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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Online learning communities"”.
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Automated Discovery of Social Networks in Online Learning Communities
… to gain greater insights into the operation of online communities, this dissertation applies automated text mining techniques to text-based communication to identify, describe and evaluate underlying social networks among online community members. The main thrust of the study is to automate the …
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Enhancing early mathematical professional learning with fully online learning communities (FOLC) and collaborative action research
… how collaborative action research (CAR) in fully online learning community (FOLC) environments affects RECEs’ early mathematical knowledge and instruction. The study used a mixed-methods approach consisting of the phase one surveys and phase two workshop and interview sessions to seek evidence …
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Online learning communities for school teachers’ continuous professional development : the cognitive, social and teaching aspects of an eTwinning Learning Event
… of research now exists on the use of networked learning and learning communities in higher education, less is known about their use in other sectors of education such as professional development. This research focuses on an example of an online learning community used for school teachers’ …
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Online learning webs : designing support structures for online communities
This thesis explores how we can design online learning communities to better support connections to the people and resources beginners need when learning to program. I describe and analyze the design and implementation of the Scripts Workshop, a learning environment that supports members of the …
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A qualitative embedded single-case study exploring how adjunct faculty create a community of inquiry experience in online graduate programs.
… 2019). A subset of adjuncts who primarily teach online report challenges with student motivation and engagement (Bolliger & Martin, 2018). Additionally, adjunct faculty members are often working professionals with limited time, energy, and resources to devote to andragogical principles (Brennan & …
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Supporting registered early childhood educators through online collaborative professional practice discussions (CPPD project)
… in an attempt to gauge their readiness for fully online professional learning. A multi-phase mixed-methods approach was used to gather data on RECE digital practices. Findings suggest that fully online collaborative discussions meet RECEs' professional learning needs despite identified gaps in …
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Teacher and student perceptions of online instructional methodology in higher education: an explanatory mixed-method study
… Louisiana University (SLU) involved in online teaching and learning. Three research questions addressing faculty perceptions about their online teaching at SLU, effective teaching methods or strategies employed by online faculty at SLU, and the student perceptions about online teaching …
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The Effects of Teacher Professional Development and Self-Efficacy on Classroom Uses of Information and Computer Technologies
… types of professional development activities (online collaboration, face to face collaboration and course-based) and classroom technology use; and finally (iii) the mediator role of self-efficacy between professional development and classroom technology use.</p> <p>The findings demonstrate that …
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Review of the Literature on Community Building in an Online Learning Environment: The Essential Foundation for Online Collaborative Learning
<p>Online learning is now a significant part of higher education classes. Current trends Predict continued growth in the numbers of students learning online. However, the online learning environment naturally creates student isolation and lack of interaction between students. Past studies have …
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The Value of Voices: Exploring the Influence of a Virtual Learning Community for New Teachers Through a Value Creation Lens
… examines the influence of a virtual teacher learning community (vNTLC) on novice elementary literacy teachers. It addresses a critical gap in research on how synchronous online professional learning communities (PLCs) support the development of literacy-specific pedagogical content knowledge …
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Investigating Factors Influencing Chinese Private College Students’ Engagement in Emergency Online Learning
<p>Online learning has witnessed a rapid growth following its widespread adoption across global higher education throughout the COVID-19 global pandemic. Although online learning was intended to maintain continuity of education during the public health emergency, the issue of student engagement in …
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Presence in Distance: the Lived Experience of Adult Faith Formation in an Online Learning Community
… engaged in eight weeks of text-based, online conversation. They reflected on emergent themes about technology and the ways that it alters time, place, presentation of self, and relationships. Text as sacred, relational, presentational, communal, and transformational was explored, as was …
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Practice As Pedagogy: Learning Through Participation In The Caribexams Online Community Of Practice
… members' participation in the CaribExams online Community of Practice and to investigate the impact of these strategies on members' participation levels and trajectories.</p> <p>CaribExams online community was developed to assist out-of-school learners who were preparing to sit for the …
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Resonating Frequencies of a Virtual Learning Community: An Ethnographic Case Study of Online Faculty Development at Columbia College Chicago
… for artist educators to locate their practice in online learning environments, many remain reluctant to embrace virtual classrooms. As schools are being forced to create an increasing array of online courses, administrators are reluctant or unable to provide additional resources for equipping …
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Sistema de Gestió del Coneixement per a la Millora del Rendiment en Jocs Competitius Online (MiRJoCO)
Les comunitats de jugadors competitius online es troben amb una problemàtica significativa: la dispersió i fragmentació del coneixement estratègic i tàctic en múltiples plataformes digitals. Aquesta situació dificulta l'accés a informació rellevant, fiable i actualitzada, creant barreres per al …