A Pilot Study of Instructor Factors and Student Preferences

In order to gain a better understanding of the ways in which an instructor could enhance an on-line learning experience, we surveyed 96 students enrolled in on-line Health Promotion and Wellness courses. Almost all respondents felt that sending e-mailed reminders and posting announcements on the cou...

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Published in:Journal of educational technology systems 2010, Vol.38 (1), p.51
Main Authors: Brouse, Corey H, McKnight, Kelly R, Basch, Charles E, LeBlanc, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College Faculty
College Instruction
Computer Assisted Instruction
Computer Mediated Communication
Distance Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Learning
Health Promotion
Instructional Effectiveness
Learning Experience
New York
Online Courses
Student Attitudes
Student Surveys
Teacher Student Relationship
Web Based Instruction
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Summary:In order to gain a better understanding of the ways in which an instructor could enhance an on-line learning experience, we surveyed 96 students enrolled in on-line Health Promotion and Wellness courses. Almost all respondents felt that sending e-mailed reminders and posting announcements on the course was very important or important for enhancing the on-line learning experience. There was a mixed response in the ratings for how important it was for an on-line instructor to host on-line office hours and the weakest ratings were for rating importance of having asynchronous time with an on-line instructor. Not surprisingly, most students used the library for research purposes less often or as often for their on-line courses than for their face-to-face courses. However, the majority of students used the Internet for resources more often or as often. Interestingly, half of the respondents felt that they interacted more with classmates in their on-line course. The amount of time spent preparing assignments in a face-to-face versus an on-line course was split. (Contains 2 tables.)
ISSN:0047-2395