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Sloan-C International Symposium on Emerging Technology Applications for Online Learning

The Sloan-C International Symposium on Emerging Technology Applications for Online Learning is designed to bring together individuals interested in the technological aspects of online learning.

Learning Science Online: A Descriptive Study of Online Science Courses for Teachers

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Author(s):

Jodi Asbell-Clarke, TERC

Author(s):

Elizabeth Rowe, TERC

Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:

TERC

Online education is a rapidly growing phenomenon for science teachers.

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• Kindergarten-12th Grade
• Volume 11:3 - September 2007
• Asynchronous Learning
• Online Learning
• Science Education
• Teacher Professional Development

Correlational Analysis of Student Visibility and Performance in Online Learning

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Author(s):

Minjuan Wang

Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:

San Diego State University

This study examines the relationship between student visibility and learning outcomes in a graduate-level online course.

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• communication tools and online socialization
• Learning Outcomes
• Online visibility
• students’ self-perception

A Constructivist Method for the Analysis of Networked Cognitive Communication and the Assessment of Collaborative Learning

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Milton Campos, Psy.D., Assistant Professor, Département de communication

Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:

University of Montreal

This article presents a discourse analysis method designed to study networked cognitive communication processes in knowledge communities, such as conceptual change, higher order learning and knowledge

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• collaborative argumentation
• Collaborative learning
• Discourse Analysis
• knowledge communities
• Methodology
• Networked cognitive communication

The Method (and Madness) of Evaluating Online Discussions

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Author(s):

Katrina A. Meyer, Ph.D.

Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:

The University of Memphis

In addressing how to evaluate online discussions, this paper will describe several concepts, tools, or frameworks that have been used in evaluations and discuss differences in approach based on instru

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• Evaluation of Online Discussions
• Methodology
• Online Learning

Distance Education Communications: The Social presence and Media Richness of Instant Messaging

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Stephen J. Kuyath, The William States Lee College of Engineering

Author(s):

Susan J. Winter, The Belk College of Business Administration

Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Instant messaging (IM) is changing the way we communicate with each other and may prove to be a more effective communication tool for distance learning environments than the more commonly used discuss

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• Distance Education
• Instant Messaging
• Media Richness
• Social Presence

Creating Effective Online Discussions: Optimal Instructor and Student Roles

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Marcia Dixson, Ph.D.

Author(s):

Michelle Kuhlhorst, M.A.

Author(s):

Amber Reiff, M.A.

Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:

Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne

Teaching online courses is unexplored territory for many instructors.

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• Asynchronous
• Cooperative Learning
• Learning Groups
• Online Discussions

Hybrid, constructivist course about Training Needs Assessment

The Babson Strategy: blended online education enables localness and geo-localness

Enabling Place and Time Independent, Individual and Need Oriented Lifelong Learning