Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, Online Teaching Strategies, and Assessment and Evaluation

Two Questions That Promote In-Depth Course Assessment

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Title:Two Questions That Promote In-Depth Course Assessment (ID: EDU06246)
Author(s):Kaye Bragg (California State University, Bakersfield) and Penelope Swenson (California State University, Bakersfield)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/11/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Are your colleagues wary of assessments in their online and hybrid courses? How do we gain an instructor's interest and trust in an assessment project? The presenters will offer a plan, starting with two nonthreatening questions.
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Verbal Immediacy: Effective Online Interactions

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Title:Verbal Immediacy: Effective Online Interactions (ID: EDU06218)
Author(s):Credence Baker (Tarleton State University) and Kimberly Rynearson (Tarleton State University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/10/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:This session will describe the results of a study investigating the effect of visual and verbal immediacy cues on interaction, motivation, and learning in an undergraduate course delivered completely online. Implications for instructional design and teaching in a technology-mediated learning environment will be described.
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Paying the Piper Now or Later: Improving the Effectiveness of Web-Based Learning

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Title:Paying the Piper Now or Later: Improving the Effectiveness of Web-Based Learning (ID: EDU0236)
Author(s):Kay Wijekumar (The Pennsylvania State University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2002)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:What types of training and orientation are you giving your Web-based distance learning instructors and students? Have you thought about the psychological, sociological, and cognitive impact of Web-based learning environments on students and instructors? If you want to hear more about these topics, this is the presentation to attend.
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Assessing the Impact on Students of Online Materials in University Courses

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Title:Assessing the Impact on Students of Online Materials in University Courses (ID: EDU9952)
Author(s):Joanne M. Nicoll (University of Pittsburgh) and Nicholas C. Laudato (University of Pittsburgh)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (1999)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Many universities currently encourage the use of online materials to enhance on-campus courses. Assessment of the impact of these technology-enhanced course initiatives is necessary if we are to gain insight into the best practices_those that faculty should be encouraged to use based on student need. Assessment studies of this type will enrich the literature of distributed learning in higher education. This paper will present and discuss 1) a process for designing assessment strategies to measure the impact of online course materials on students and 2) the results of formative and summative evaluation, including the categories of benefits reported by students. Based on a campus-wide initiative to train university faculty to use course management software, this assessment includes data collected during a pilot-term with over 1850 students enrolled in 20 courses (22 sections).
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