Time Management and Student Independence in Online Learning: A Course Evaluation

Robyn Hill

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 44–48

Online education classes have the potential to offer students greater flexibility, personalization, and higher levels of independence, allowing them to become autonomous, lifelong learners. However, unless they are prepared with excellent time...

Topics: Evaluation, Distance/Flexible Education

Setting the Example: Role Modeling in an Online Class

Robyn Hill; Peter Serdyukov

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 520–527

Role modeling in the classroom is an effective tool for achieving successful learning outcomes and affecting students’ development and professional behaviors. However, within online environment, opportunities for role modeling are limited by...

E-Learning: What Works, What Doesn't, What Now?

Peter Serdyukov; Robyn Hill

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 1248–1253

Online education continues to gain popularity among students, especially working adults, due to a number of advantages that this learning format offers, including convenience and flexibility. However, online course delivery has various challenges...

Online Teacher Preparation: Virtual Challenges and Real Solutions

Peter Serdyukov; Robyn Hill

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2003 (2003) pp. 723–726

Teacher preparation online faces a number of challenges due to the outcome-based goals of such programs and specificity of virtual environments. The most important aspects of teacher professional development are modeling, classroom demonstrations,...

Topics: Professional Development, Teachers, Virtual Environments

Patterns of Participation in Online Asynchronous Discussions

Peter Serdyukov; Robyn Hill

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 1425–1432

The asynchronous discussion forum is known to be an effective strategy in online learning. Instructor and student participation in these discussions may affect the learning outcomes. This research identifies patterns and analyzes various factors of...

Student Learning Patterns in Online Classes: Growth in Popularity, Decline in Attitude

Robyn Hill; Peter Serdyukov

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 956–962

Over the last five years, there has been a significant increase in the number of students enrolled in online courses due to a number of factors, including: greater choice of programs and coursework; higher levels of comfort with the technology; and...

Masonry of E-learning: Managing Knowledge Construction and Skill Development in an Online Course

Peter Sedyukov; Robyn Hill

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 927–933

Abstract: Formal online education is essentially a self-sufficient learning. As online students often do not have effective learning and self-management skills, e-learning needs to be supported by some instructional tools providing knowledge...

Building Relationships: A Model for Faculty Online Professional Development Communities

Robyn Hill; Peter Serdyukov

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 744–748

A major human factor trend in higher education is the use of part-time adjunct faculty to teach significant portions of a university's curriculum. In order to integrate these part-time instructors more fully into the university community, instill a...