Identifying "E-mmediacy" Strategies for Web-Based Instruction: A Delphi Study

Identifying "E-mmediacy" Strategies for Web-Based Instruction: A Delphi Study

Despite the continued growth of Web-based courses, and the great promise of anytime, any place learning, it appears that Web-based instruction fails to produce the sense of "social connectedness" often highly valued in face-to-face instruction. The purpose of this study was to identify pro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Quarterly review of distance education 2006-04, Vol.7 (1), p.49
Hauptverfasser: Slagter van Tryon, Patricia J, Bishop, M. J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Computer Assisted Instruction
Computer Mediated Communication
Delphi Technique
Distance Education
Distance learning
Educational Environment
Educational Technology
Electronic Learning
Evaluation
Individualized Instruction
Internet
Learning Theories
Online instruction
Polls & surveys
Social impact
Social interaction
Students
Synchronous Communication
Teaching methods
Web Based Instruction
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Zusammenfassung:Despite the continued growth of Web-based courses, and the great promise of anytime, any place learning, it appears that Web-based instruction fails to produce the sense of "social connectedness" often highly valued in face-to-face instruction. The purpose of this study was to identify problems instructors face that impede social connectedness online and to identify expert-recommended strategies for addressing those problems. Using a modified Delphi technique, we surveyed the AECT membership to derive online social connectedness problems. Eleven experts recommended 95 strategies for 9 identified problem areas. Those strategies represent four broad recommendations for enhancing social connectedness online. (Contains 2 tables.)
ISSN:1528-3518
2169-1266