Multiple Access Points within the Online Classroom: Where Students Look for Information

Autor/inn/en	Steele, John; Nordin, Eric J.; Larson, Elizabeth; McIntosh, Daniel
Titel	Multiple Access Points within the Online Classroom: Where Students Look for Information
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 18 (2017) 1, S.182-195, Artikel 13 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-6488
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Access to Information; College Students; Student Surveys; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Qualitative Research; Student Attitudes; Electronic Mail; Telecommunications; Student Satisfaction; Computer Mediated Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Collegestudent; Schülerbefragung; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Qualitative Forschung; Schülerverhalten; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Telekommunikationstechnik; Computerkonferenz
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of information placement within the confines of the online classroom architecture. Also reviewed was the impact of other variables such as course design, teaching presence and student patterns in looking for information. The sample population included students from a major online university in their first year course sequence. Students were tasked with completing a survey at the end of the course, indicating their preference for accessing information within the online classroom. The qualitative data indicated that student preference is to receive information from multiple access points and sources within the online classroom architecture. Students also expressed a desire to have information delivered through the usage of technology such as email and text messaging. In addition to receiving information from multiple sources, the qualitative data indicated students were satisfied overall, with the current ways in which they received and accessed information within the online classroom setting. Major findings suggest that instructors teaching within the online classroom should have multiple data access points within the classroom architecture. Furthermore, instructors should use a variety of communication venues to enhance the ability for students to access and receive information pertinent to the course. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01