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 32, No. 4 (2005) pp. 353–365
This article describes an ongoing situated professional development program in which teachers bring their intact classes for an extended stay in a ubiquitous computing environment equipped with a variety of state-of-the-art computing devices. The...
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Self-Regulated Learning and Internet Searching
Donna Rogers; Karen Swan
Teachers College Record Vol. 106, No. 9 (September 2004) pp. 1804–1824
As the Internet becomes a resource in the classroom, students must learn to glean maximally from that information using skills that enhance their understandings. Students engage in activities involved with Internet searching to the degree that they...
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Examining the Potential of Handheld Computers: Findings from the Ohio PEP Project
Mark van 't Hooft; Sebastian Diaz; Karen Swan
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 30, No. 4 (Apr 01, 2004) pp. 295–311
Handheld devices have the potential to make a large impact on K-12 educational settings, due to their relative low cost, high mobility, and interactive learning capabilities. This article, the outcome of a large-scale project examining the use of...
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The Effectiveness of Online Learning: A Review of the Literature
Karen Swan
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 2225–2232
This paper reviews the literature on the learning effectiveness of asynchronous online environments. It attempts to look beyond the commonly accepted findings of no significant differences in learning outcomes between online and traditional courses ...
Topics: Interaction, Educational Technology, Learning Outcomes, Virtual Environments
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Palm Education Pioneers: Examining the Potential of the Handheld Computer
susan andrews; Karen Swan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 716–717
Palm Education Pioneers: Examining the Potential of the Handheld Computer is a CD-ROM produced by the Research Center for Educational Technology at Kent State University in Ohio. Discover the value of this tool that highlights three veteran...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Learning through online discussion: Where's the beef?
Karen Swan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1910–1914
This panel will explore issues of learning through online discussion. It will ask the questions "Can students learn from online discussions, and if so under what conditions?" and "What might count as evidence of learning through online discussion?
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Student Roles in Online Learning Communities: Navigating Threaded Discussions
Karen Swan; Linda Polhemus
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2039–2042
This paper discusses navigation strategies affecting the interactivity of a graduate level course's asynchronous online discussion with a focus on the development of a learning community and knowledge building. This qualitative analysis reports on...
Topics: Interaction, Students
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Situated Professional Development: The CATIE Model
Karen Swan; Sybillyn Jennings Jennings; Lester Rubenfeld
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1915–1920
This presentation will describe a qualitative study investigating the CATIE model of situated professional development for technology integration in schools. We call the CATIE model "situated" because it places educational technology experts in...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Teaching Methods, Professional Development
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Online Learning Forum: An RPInteractive Professional Development Model
Linda Polhemus; Karen Swan; Michael Danchak; Lester Rubenfeld
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2035–2038
This paper will describe the Online Learning Forum (OLF), a k-12 professional development program. This RPInteractive professional development model provides teachers with the opportunity to learn new technologies, work collaboratively, communicate...
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Technology and Literacy Learning: A National Survey
Robert Bangert-Drowns; Joseph Baltrus; Annie Moore-Cox; Ron Dugan; Karen Swan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1921–1923
This presentation will report on the Technology Integration Project's work to date documenting the use of technology in middle school English language arts classrooms. The purpose of this ongoing national study is to explore the ways in ...
Topics: Integration, Languages, Middle School Education, English Language Arts, Classrooms
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Situated Professional Development and Technology Integration: The Capital Area Technology and Inquiry in Education (CATIE) Mentoring Program
Aliya Holmes; Juan D. Vargas; Karen Swan; Sybillyn Jennings; Ellen Meier; Lester Rubenfeld
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 10, No. 2 (2002) pp. 169–190
This article explores the theoretical basis for a mentoring model of professional development concerned with the integration of computing technologies into classroom teaching and learning. It describes seven factors that affect professional...
Topics: Integration, Educational Technology, Professional Development, Mentoring, Classrooms
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Virtual Interaction: Design Factors Affecting Student Satisfaction and Perceived Learning in Asynchronous Online Courses
Karen Swan
Distance Education Vol. 22, No. 2 (2001) pp. 306–31
Reports an empirical investigation that explored relationships between student perceptions and course design factors in 73 SUNY Learning Network courses in the Spring 1999 semester. Findings indicated that clarity of design, interaction with...
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The Role of Social Presence in Online Courses: How Does it Relate to Students’ Perceived Learning and Satisfaction?
Jennifer Richardson; Karen Swan
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 1545–1546
Research has demonstrated that social presence not only affects outcomes but also student, and possibly instructor, satisfaction with a course (Moore, Masterson, Christophel, and Shea, 1996). Teacher immediacy behaviors and the presence of others...
Topics: Social Studies, Learning Outcomes, Students
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Nonprint Media and Technology Literacy Standards for Assessing Technology Integration
Karen Swan
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 23, No. 1 (2000) pp. 85–100
Suggests a set of cumulative standards for assessing the use of nonprint media and electronic technologies in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Discusses technology integration across the curriculum; standards for technology...