Racial and Cultural Awareness Affecting African American Female Students’ Experiences in E-Collaboration

Jianxia Du; James Adams

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 6766–6780

Research suggests that African American female students might participate in online collaborative activities for cultural reasons. This study described African American female students' participation in online discussions and the dynamic ethnic...

Graduate Students' Perspectives on the Meaningful Nature of Online Discussions

Jianxia Du; Ke Zhang; Anthony Olinzock; James Adams

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 21–36

This study investigated graduate students' perceptions of the online collaborations and the factors that contribute to the quality of online discussion with a qualitative case study. Data were collected through interviews with 20 graduate students...

Topics: Students, Teachers, Distance Education, eLearning, Collaboration