What are student perceptions of online instruction
100
Creating a course to include and adhere to specific due dates and holding students to those due dates
What is accountability
100
Most students voiced concern regarding online communication due to the fact of not being able to "see" each other. What kind of communication cues were they missing?
What are non-verbal cues?
100
Students expect this type of feedback in online instruction
What is quick feedback
200
This is what students write in to record their reactions and thoughts when observing in a classroom
What is observation journal
200
The instructor stated she would participate in these interactions that took place on a weekly basis; however, she did not. These interactions required one initial post and two replies to peers.
What are discussion threads
200
This is the number one reason students take online courses
What is convenience
300
The students who have higher achievement is course assignments were found to do more of this throughout the course.
What is participation or involvement?
300
Students did not respond well when lectures and/or power point presentations were delivered in this format
What is pre-recorded?
300
Students feel that it is important for an instructor (and the syllabus) to NOT do this throughout the semester
What is change
400
Although overall participation influenced achievement, this was found to have a greater influence on engagement.
What is specific or detailed involvement?
400
Students voiced their concern for efficiency and effectiveness when consistently given multiple assignments each week
What is busy work
400
Students expressed this should be the main "interaction" in an online course; however, they did not participate as often as the syllabus directed them to