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YangHyun Kim; Alex Kumi-Yeboah; Zacharia Mohammed – Distance Education, 2024
Despite the rapid growth of students from diverse backgrounds in online higher education, there has been a knowledge gap in how faculty implemented culturally responsive teaching and how students experienced it in online learning environments. This qualitative study fills this gap by interviewing 30 faculty and 30 students at a public university…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Online Courses, College Faculty, College Students
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Waterhouse, Philippa; Samra, Rajvinder; Lucassen, Mathijs – Distance Education, 2022
The perceived flexibility of distance education, whereby students can juggle their multiple life roles, is often cited as the predominant reason for enrolling in this mode of study. Nonetheless, for distance learners their multiple roles often have a significant impact on their study experience. This study had three objectives: (1) to explore…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Student Satisfaction, Student Attitudes, Student Employment
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Samra, Rajvinder; Waterhouse, Philippa; Lucassen, Mathijs – Distance Education, 2021
Students registering for distance education degree-level study frequently cite flexibility as a factor influencing their choice for this mode of study, but little is known about how students manage simultaneous and/or potentially conflicting roles. This study used a self-report open-ended online survey, completed by 348 tertiary-level final-year…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Open Universities, Role Conflict
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Becerra-Alonso, David; Lopez-Cobo, Isabel; Gómez-Rey, Pilar; Fernández-Navarro, Francisco; Barbera, Elena – Distance Education, 2020
This article describes the development of an application for the grading and provision of feedback on educational processes. The too, named "EduZinc," enables instructors to go through the complete process of creating and evaluating the activities and materials of a course. The application enables for the simultaneous management of two…
Descriptors: Grading, Feedback (Response), Student Centered Learning, Educational Technology
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Xie, Kui; Lu, Lin; Cheng, Sheng-Lun; Izmirli, Serkan – Distance Education, 2017
Research has focused on the significance of social presence in online learning. However, peer interaction does not always result in positive emotions and feelings; it can trigger tension, distress, and anger within a learning community. Therefore, conflictual presence, as a carrier of negative valence within presence, is also a critical element…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Discourse Analysis, Communities of Practice, Computer Mediated Communication
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Jiang, Wenting – Distance Education, 2017
More and more educational institutions are moving towards online distance learning. Although asynchronous online learning overcomes the constraints of time, place and pace, online distance learners feel isolated due to the lack of real-time communications. One possible solution for overcoming this sense of isolation is regulating student online…
Descriptors: Student Role, Role Perception, Perspective Taking, Sense of Community