An E-mentoring Approach that Promotes Doctoral Persistence

Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 1016–1017

Doctoral attrition rates in the United States range from 40 – 70% (Berelson, 1960; Council of Graduate Schools Ph.D. Completion Project, 2007); and the problem of attrition is even more grave in the online environment (Rovai, 2002a). This...

Topics: Design of Distance Learning Systems

Technologies that Assist in Online Group Work: A Comparison of Synchronous and Asynchronous Collaboration Technologies on Students’ Learning and Community

Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 672–677

While the benefits of online group work completed using asynchronous CMC technology is documented, researchers have identified a number of challenges that result in ineffective and unsuccessful online group work. Fewer channels of communication and...

Topics: Computer-Mediated Communication, cooperative/collaborative learning

The impact of asynchronous and synchronous instruction and discussion on cognitive presence, social presence, teaching presence, and learning

Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw

The impact of asynchronous and synchronous instruction and discussion on cognitive@presence, social@presence, teaching@presence, and learning (2009) pp. 1–429

As higher education institutions enter the intense competition of the rapidly growing global marketplace of online education, the leaders within these institutions are challenged to identify factors critical for developing and for maintaining...

Investigating Uses and Perceptions of an Online Collaborative Workspace for the Dissertation Process

Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw

Research in Learning Technology Vol. 20, No. 3 (2012) pp. 267–282

The intent of this study was to investigate 93 doctoral candidates' perceptions and use of an online collaboration workspace and content management server, Microsoft Office SharePoint, for dissertation process. All candidates were enrolled in an Ed...

The Influence of Computer-Mediated Communication Systems on Community

Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw

E-Learning and Digital Media Vol. 9, No. 1 (2012) pp. 83–95

As higher education institutions enter the intense competition of the rapidly growing global marketplace of online education, the leaders within these institutions are challenged to identify factors critical for developing and for maintaining...

Technologies that Assist in Online Group Work: A Comparison of Synchronous and Asynchronous Computer Mediated Communication Technologies on Students’ Learning and Community

Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw; Jillian Wendt

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 24, No. 3 (July 2015) pp. 263–279

While the benefits of online group work completed using asynchronous CMC technology is documented, researchers have identified a number of challenges that result in ineffective and unsuccessful online group work. Fewer channels of communication and...

Topics: Communication, Human Computer Interaction, Learning Management Systems, Computer Sciences, Information Communication Technologies

Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication Technologies in Online Group Work: Implications for Design and Practice

Jillian Wendt; Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 2625–2627

The benefits of online group work in the asynchronous computer mediated communication (CMC) environment are documented. Likewise, recent research has begun to examine the benefits of online group work in the synchronous CMC environment as well,...

Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technology Education, Community, Communication, Information Communication Technologies

Synergizing Wikis, Vodcasts, and Podcasts for Collaborative Class Texts

Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw; Michael Szapkiw; Justin Tucker

Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 356–360

This tech-savvy generation of students, known as digital natives, desires to learn and to interact utilizing the collaborative technologies that have always been a part of their lives. The purpose of this paper and corresponding presentation is to...

Sharepoint Collaboration: Streamlining the Dissertation process for Online Students

Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw; Randall Dunn; David Holder

Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 46–49

: In the era of Web 2.0, document editors and collaborative workspaces have emerged. Primary functions of online collaborative workspaces include the ability to create a documents and document libraries online for others to view and collaborate and ...

The Effects of a Mobile Gamification App on Elementary Students' Spanish Achievement and Self-Efficacy

Jason R. Rachels; Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw

Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 31, No. 1 (2018) pp. 72–89

A quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest, non-equivalent control group design was used to examine the effect of a mobile gamification application on third and fourth grade students' Spanish language achievement and student academic self-efficacy. In...

The Effect of Online Collaboration on Middle School Student Science Misconceptions as an Aspect of Science Literacy

Jillian L. Wendt; Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw

Journal of Research in Science Teaching Vol. 51, No. 9 (November 2014) pp. 1103–1118

This quantitative, quasi-experimental pretest/posttest control group design examined the effects of online collaborative learning on middle school students' science literacy. For a 9-week period, students in the control group participated in...

An Examination of the Community of Inquiry Framework in the International Computer-Mediated Learning Context

Jillian Wendt; Deanna Nisbet; Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 1063–1066

The Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework is the most commonly utilized model for examining various aspects of the distance learning environment. Much research has examined the constructs of the CoI model (social presence, cognitive presence, and...

Topics: Learning Outcomes, Community, research, Instructional Design, Social & Cultural Issues

Technology Integration for Instructional Improvement: The Impact of Professional Development

Stephanie L. Potter; Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw

Performance Improvement Vol. 51, No. 2 (February 2012) pp. 22–27

Technology purchased for use in the classroom often goes unused. We identify a primary reason for the lack of technology integration as ineffectively developed professional development opportunities for teachers. Then we recommend a sustained,...

The Achievement Gap in the Asynchronous Online Classroom

Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw; Randall Dunn; David Holder

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 570–577

Higher Education administrators and educators seek to understand how to design and to facilitate online courses to ensure quality, culturally responsive online education for minority students for the purpose of closing the academic achievement gap....

Technologies that Assist in Closing the Achievement Gap: A Comparison African American and Caucasian Students’ Learning and Community in the Online Classroom

Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw; Randall Dunn; David Holder

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 804–809

Higher Education administrators and educators seek to understand how to design and to facilitate online courses to ensure quality, culturally responsive online education for minority students, specifically African American students, and to close the ...

A psychometric evaluation of the english version of the dimensions of attitudes toward science instrument with a U.S. population of elementary educators

Jillian L. Wendt; Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 70, No. 1 (February 2018) pp. 24–33

The purpose of this study was to review the development and evolution of the Dimensions of Attitudes toward Science Instrument (DAS), translate the DAS into English, and examine its psychometric properties with a U.S. sample of pre-service and in...

Language: English

The Effect of Online Collaboration on Adolescent Sense of Community in Eighth-Grade Physical Science

Jillian L. Wendt; Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 24, No. 5 (2015) pp. 671–683

Using a quasi-experimental, nonequivalent pretest/posttest control group design, the researchers examined the effects of online collaborative learning on eighth-grade student's sense of community in a physical science class. For a 9-week period,...

Audio-visual Student Created Wiki Textbooks

Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw; Michael Szapkiw; David Holder; Randall Dunn

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) p. 1573

This tech-savvy generation of students, known as digital natives, desires to learn and to interact utilizing the collaborative technologies that have always been a part of their lives. In the era of Web 2.0, collaborative workspaces have emerged;...

The Predictive Relationship Among the Community of Inquiry Framework, Perceived Learning and Online, and Graduate Students’ Course Grades in Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Courses

Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw; Jillian Wendt; Mervyn Whighting; Deanna Nisbet

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 17, No. 3 (May 16, 2016)

The Community of Inquiry framework has been widely supported by research to provide a model of online learning that informs the design and implementation of distance learning courses. However, the relationship between elements of the CoI framework...

Identifying significant integration and institutional factors that predict online doctoral persistence

Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw; Lucinda S. Spaulding; Maria T. Spaulding

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 31, No. 1 (October 2016) pp. 101–112

Based on a synthesis of traditional attrition models and the empirical literature, an online doctoral persistence model was developed using archival data from 148 candidates. A predictive, correlation design and logistic regression were used to...

Language: English

Electronic versus Print Textbooks: The Influence of Textbook Format on University Students' Self-Regulated Learning Strategies, Motivation, and Text Anxiety

Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw; Jillian Wendt; Rebecca Lunde

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 27, No. 3 (2013) pp. 179–188

Because a majority of university students do not regularly read course textbooks, a study was conducted to determine if portable electronic textbooks (e-textbooks) would increase university student motivation to read by enhancing cognitive learning...

Electronic versus traditional print textbooks: A comparison study on the influence of university students' learning

Amanda J. Rockinson- Szapkiw; Jennifer Courduff; Kimberly Carter; David Bennett

Computers & Education Vol. 63, No. 1 (April 2013) pp. 259–266

University students are increasingly choosing to purchase e-textbooks for their mobile devices as an alternative to traditional textbooks. This study examines the relationship between textbook format and 538 university students' grades and perceived ...

Language: English

Connecting Online: Can Social Networking and Other Technology Support Doctoral Connectedness?

Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw; Lorene Heuvelman-Hutchinson; Lucinda Spaulding

Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice Vol. 11, No. 3 (2014)

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of online doctoral students' interactions via peer initiated and university initiated technology on their sense of connectedness. The participants of this study were 132 doctoral candidates ...

The Design and Development of the Virtual Training Modules for Peer Mentoring to Broaden Women’s and Minorities’ STEM Participation

Jillian Wendt; Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw; Brandy Huderson; Ayana Conway

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 588–593

This presentation focuses on the rationale, design, and development of the eMentoring modules that train graduate students for peer or near peer mentoring, which is part of a larger grant funded project supporting underrepresented minority women...

Topics: faculty development

Promoting Professional Identity: A Within Group Comparison of Wiki-Based and Traditional Assignments on School Counselling Students' Learning, Sense of Community and Computer Anxiety

Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw; Tracey Pritchard; Shanna McComb-Beverage; Rita Schellenberg

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling Vol. 41, No. 5 (2013) pp. 559–572

The purpose of this study is to compare traditional and non-traditional instructional practices used in a counsellor education programme to determine their effect on pre-service school counsellors' learning and sense of community, thus leading...