Group Work In Online Business Education – Pain Or Gain?, Steffen Zorn, Rhonni Sasaki, David Qian, Anne-Marie Chase
Dec 2015
Group Work In Online Business Education – Pain Or Gain?, Steffen Zorn, Rhonni Sasaki, David Qian, Anne-Marie Chase
Dr Anne-Marie Chase
In business education being able to collaborate is an important graduate attribute. However, group work often leads to frustration among students. The paper investigated how students in an online business unit perceived group work. Results revealed distinctive student profiles. Some students thought they gained from it and clearly saw value in different characteristics of group work. For other students group work was a pain. The paper concludes with recommendations how to address these student groups.
Promoting Cross-Border Education – Virtual Mobility, Sarah Richardson, Ali Radloff
Dec 2014
Promoting Cross-Border Education – Virtual Mobility, Sarah Richardson, Ali Radloff
Ali Radloff
In this four-part series, Sarah Richardson and Ali Radloff highlight the key considerations for strengthening collaboration around cross-border education. Here they address the use of technology to facilitate international mobility without movement.
Perceptions Of Instructors And Students With Respect To Synchronous Video Learning, John Griffith, Marian C. Schultz
Aug 2014
Perceptions Of Instructors And Students With Respect To Synchronous Video Learning, John Griffith, Marian C. Schultz
John Griffith
This research examined student and instructor perceptions on preference and perceived effectiveness of a university’s synchronous video learning based course delivery system. Instructors and students responded to surveys that asked if four learning modes (Classroom, Synchronous Classroom, Synchronous Home and Online) were equivalent. They were asked mode (modality) preference, effective in using Synchronous technology, if blending online components to a classroom course benefitted the learning experience, and if Veteran’s Affairs (VA) students chose class offerings based on reimbursement differences. The study found that respondents did not perceive mode to be equivalent, and indicated a preference for classroom instruction followed by …
