MOTING SOCIALIZATION IN DISTANCE EDUCATION

dc.creator	Shelia Y. TUCKER
dc.date	2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:18:00Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:18:00Z
dc.identifier	1302-6488
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c18d5ab25c4543478e88c0a848722bed
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/19252
dc.description	Learners enjoy the convenience of being able to take online courses, yet many reports missing the face-to-face contact with their peers. This researcher has sought to tap into the vision of Ferratt & Hall (2009) whereby educators and technology designers are encouraged to extend the vision of online learning to “virtually being there and beyond.” Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine innovative synchronous technology and pedagogy as a means of promoting social presence in online learning. The inquiry was quantitative in nature. Through adapting Garrison and colleagues’ community of inquiry framework (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer 2000) it was noted that students perceived the use of synchronous Centra technology to be beneficial in promoting a sense of social presence in online learning. Through one-on-one conversations within Centra, it was discovered that the use of this technology also had a positive effect on student retention. There was a correlation between learners’ perception that the instructor promoted an atmosphere of online community and there being a sense of social presence. There was evidence of satisfaction with instructor as evidenced by high student evaluation ratings. Instructor ratings were above the department mean and the university mean.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Anadolu University, Eskisehir
dc.relation	https://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde46/pdf/article_11.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-6488
dc.source	The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 174-182 (2012)
dc.subject	Social presence
dc.subject	Centra
dc.subject	online learning
dc.subject	emerging technology
dc.subject	The Concept of Social Presence in Distance Education
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	MOTING SOCIALIZATION IN DISTANCE EDUCATION
dc.type	article