My Masters level student has been working on comparing effectiveness of online learning with that of face-to-face learning. Can you please share papers or pieces of scholarly advice with us? Your support is highly appreciated.
Have you checked Dr. Sugata Mitra's work & projects? I totally respect his passion and methods. Start with The Hole in the Wall Project.
Have you checked Dr. Sugata Mitra's work & projects? I totally respect his passion and methods. Start with The Hole in the Wall Project.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/survey/professors-slow-steady-acceptance-online-learning-survey?mc_cid=2945ba851e&mc_eid=e50f233812. "Professors' Slow, Steady Acceptance of Online Learning: a Survey," from Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 30, 2019, by Doug Lederman.
You can check the following article:
Conference Paper LEARNING IMPACT, LEARNING MODE AND ELEARNING - AN INDIAN SCENARIO
I have done several PowerPoint presentations on related topics. However, the effectiveness of online learning depends on the participants and their commitment to the online learning environment. My online students have approximately 79 posts to which they are to respond during the term regardless of the length of the course (participation is 10 percent of the course grade) and I get at least five students per term that earn a D or F for participation which of course impacts their overall grade.
Additionally, I think it also depends on how the online course is structured and the engagement by the faculty/facilitator in the course! The attached document shows the participation of online students from 2016-2018.
Hope this helps with your efforts!
This is much like the discussion on leadership and management, much has been written during the past 30 years or so. One of the sources I have used is
Atsusi "2c" Hirumi, Ph.D., Professor Instructional Design and Technology. Dr. Hirumi is a Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of Central Florida. Many years ago he presented a paper at a conference in part on this topic. The basic answer is that as long as the content is properly designed for the selected media and the intended audience there is not much difference in outcomes (engagement, application, retention). Some have noted that different learners may have a preference for a specific medium; however, there is not consistent research to support that notion. For the past thirty years, I have heard that instructor led training is dead, yet ATD continues to report that most of the training that is done remains instructor led. It has also been suggested that with the proliferation of university distance learning programs that a younger learner demographic has a preference for distance learning (anytime, anywhere, anyplace). One could also argue there are some tasks/content that may be better suited for web/virtual/synthetic environments (military applications). Another sources of papers on this subject and related topics can be found on the USDLA.org website (CEO: Dr. Reggie Smith III, [email protected]). The other person to reach out to would be Christopher Dede EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 617.495.3839 FAX: 617.495.9268 VITAE/CV: Christopher Dede.pdf - knew of him while he taught at George Mason University (GMU).
I teach students at the Academy online, but I believe that conducting online classes requires more preparation on the part of the teacher.
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