Does sense of community matter? An examination of participants' perceptions of building learning communities in online courses

X Liu, RJ Magjuka, CJ Bonk… - Quarterly Review of …, 2007 - search.proquest.com
Using a case study approach, this study explored the participants' perceptions of building
learning communities in online courses in an online MBA program. The findings suggested …

" I was afraid, but now I enjoy being a streamer!" Understanding the Challenges and Prospects of Using Live Streaming for Online Education

X Chen, S Chen, X Wang, Y Huang - Proceedings of the ACM on Human …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to a sharp transition from offline to online education in
many countries and areas. This transition heightens the intensity of existing challenges of …

Exploring asynchronous and synchronous tool use in online courses

M Oztok, D Zingaro, C Brett, J Hewitt - Computers & education, 2013 - Elsevier
While the independent contributions of synchronous and asynchronous interaction in online
learning are clear, comparatively less is known about the pedagogical consequences of …

The potential of synchronous communication to enhance participation in online discussions: A case study of two e-learning courses

S Hrastinski - Information & Management, 2008 - Elsevier
Computer-mediated communication (CMC) has been adopted in most e-learning settings.
However, few research studies have considered the effect of different CMC. This study …

Does it really matter? Using virtual office hours to enhance student-faculty interaction

L Li, JP Pitts - Journal of information systems education, 2009 - jise.org
The use of Web-based learning technologies has increased dramatically over the past
decade providing new opportunities and avenues for students to interact with their …

Interaction and interpersonality in online discussion forums

A Beuchot, M Bullen - Distance Education, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This longitudinal study evaluated the amount and type of interaction and interpersonal
content in messages posted by online graduate students in small group asynchronous …

" It's great to exercise together on Zoom!": Understanding the practices and challenges of live stream group fitness classes

J Guo, SR Fussell - Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The COVID-19 pandemic greatly changed many people's daily lives. Because of the
temporary closure of gyms and fitness centers, many people started to take group fitness …

Factors affecting learning satisfaction in face-to-face and non-face-to-face flipped learning among nursing students

MK Cho, MY Kim - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Factors influencing students' learning satisfaction may differ between face-to-face and non-
face-to-face flipped learning. For non-face-to-face flipped learning, which was widely …

Exploring students' learning experience in an international online research seminar in the Synchronous Cyber Classroom

DCE Teng, NS Chen, T Leo - Computers & Education, 2012 - Elsevier
The development of computer-mediated communication enables teaching and learning to
take place across geographical boundaries. An online synchronous learning environment …

Recommendations in online discussion forums for e-learning systems

F Abel, II Bittencourt, E Costa, N Henze… - IEEE transactions on …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we outline the importance of discussion fora for e-learning applications. Due to
a weak structure or size of the discussion forum, recommendations are required in order to …