Chapter 3 - Research on Online Learning

Learning Activities Resources

These tables are supplemental references for Chapter 3 in your textbook. You will need Adobe Reader to open them. Each table will open in its own window.

Activities 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5:

• Table 1 - Sample of Research Involving Asynchronous Computer Mediated Communication



• Table 2 - Sample of Research Involving Synchronous Computer Mediated Communication



• Table 3 - Sample of Research Involving Interaction



• Table 4 - Sample of Research Involving Online Communities



• Table 5 - Sample of Research Involving Hypermedia or Hypertext



• Table 6 - Sample of Research Involving Web-Based Instruction (WBI)



• Table 7 - Sample of Research Involving Student Experience and Perceptions of Online Learning



• Table 8 - Sample of Research Involving Faculty and Instructor Perceptions on Online Learning

Additional Resources

Explore the following websites to learn more about distance learning, online learning, and Web-Based Instruction (WBI).  Each website resource will open in a new window.

The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C)
a consortium of institutions and organizations committed to the quality of online education
http://www.sloan-c.org

Center for Innovative Learning Technologies
a collaborative effort among prominent and junior researchers, scientists, researchers etc. to investigate technology-enabled solutions for learning)
http://www.cilt.org

TERC
a not-for-profit education research and development organization to improve mathematics, science and technology teaching
http://www.terc.edu

National Science Foundation
a government agency that funds technology-based research and development to promote the progress of science
http://www.nsf.gov