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Online Collaborative Learning and Communication Media
Byron Havard; Jianxia Du; Jianzhong Xu
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 37–50
The purpose of this study is to examine the dynamics of online collaborative learning and communication media regarding team projects. Media richness and social presence theories are well-accepted rational theories that explain media choices and...
Topics: Adults, Learning Management Systems, Networking Technologies, Communication, Collaboration, eLearning, Computers, Interaction, Distance Education, Educational Technology
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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
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Technology Access and Use at School and Student Academic Achievement
Byron Havard; Jianxia Du
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 750–753
The purpose of this study was to examine the Equality of Educational Opportunities (EEO) as it relates to the availability and usage of technology. The Education Longitudinal Study 2002 (ELS:2002) was utilized in order to investigate the...
Topics: Computers, Achievement, Educational Technology, Children, Secondary Education
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The Impact of Webcasting in Major Corporations
Cody Roberts; Chien Yu; Teri Brandenburg; Jianxia Du
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 3882–3885
Over the last decade, many new technologies have been developed, especially with the demand for broadband internet ever increasing. One type of multimedia created in this new technological era is webcasting. Webcasting involves sharing information ...
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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...
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Peer Assessment in Group Projects: An Input Oriented Process
Byron Havard; Jianxia Du; George Pate
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 101–104
The free-rider problem, also know as social loafing, where one or more members of a group do not complete their share of work for a group project, is the focus of many complaints voiced by students regarding unsatisfactory group work experiences....
Topics: Students
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A Framework for Deep Learning for Teacher Education
Byron Havard; Jianxia Du
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 463–469
A framework for deep learning in distance education is illustrated in this paper. This framework emphasizes teaching and learning online for teacher education and addresses the transfer of surface to deep learning. The foundation of the framework is ...
Topics: Educational Technology, Distance Education, Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Online Collaborative Discussion: Myth or Valuable Learning Tool
Jianxia Du; Vance Durrington; Jerry Mathews
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 2468–2486
This study was designed to examine online group discussions from a student's perspective to determine what characteristics students identify as meaningful to their learning. Quantitative data were collected, analyzed, summarized in six tables. The...
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Enhancing Collaborative Learning: Impact of "Question Prompts" Design for Online Discussion
Jianxia Du; Chien Yu; Anthony A. Olinzock
Delta Pi Epsilon Journal Vol. 53, No. 1 (2011) pp. 28–41
Objective: The purpose of study was to investigate the impact of question prompts designed to guide students' focus on context-related issues as they solve problems in a web-based environment. Background: Online discussions integrated with...
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Deep Learning: The Knowledge, Methods and Cognition Process in Instructor-Led Online Discussion
Byron Havard; Jianxia Du; Anthony Olinzock
Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 6, No. 2 (2005) pp. 125–135
A structure for online discussion within a framework for deep learning provides three strategies for dynamic online discussion; flexible peer, structured topic, and collaborative task discussion. This article examines the discussion structure and...
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Dynamic Online Discussion: Task-Oriented Interaction for Deep Learning
Jianxia Du; Byron Havard; Heng Li
Educational Media International Vol. 42, No. 3 (September 2005) pp. 207–218
A framework for deep learning for dynamic online discussion in distance education is illustrated in this paper. The foundation of the framework is based on three general processes: information, methods and cognition. A structure for dynamic...
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The Quality of Online Discussion Reported by Graduate Students
Jianxia Du; Jianzhong Xu
Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 11, No. 1 (2010) pp. 13–24
This study examined online group discussion from students' perspectives to determine what characteristics students identify as meaningful to their online learning. Participants were 142 graduate students in the Southeast. The multiple regression...
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Students' Groupwork Management in Online Collaborative Learning Environments
Jianzhong Xu; Jianxia Du; Xitao Fan
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 18, No. 2 pp. 195–205
The present study investigates empirical models of groupwork management in online collaborative learning environments, based on the data from 298 students (86 groups) in United States. Data revealed that, at the group level, groupwork management was ...
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Technology acceptance among pre-service teachers: Does gender matter?
Timothy Teo; Xitao Fan; Jianxia Du
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 31, No. 3 (Aug 27, 2015)
This study examined possible gender differences in pre-service teachers’ perceived acceptance of technology in their professional work under the framework of the technology acceptance model (TAM). Based on a sample of pre-service teachers, a series...
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Computer Use at Home and at School: Does It Relate to Academic Performance?
Gary G. Huang; Jianxia Du
Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering Vol. 8, No. 2 (2002) pp. 201–17
Examines how computer use produces generic benefit to all children and differential benefits to minority and poor children. Analyzes data from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) of 1988-1992. (Contains 13 references.) (Author/YDS)
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Predictors for Chinese Students' Management of Study Environment in Online Groupwork
Jianxia Du
Educational Psychology Vol. 36, No. 9 (2016) pp. 1621–1637
Management of the study environment is crucial to the learning process, and this management in an online class setting is even more challenging. This study investigates models of environmental structuring in online groupwork in China, as reported by ...
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Individual and group-level factors for students' emotion management in online collaborative groupwork
Jianzhong Xu; Jianxia Du; Xitao Fan
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 19, No. 1 (October 2013) pp. 1–9
The current study examines empirical models of students' emotion management in online collaborative groupwork. Student- and group-level predictors of emotion management in groupwork were analyzed in a survey of 298 graduate students from 86 online...
Language: English
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Online collaborative learning activities: The perspectives of African American female students
Jianxia Du; Xun Ge; Jianzhong Xu
Computers & Education Vol. 82, No. 1 (2015) pp. 152–161
This exploratory study examined the perspectives of African American female students toward online collaborative learning. The participants were nine African American female graduate students in an online multimedia instructional design course in...
Language: English
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Gender and attitudes toward technology use: A meta-analysis
Zhihui Cai; Xitao Fan; Jianxia Du
Computers & Education Vol. 105, No. 1 (February 2017) pp. 1–13
Gender difference in the attitude toward technology use has long been a concern in education. The last meta-analysis on this issue covered the empirical studies up to about 20 years ago. Since then, technology use has increased exponentially, and...
Language: English
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“Finding our time”: Predicting students' time management in online collaborative groupwork
Jianzhong Xu; Jianxia Du; Xitao Fan
Computers & Education Vol. 69, No. 1 (November 2013) pp. 139–147
The aim of this study is to propose and empirically examine multilevel models of students' time management in online collaborative groupwork. Student- and group-level predictors of groupwork time management were analyzed in a survey of 204 graduate...
Language: English
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Extending Face-to-Face Interactions: Understanding and Developing an Online Teacher and Family Community
Chun Zhang; Jianxia Du; Li Sun; Yi Ding
Early Childhood Education Journal Vol. 46, No. 3 (2018) pp. 331–341
Technology has been quickly changing human interactions, traditional practices, and almost every aspect of our lives. It is important to maintain effective face-to-face communication and interactions between teachers and families. Nonetheless,...
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Group Trust, Communication Media, and Interactivity: Toward an Integrated Model of Online Collaborative Learning
Jianxia Du; Chuang Wang; Mingming Zhou; Jianzhong Xu; Xitao Fan; Saosan Lei
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 26, No. 2 (2018) pp. 273–286
The present investigation examines the multidimensional relationships among several critical components in online collaborative learning, including group trust, communication media, and interactivity. Four hundred eleven university students from 103 ...
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Learning Tasks, Peer Interaction, and Cognition Process An Online Collaborative Design Model
Vance Durrington; Jianxia Du
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 9, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 38–50
This paper illustrates a model for Online Group Collaborative Learning. The authors based the foundation of the Online Collaborative Design Model upon Piaget’s concepts of assimilation and accommodation, and Vygotsky’s theory of social interaction....
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Graduate Students’ Perceptions and Experiences of Online Collaborative Learning in Web-Based and Web-Supplemented Learning Environments
Jianxia Du; Xun Ge; Ke Zhang
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 8, No. 4 (October 2012) pp. 62–74
This case study was designed to investigate students’ perceptions and experiences of the dynamics of online collaborative learning over a semester. Multiple sources of data were collected and triangulated through pre- and post-surveys, personal...
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Dynamic Task-Oriented Online Discussion for Student Learning: A Practical Model
Byron Havard; Jianxia Du; Anthony Olinzock
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 1, No. 2 (April 2005) pp. 62–73
A dynamic, task-oriented online discussion model for deep learning in distance education is described and illustrated in this article. Information, methods, and cognition, three general learning processes, provide the foundation on which the model...
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Technology and quality of education for low-income and minority students: Issues and *policy implication
Jianxia Du
Technology and quality of education for low@-income and minority@students: Issues and @*policy implication (2002) pp. 1–90
The purpose of this study was to examine the Equality of Educational Opportunities (EEO) as it relates to the availability and usage of technology. It is generally held that technology is the key to bridging the achievement gap between students from ...
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Help Seeking in Online Collaborative Groupwork: A Multilevel Analysis
Jianxia Du; Jianzhong Xu; Xitao Fan
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 24, No. 3 (2015) pp. 321–337
This study examined predictive models for students' help seeking in the context of online collaborative groupwork. Results from multilevel analysis revealed that most of the variance in help seeking was at the individual student level, and multiple...
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Emotion Management in Online Groupwork Reported by Chinese Students
Jianzhong Xu; Jianxia Du; Xitao Fan
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 62, No. 6 (December 2014) pp. 795–819
Emotion and emotion regulation are increasingly viewed as critical issues in online learning environments. Online collaborative environments in particular create novel challenges for emotion regulation. Few studies, however, have focused on a range...
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Investigating Factors That Influence Students' Management of Study Environment in Online Collaborative Groupwork
Jianxia Du; Jianzhong Xu; Xitao Fan
Research Papers in Education Vol. 30, No. 4 (2015) pp. 451–468
The present study examines empirical models of students' management of the learning environment in the context of online collaborative groupwork. Such environment management is an important component of students' overall self-regulated learning...
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A Project-Based Learning Approach: Online Group Collaborative Learning
Jianxia Du; Byron Havard; James Adams; Heng Li
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 1, No. 4 (October 2005) pp. 13–24
A framework for Online Group Collaborative Learning is illustrated in this paper. The foundation of the framework is based on Piaget’s concepts of assimilation and accommodation and Vygotsky’s theory of social interaction. This paper examines how an ...