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Real Time in the Virtual Classroom: A Case Study of Student Time Use and Behaviors in an Online Classroom
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, , , University of Georgia, United States

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-50-1 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA

Abstract

Characteristics of online environments such as flexible delivery appeal to a growing number of students. The time it takes to teach and take online classes has been the subject of much speculation. The present study investigates the time commitment required of students in five courses, with particular attention to the online synchronous platform. Students made use of an online web-based system to log time-on-task for an accurate portrayal of workload. The results of this study indicate that student time-on-task was considerably under those expected, challenging common estimates of student workload.

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Amiel, T., McClendon, J. & Orey, M. (2003). Real Time in the Virtual Classroom: A Case Study of Student Time Use and Behaviors in an Online Classroom. In A. Rossett (Ed.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2003--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 1475-1478). Phoenix, Arizona, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from .

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