Engagement through Simulation
February 7, 2007
Arlene O’Leary · University of Phoenix, Jersey City Campus, United States
SIMILAR SESSIONS
An Investigation into the Use of an Orientation Course to Address Academic and Social Integration Issues
Kanuka, Heather; Jugdev, Kam
Match: pedagogy; distance education
Breaking Barriers in Home Study Science: Home Labs and Science Distance Education
Connors, Martin; Al-Shamali, Farook
Home labs have had fundamental practical impact on science distance education, yet may not well known to distance education researchers as it has mainly been of a practical nature.\n\nThis session will examine how the ...
Match: distance education
Using 3D Virtual Worlds: Engaging Learners and Providing Social Support
Annand, David; Schwede, Gunnar; Heller, Bob; Eliott, Colin
Demonstrating how an avatar-based 3-D learning environment can more fully engage learners in their online educational experience, the volunteer team of developers from Athabasca University will showcase a prototype of a ...
Match: distance education
State of the Nation 2013: K-12 Online Learning in Canada
Barbour, Michael
This presentation will highlight the details of the sixth annual State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada report. Some of these highlights include:\n\n- during the 2011-12 school year there were an estimated ...
Match: distance education; United States
Online Teaching in International Contexts: Towards a Sociocultural Perspective of Teaching Presence
Morgan, Tannis
In this presentation, Tannis Morgan shares her doctoral research that looks at cases of teaching presence in international online distance courses. Cultural historical activity theory (Engestrom, 1999, 2001) is adopted ...
Match: distance education
Research for Effective Online Learning
Anderson, Terry
Match: research
Introducing the CoI Blog: A Community of Inquiry for the Community of Inquiry
Garrison, D. Randy; Cleveland-Innes, Martha; Vaughan, Norman; Wilton, Dan
The goal for this CIDER session is to provide an introduction to the creation of a blog that will initiate and facilitate discussion with regard to recent research and emerging issues associated with the Community of ...
Match: research
Creating a Community of Learning in the Zoom Classroom: Strategies for Establishing a Positive Online Learning Environment
Wright, Alysia; Bair, Haboun
The Zoom classroom is similar to a face-to-face setting in that it allows for a synchronous gathering in which students and instructors can see and speak to each other in real time. However, the Zoom classroom presents ...
Match: engagement
Revisiting Mega-Universities
Rubin, Eugene; SchWeber, Claudine
Match: distance education; United States
Affect as a Presence in the Community of Inquiry Model
Campbell, Prisca; Cleveland-Innes, Martha
Match: distance education
