Using Heutagogy to Address the Needs of Online Learners

2011 ◽  
pp. 2239-2245
Author(s):  
Jane Eberle ◽  
Marcus Childress
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
The Real ◽  
Knowing How

In 2002, approximately 1,680 institutions offered over 54,000 online courses (Simonson, Smaldino, Albright & Zvacek, 2003). While there has been a dramatic increase in the number of such courses, the real question is, how effective are they? Are we, in fact, developing capable people who possess an ‘all round’ capacity centered on the characteristics of: high self-efficacy, knowing how to learn, creativity, the ability to use competencies in novel as well as familiar situations, possessing appropriate values, and working well with others (Hase, 2004)? Hase and Kenyon (2000) suggest that our education systems (especially higher education) need to develop proactive, rather than reactive learners. We must develop learners who can be ‘more-involved citizens’ (paragraph 25). This will only happen by changing our paradigm in which we teach and learn.

Using Heutagogy to Address the Needs of Online Learners

2011 ◽  
pp. 1945-1951
Author(s):  
Jane Eberle ◽  
Marcus Childress
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
The Real ◽  
Knowing How

In 2002, approximately 1,680 institutions offered over 54,000 online courses (Simonson, Smaldino, Albright & Zvacek, 2003). While there has been a dramatic increase in the number of such courses, the real question is, how effective are they? Are we, in fact, developing capable people who possess an ‘all round’ capacity centered on the characteristics of: high self-efficacy, knowing how to learn, creativity, the ability to use competencies in novel as well as familiar situations, possessing appropriate values, and working well with others (Hase, 2004)?

Engage Online Learners

2018 ◽  
pp. 96-118
Author(s):  
Sang Chan ◽  
Devshikha Bose
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Flow Theory ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Design Considerations ◽  
Student Instructor

Online learning will continue to be one of the popular modes of instruction offered by higher education institutions to accommodate different learning needs. Student engagement is critical to the success of online learning. Students should be engaged cognitively, emotionally, and behaviorally. This chapter discusses design considerations for online courses to promote student-instructor, student-student, and student-content interactions to engage students cognitively, emotionally, and behaviorally. The chapter also discusses the application of flow theory, specifically, in the design of instruction to engage students during their interaction with course content.

Understanding the Online Learner

2009 ◽  
pp. 482-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven W. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Traditional Classrooms ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
The People ◽  
Learning Programs

The expansion of distance education programs has allowed institutions of higher education to be successful in their collective mission to make educational programs more accessible to adults who normally would not have that access. Indeed, online learning has brought education to the people. Access to school is now as simple as logging on to the Internet in the privacy of one’s own home. Who are these students taking courses online? Why are they in online courses versus traditional classrooms? What is different about them, about their situations, and their expectations? Why are some online learners successful and others not? Why do some online learners continue to work through programs while others drop out? For online learning programs to be successful in the long term, it is important to have a thorough understanding of the online learner. This chapter examines the adult online learner in higher education.

The Revelation from MOOCs on our Country’s Remote Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 989-994 ◽  
pp. 5152-5156
Author(s):  
Jun Feng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
First Year ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Healthy Development

Since 2012, known as the first year of "massive open online Courses (MOOCs)", its development speed beyond our imagination, only Courses one company registered online learners reached more than 4.1million people (up to July 21, 2013). MOOCs will be bring what challenge for distance education development in China, how to deal with these challenges, is our reality problem need to concerned. We hope through the above question discussion to accelerate the change of distance education in our country, to adapt to the trend of the internationalization of higher education, promoting its healthy development..

scholarly journals Face-to-Face and Online Instructional Delivery Formats: a Mixed-Methods Study of Teacher Self-Efficacy in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Colin William Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Instructional Delivery ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Face To Face

The COVID-19 pandemic forced higher education institutions in South Korea to administer Spring 2020 semesters online. This mixed-methods study examined instructor/professor competence for the instructional delivery formats of Face-to-Face and online teaching. Quantitatively, the researcher measured teacher competence for Face-to-Face and online instruction by measuring the Teacher Self-Efficacy levels of non-Korean instructors/professors in South Korean higher education institutions. The qualitative questions assessed the advantages and drawbacks of each instructional delivery format. Findings indicate that instructors/professors are significantly more effective teaching Face-to-Face courses than online courses. However, instructors/professors with online learning experience were significantly more effective teaching online courses than those without online learning experience. It is recommended that all instructors/professors engage in professional development geared towards equipping educators with the tools needed to succeed in the online education environment.

scholarly journals Post-Digital World, Pandemic and Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Sergeevich Safonov ◽  
Anastasia Vladimirovna Mayakovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
The Real ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Current State

The article examines the prospects that open up for the implementation of the educational process in higher educational institutions, as well as the problems faced by the modern higher education system in the context of the transition to distance learning caused by the current epidemiological situation in the post-digital world. On the basis of the data from a student survey made during the COVID-19 pandemic, who studied using distance digital technologies, we have analyzed the current state of higher education. Consequently, the authors have concluded that the universities, implementing programs for the digitalization of the educational process and the creation of massive online courses, are actually away from the real social circles of the post-digital society. Given the results, the authors argue that digitalization is not a way to resolve the internal contradictions of higher education. Moreover, digitalization as a goal of higher education somewhat hides the real contradictions of the learning process.

scholarly journals Development and validation of the Online Student Connectedness Survey (OSCS)

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doris U Bolliger ◽  
Fethi A Inan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Online Student ◽  
Certification Programs ◽  
Development And Validation

<span>With the growth of online courses and programs in higher education, considerable concerns emerge about student feelings of isolation and disconnectedness in the online learning environment. A research study was conducted to develop and validate an instrument that can be used to measure perceptions of connectedness of students enrolled in online programs or certification programs in higher education. The instrument consists of 25 items and has four scales: (a) community, (b) comfort, (c) facilitation, and (d) interaction and collaboration. One hundred and forty-six online learners who were enrolled in courses at a Turkish university completed the online questionnaire. Results of a factor and reliability analysis confirmed that the instrument is a valid and reliable measure of students’ perceived connectedness in an online certificate program.</span><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><input id="jsProxy" onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setTimeout('jsCall()',500);}" type="hidden" /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><input id="jsProxy" onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setTimeout('jsCall()',500);}" type="hidden" />

Issues and Challenges for Teaching Successful Online Courses in Higher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansureh Kebritchi ◽  
Angie Lipschuetz ◽  
Lilia Santiague
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Content Development

Online education changes all components of teaching and learning in higher education. Many empirical studies have been conducted to examine issues in delivering online courses; however, few have synthesized prior studies and provided an overview on issues in online courses. A review of literature using Cooper’s framework was conducted to identify such issues. Three major categories of findings were identified: issues related to online learners, instructors, and content development. Learners’ issues included learners’ expectations, readiness, identity, and participation in online courses. Instructors’ issues included changing faculty roles, transitioning from face-to-face to online, time management, and teaching styles. Content issues included the role of instructors in content development, integration of multimedia in content, role of instructional strategies in content development, and considerations for content development. To address these challenges in online education, higher education institutions need to provide professional development for instructors, trainings for learners, and technical support for content development.

Engage Online Learners

2016 ◽  
pp. 328-349
Author(s):  
Sang Chan ◽  
Devshikha Bose
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Flow Theory ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Design Considerations ◽  
Student Instructor

Online learning will continue to be one of the popular modes of instruction offered by higher education institutions to accommodate different learning needs. Student engagement is critical to the success of online learning. Students should be engaged cognitively, emotionally, and behaviorally. This chapter discusses design considerations for online courses to promote student-instructor, student-student, and student-content interactions to engage students cognitively, emotionally, and behaviorally. The chapter also discusses the application of flow theory, specifically, in the design of instruction to engage students during their interaction with course content.

Attachment in Supervision: Fostering the Real Relationship and Counseling Self-Efficacy

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheri L. Marmarosh ◽  
Jenna Casey ◽  
Angela Cerkevich ◽  
Lauren Ferraioli ◽  
Sonia Kahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Real Relationship ◽  
The Real
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