Rethinking and Reframing Online Learning Environment Course Evaluations, to More Appropriately Reflect an Assessment of Course Design, Cognitive Scaffolding and Instructional Competence: Virtual Learning Expectations, Capability and Competence within Online Learning Professional Standards

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 85-102
Author(s):  
Caroline M. Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Course Evaluations ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Expectations ◽  
Cognitive Scaffolding

Fostering Successful Learning Communities to Meet the Diverse Needs of University Students by Creating Brain Based Online Learning Environments

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Silvia L. Braidic
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
University Students ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

This paper introduces the reader on how to foster successful learning communities to meet the diverse needs of university students by creating a brain based online learning environment. Students come in all shapes and sizes. At the university level, students enrolled in online programs, have made a choice to do so. Today, online education is a unique and important venue for many students wishing to continue (or start) their education. It is part of a new culture with many distinct characteristics (Farrell, 2001). For instructors, online instruction creates its own set of challenges in terms of the course design and implementation. The author hopes that developing an understanding of how to create a brain based online learning environment will inform the reader of ways to foster successful learning communities to most effectively meet the diverse needs of the students it serves.

Brain Based Learning Environments in an Online Setting

2011 ◽  
pp. 90-98
Author(s):  
Silvia Braidic
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Online Setting ◽  
Brain Based Learning ◽  
The University

This chapter introduces the reader on how to foster successful learning communities to meet the diverse needs of university students by creating a brain based online learning environment. Students come in all shapes and sizes. At the university level, students enrolled in online programs, have made a choice to do so. Today, online education is a unique and important venue for many students wishing to continue (or start) their education. It is part of a new culture with many distinct characteristics (Farrell, 2001). For instructors, online instruction creates its own set of challenges in terms of the course design and implementation. The author hopes that developing an understanding of how to create a brain based online learning environment will inform the reader of ways to foster successful learning communities to most effectively meet the diverse needs of the students it serves.

Strategies for Engaging Students in the Online Environment

2020 ◽  
pp. 305-326
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Whiter
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Student Interaction ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Instructional Technologies ◽  
Course Content

Creating an engaging course environment requires a conscious effort from faculty to utilize course design, teaching methods, and instructional technologies that foster high levels of student interaction. Instructional technologies paired with effective pedagogies are making student engagement in online environments rich and meaningful. The use of instructional technologies is linked to student engagement in the online learning environment. Utilization of instructional technologies should address three major types of interaction: student interaction with course content, the faculty, and their learning peers. The use of instructional technologies to engage students can also increase students' motivation for their learning by increasing student value for course content. This chapter addresses specific strategies for utilization of course design, pedagogies, and instructional technologies to incorporate student interaction and develop and maintain students' motivation in their learning.

scholarly journals Prelicensure nursing students’ perceptions of a rapid transition to an online learning environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Elizabeth S. Green-Kronebusch ◽  
Jacqueline K. Savalle ◽  
Victoria G. Mrowka
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Primary Study ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Prelicensure Nursing ◽  
Rapid Transition

Background/Objective: The need to transition to an online learning environment secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic required prelicensure nursing educators and students to become rapidly familiar with new teaching modalities. There is insufficient evidence to support the effectiveness of, and satisfaction with, the online learning environment in prelicensure nursing education due to historic underutilization of online methods and lack of research. The aim of this study was to evaluate the experiences and satisfaction of prelicensure nursing students with regards to effective teaching modalities following a rapid transition from the traditional to online learning environment.Methods: This study was a secondary analysis of data from an online survey of 215 students registered for the prelicensure nursing major at a medium sized state university in the American Midwest in the spring semester of 2020. During this semester, a rapid transition from the traditional to online learning environment occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis within this secondary study focused on a series of open-ended questions inviting students to comment on the effectiveness of, and satisfaction with, online learning, together with perceived barriers, advantages and disadvantages in the context of a rapid transition to an online learning environment during the spring semester 2020. Framework analysis was utilized for the secondary qualitative data analysis.Results: Four themes were identified in the secondary analysis of the survey responses from the primary study which appeared to shape the students’ experiences of the shift to online learning. These were: learning environment, course design and delivery, communication, and learner characteristics. Analysis of open-ended responses suggested each of these themes could be experienced by students along a continuum ranging from unfavorable to favorable. The combination of each student’s experiences along these continua appear to cumulatively impact and predict their success in the online learning environment.Conclusions: Perceptions of online learning were personal to, and differed between, individual students. Faculty can directly impact two of the themes identified: course design and delivery and communication. Individualization of the student’s learning experience through tailored course delivery and support of learning needs will aid in increased satisfaction and successful learning outcomes. Analysis of open-ended responses suggested that each of these themes could be experienced by students along a continuum ranging from unfavorable to favorable. The combination of each student’s experiences along these continua appear to cumulatively impact and predict their success in the online learning environment.

Improving the Asynchronous Online Learning Environment Using Discussion Boards

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilene Ringler ◽  
◽  
Carol Schubert ◽  
Jack Deem ◽  
Jimmie Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Discussion Boards ◽  
Asynchronous Online Learning

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Gamification in Flipped Learning

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824402097983
Author(s):  
Abdullah Yasin Gündüz ◽  
Buket Akkoyunlu
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Interaction Data ◽  
Flipped Learning ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Experimental Group

The success of the flipped learning approach is directly related to the preparation process through the online learning environment. It is clear that the desired level of academic achievement cannot be reached if the students come to class without completing their assignments. In this study, we investigated the effect of the use of gamification in the online environment of flipped learning to determine whether it will increase interaction data, participation, and achievement. We used a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design, which implies collecting and analyzing quantitative and then qualitative data. In the online learning environment of the experimental group, we used the gamification. However, participants in the control group could not access the game components. According to the findings, the experimental group had higher scores in terms of interaction data, participation, and achievement compared with the control group. Students with low participation can be encouraged to do online activities with gamification techniques.

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