Transitioning to online courses in higher education

[...]50% of the class meetings were delivered in an online classroom, with synchronous text-based chat, whiteboard, and audio support. All students were required to take the survey prior to the first online class meeting and again before the final examination at the end of the semester. Because we w...

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Published inDistance learning (Greenwich, Conn.) Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 7 - 15
Main Authors Duesbery, Luke, Brandon, Regina R, Liu, Kimy, Braun-Monegan, Jenelle
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Charlotte Information Age Publishing, Inc 01.12.2015
Information Age Publishing
Subjects
Blended Learning
Class Size
Classrooms
College Administration
Core curriculum
Distance learning
Education
Education, Higher
Educational aspects
Educational technology
Evaluation
Evidence
Forecasts and trends
Higher education
Introductory Courses
Management Systems
Market trend/market analysis
Methods
Online Courses
Online education
Online instruction
Online Surveys
Perceptions
Predictor Variables
Skills
Statistics
Students
Studies
Study and teaching
Surveys
Variables
Virtual Classrooms
United States
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Summary:[...]50% of the class meetings were delivered in an online classroom, with synchronous text-based chat, whiteboard, and audio support. All students were required to take the survey prior to the first online class meeting and again before the final examination at the end of the semester. Because we were concerned primarily with barriers students might face given the course's new hybrid delivery model, we focused on understanding the impact of general technology skills, classroomspecific technology proficiencies, and access to technologies away from and at home.
ISSN:1547-4712