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Student Perceptions Of Online Courses, Irma S. Jones, Dianna Blankenship
Student Perceptions Of Online Courses, Irma S. Jones, Dianna Blankenship
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Presently, at the post-secondary level, digital or online education is offered in addition to traditional face-to-face courses and the number of online course offerings is rapidly growing. The Occupational Outlook Handbook reveals that employment in” computer and information technology” occupations is projected to grow 12 percent between the years 2014 to 2024, faster than the average for all other occupations. This is directly related to an emphasis on cloud computing, the collection, storage and connectivity of data to the Internet and the continued demand for mobile computing (Online Learning Consortium, 2015). This survey will describe online student perceptions and their …
Learning Style Preferences And The Online Classroom, Irma S. Jones, Dianna Blankenship
Learning Style Preferences And The Online Classroom, Irma S. Jones, Dianna Blankenship
Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications and Presentations
This study was adapted from a learning styles questionnaire in College Study Strategies (Laskey & Gibson, pp. 52-53, 1997). The authors administered the adapted questionnaire to undergraduate education and legal online students in a Southern predominately Hispanic serving institution. This study allowed the students to identify their preferred method of learning and will allow the online instructors to modify and improve the design of their courses. Results of the learning styles questionnaire will be presented with suggestions and recommendations for teachers of field dependent and independent online learners.