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Issues Influencing The Certification Of Online Career And Technical Educators In The Western Pacific Region, Benjamin Borja Seman
Issues Influencing The Certification Of Online Career And Technical Educators In The Western Pacific Region, Benjamin Borja Seman
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The problem this study addressed is Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers’ perceived concerns of the eTeacher certification process and perceived support needed to increase CTE teacher participation in the process. Although an eTeacher certification process is available and free of cost in the Western Pacific region, local secondary CTE teachers have resisted enrolling in certification courses resulting in few CTE offerings for the distance education program. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived concerns of CTE teachers, and the perceived support needed to increase participation in the eTeacher certification process to teach online CTE courses in …
Community College Faculty Perceptions Of Online Student Engagement, Teri R. Cruzan
Community College Faculty Perceptions Of Online Student Engagement, Teri R. Cruzan
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Low student engagement and high attrition rates in online classes were observed at community colleges in a Western U.S. state. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore online faculty members’ perceptions of student engagement and how they described their teaching practices and experiences. The study was grounded in the community of inquiry, a collaborative and constructivist model, which posits that social, cognitive, and teaching presences are critical to engagement and online learning. Data were collected from 10 online faculty members who provided responses to an online qualitative survey. Data analysis involved coding by hand in several stages to …
Success Of Online And Face-To-Face Secondary Algebra I Students, Andrea Nicole Rohde
Success Of Online And Face-To-Face Secondary Algebra I Students, Andrea Nicole Rohde
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Research results from the past decade on the efficacy of online instruction for high school students varies. While many researchers suggested that younger students, mathematics students, and already struggling students who take online classes were underperforming compared to their classmates in the same course taken face-to-face (f2f), other researchers noted the advantages of online courses in providing flexibility, especially in pacing. Online education remains a popular course option for these learners despite the conflicting evidence of being able to truly support them in getting closer to graduation. Framed by Moore’s transactional distance theory, a nonequivalent group quasi-experimental design was used …
Community College Students' Perspectives On The Use Of Gamification In Online Learning, Techmicial Marie Robinson
Community College Students' Perspectives On The Use Of Gamification In Online Learning, Techmicial Marie Robinson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Educators are striving to use instructional methods that engage and motivate students in online coursework. Recent studies have not addressed whether the use of games as an instructional strategy is associated with improving students' motivation and engagement to learn at the community college level. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of community college students regarding motivation and engagement when taking gamified courses online. Davis's technology acceptance model and Blumer's interactionist model framed the study. The research questions explored a description of the lived experiences of community college students taking an online course that …
Online Learning Challenges For Our U.S. Veterans Unable To Physically Attend College, Cassandra Anne Dove
Online Learning Challenges For Our U.S. Veterans Unable To Physically Attend College, Cassandra Anne Dove
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Many veterans pursue college degrees using their inservice higher education benefits and enroll in universities around the world. However, many of these veterans also begin their higher education with mental and physical disabilities that limit their ability to attend brick and mortar college classrooms. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore veteran students’ experiences in collegiate online learning. The veterens in this study were restricted from the conventional classroom for various reasons. The conceptual framework included Tinto’s student integration model and Knowles’ andragogy. The research questions in this study inquired about (a) the perceptions of online student veterans …
Utility Of The Hpt Framework For Improving Distance Education In Nigeria, Equi Nwulu
Utility Of The Hpt Framework For Improving Distance Education In Nigeria, Equi Nwulu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The fusion of the Internet with instructional design, and curricula delivery methods eliminated transactional distance in online learning. However, distance education (DE) in Nigeria has not aligned its pedagogy to the new reality in technology. The purposes of this non-experimental, predictive, validity study were to determine faculty and administrators' perceived barriers and concerns to online adoption and to validate the behavior engineering model (BEM) instrument. Ninety-six respondents from four public universities in Nigeria completed the questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used respectively, to assess barriers and concerns militating against faculty and administrators' online adoption, as well …
Examining Cognitive Presence And Assessment For Learning In An Asynchronous History Discussion, Gregory Sucre
Examining Cognitive Presence And Assessment For Learning In An Asynchronous History Discussion, Gregory Sucre
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Online learning, which began in the area of tertiary and adult learning and professional development, has been spreading rapidly as an alternative way for students to pursue learning in the K-12 sector. While adult learners may be expected to be more experienced students and cope with the variations in the implementation of online learning, younger K-12 students need a more structured approach to organize their online learning experiences. Formative assessment has been promoted as a means of enhancing all learning, including online learning. This study explored the use of the formative assessment process in the design and facilitation of an …
Perceptions Of Higher Education Online Learning Faculty In Lebanon, Noha Adib Haidar
Perceptions Of Higher Education Online Learning Faculty In Lebanon, Noha Adib Haidar
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The purpose of this case study was to explore faculty attitudes toward online learning in a Lebanese Higher Education Institution (HEI). The research problem addressed the disinterest among faculty at the Arts, Sciences, and Technology University of Lebanon (AUL) in enhancing learning using online technology. The research questions for this study explored the attitudes of the faculty toward applying online learning and the extent of the faculty readiness to adopt this technological change. A qualitative case study design was used that employed multiple sources of information including semi-structured interviews and existing literature. The target population was AUL faculty including full-time …