The Other Side of Digitally Mediated Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
The Other ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Mediated Learning ◽  
Construction Of Knowledge

Trust is an integral part of online learning. Learners must be able to trust the technology as well as the humans behind the technology. Anonymity provides protection and other benefits that support the co-construction of knowledge, yet there are potential tradeoffs that diminish this protection and increase the risk of deception. Cyber educators are responsible for designing and creating a safe online learning environment that promotes trust, hence increasing collaboration, student satisfaction, and improving learning outcomes.

Computer Mediated Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 73-86
Author(s):  
Alison Ruth
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Mediated Learning ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Communication Needs

This chapter proposes that Burke’s (1969) dramatistic analysis using the Pentad (act, scene, agent, agency, purpose) is a valuable methodological tool for investigating how learning theory offers a better understanding of mediated learning environments. It is argued that this framework provides a coherent and comprehensive consideration of learning and communication mediated by electronic means. Research into computer mediated communication needs to acknowledge the intertwining notion of the agents, acts and agency (mediation) within a specific scene, particularly in an online learning environment. Burke’s (1969) work provides a useful framework for discussing and describing a mediated environment and appears to be a valid framework within which to analyze different learning and communicative environments.

scholarly journals A Meta-Analysis of Scaffolding Effects in Online Learning in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Young Doo ◽  
Curtis Bonk ◽  
Heeok Heo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Diverse Groups

The significance of scaffolding in education has received considerable attention. Many studies have examined the effects of scaffolding with diverse groups of participants, purposes, learning outcomes, and learning environments. The purpose of this research was to conduct a meta-analysis of the effects of scaffolding on learning outcomes in an online learning environment in higher education. This meta-analysis included studies with 64 effect sizes from 18 journal articles published in English, in eight countries, from 2010 to 2019. The meta-analysis revealed that scaffolding in an online learning environment has a large and statistically significant effect on learning outcomes. The meta-cognitive domain yielded a larger effect size than did the affective and cognitive domains. In terms of types of scaffolding activities, meta-cognitive scaffolding outnumbered other types of scaffolding. Computers as a scaffolding source in an online learning environment were also more prevalent than were human instructors. In addition, scholars in the United States have produced a large portion of the scaffolding research. Finally, the academic area of language and literature has adopted scaffolding most widely. Given that effective scaffolding can improve the quality of learning in an online environment, the current research is expected to contribute to online learning outcomes and learning experiences.

Interpersonal Assessment

2011 ◽  
pp. 259-278
Author(s):  
Aditya Johri
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Class I ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Group Assessment ◽  
Online Class ◽  
Face To Face

This chapter introduces and discusses the concept of interpersonal assessment.Interpersonal assessment refers to the act of assessing what other participantsin an online learning environment know and how they behave. Interpersonalassessment is critical for successful learning outcomes, especially incollaborative groups, since students need to know what others in a groupknow and how they act to be able to work them. Moreover, knowledge aboutparticipants has implications for self, peer, and group assessment. Althoughinterpersonal assessment is important for both online and traditionallearning environments, it is often more difficult to assess others in onlinelearning environments due to the lack of face-to-face interaction, mediatedcues, and unshared contexts. In this chapter, I review the literature tosupport this thesis theoretically and look at evidence from preliminary dataanalysis of an online class. I also suggest future directions for researchand practice.

scholarly journals Relationship between learning outcomes and online accesses

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pannee Suanpang ◽  
Peter Petocz ◽  
Anna Reid
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Clear Relationship ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Business Statistics ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Relationship

<span>This paper reports on a study carried out in Thailand investigating the relationship between students' use of an e-learning system and their learning outcomes in a course on Business Statistics. The results show a clear relationship between accesses to the e-learning system, as measured by number of "hits", and outcomes, as measured by final results. While the results do not establish a direct casual connection, they indicate that under appropriate conditions a component of online study provides significant benefits to learning. In this, it contrasts with the results of recent studies that find no relationship between access and results. Quotes taken from interviews with some of the students illuminate the relationship between the online learning environment and their own learning.</span>

Beginning the Process of Humanizing Online Learning

2017 ◽  
pp. 111-131
Author(s):  
Daniel Reynaud ◽  
Emanuela Reynaud ◽  
Peter Kilgour
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Science Teacher ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Technical Support ◽  
The Other ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
School Technology ◽  
Online Format

This chapter considers two autoethnographic case studies of two teachers as they report on their journey towards making online learning more authentic, personal and humanized. One teacher is a secondary school technology and applied science teacher, and the other, a tertiary history and literature lecturer. In both cases, an initial reticence and even fear transitions into a journey of discovery into the online format. The importance of technical support, pedagogical support and administrative enthusiasm are seen as vital to a healthy transition to an online learning environment that maximizes its technological advantages. A link is drawn between humanizing the transition for teachers and humanizing the experience for students.

scholarly journals The Change in Students’ Attitude towards Favourable and Unfavourable Factors of Online Learning Environments

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 7960
Author(s):  
Ilona Valantinaitė ◽  
Živilė Sederevičiūtė-Pačiauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Hybrid Learning ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Online Learning Environments ◽  
Study Process ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Quasi Experiment

This article aims to present the results of a study on favourable and unfavourable factors of using online learning environments in the study process as a digital learning strategy to promote education for sustainable development. Technologies have changed traditional face-to-face classrooms through online environments to hybrid learning spaces. Personal experiences and expectations are part of these hybrid learning setups and learner-positive attitudes to such sessions could contribute to the effectiveness of hybrid learning and student satisfaction. The quasi-experiment was carried out to determine the attitude of students towards favourable and unfavourable factors of using an online learning environment (OLE) in the study process. Five groups of students studied for one semester using the flipped classroom method. The sample was made up of 106 secondary school students, selected by means of non-probability sampling. Students were given pre-test and post-test questionnaires in the beginning and at the end of the semester. Favourable factors of using an online learning environment identified by students in the beginning of the quasi-experiment were grouped in five categories: material resources/base; teacher personality; student personality, information presentation and increase of accessibility at the institutional level. As students gain more experience in using an OLE for learning, it is not technical issues and computer literacy that become important, but students’ and teachers’ attitudes and the motivation to improve and learn. At the end of the project, the participants emphasised other favourable factors: continuous uploading of materials, convenience of use and the promotion of online learning environments for studies in all subjects. The role of the teacher while using an online learning environment was highlighted. This research contributes to the improvement of teacher pedagogical competences, creating conditions for increasing student satisfaction.

Academic Integrity and Student Satisfaction in an Online Environment

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele T. Cole ◽  
Daniel J. Shelley ◽  
Louis B. Swartz
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Integrity ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Ready Access

Universities are experiencing continued growth in the demand for online course offerings. Increasingly, students expect convenience and ready access. In response, institutions are developing policies to support courses that are being designed to maximize learning in an environment that preserves academic integrity. To determine how effectively both goals are being met at one institution, researchers surveyed students in multiple courses over a period of two years. With regard to the level of satisfaction with online learning, students liked the convenience but were not satisfied with the amount and quality of interaction. With regard to student attitudes toward what constitutes acceptable behavior in online learning, results raised concerns about what constitutes academic integrity in the online learning environment.

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