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New Model, New Strategies: Instructional Design for Building Online Wisdom Communities
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Gunawardena, Charlotte N.; Ortegano-Layne, Ludmila; Carabajal, Kayleigh; Frechette, Casey; Lindemann, Ken; Jennings, Barbara – Distance Education, 2006
We discuss the development of an instructional design model, WisCom (Wisdom Communities), based on socio-constructivist and sociocultural learning philosophies and distance education principles for the development of online wisdom communities, and the application and evaluation of the model in an online graduate course in the USA. The WisCom model…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Instructional Design, Internet, Constructivism (Learning)
Predictors of Learner Satisfaction and Transfer of Learning in a Corporate Online Education Program
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Gunawardena, Charlotte N.; Linder-VanBerschot, Jennifer A.; LaPointe, Deborah K.; Rao, Lalita – American Journal of Distance Education, 2010
This study explores factors that predict learner satisfaction and transfer of learning in an online educational program at a multinational corporation, established to improve organizational learning by providing training in technical skills. A mixed-methods design was used, selecting both quantitative methods (utilizing survey research) and…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Self Efficacy, Transfer of Training, Methods
Developing, Testing and Refining of a Model to Understand the Relationship between Peer Interaction and Learning Outcomes in Computer-Mediated Conferencing
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LaPointe, Deborah K.; Gunawardena, Charlotte N. – Distance Education, 2004
Our pervasive adoption of CMC in higher education has far outpaced our understanding of the nature of CMC and, accordingly, how this medium should best be used to promote higher-order learning (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, "American Journal of Distance Education," 15 (1), 7-23, 2001). Therefore, this study examined the relationship between peer…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Teaching Styles, Structural Equation Models
The Effect of Three Computer Conferencing Designs on Critical Thinking Skills of Nursing Students
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Duphorne, Patsy L.; Gunawardena, Charlotte N. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2005
A study of university nursing students tested the effect of computer conference designs and advance organizers on critical thinking skills. Critical thinking, although not significantly different between three conference groups, was evident for groups in all three conference designs. Those conferences designed to facilitate critical inquiry showed…
Descriptors: Teleconferencing, Nursing Students, Advance Organizers, Critical Thinking
A Cross-Cultural Study of Group Process and Development in Online Conferences.
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Gunawardena, Charlotte N.; Nolla, Ana C.; Wilson, Penne L.; Lopez-Islas, Jose R.; Ramirez-Angel, Noemi; Megchun-Alpizar, Rosa M. – Distance Education, 2001
Describes a study that used survey and focus group data to examine differences in perception of online group process and development between college students in Mexico and the United States. Discusses language, power distance, gender differences, collectivist versus individualist tendencies, conflict, social presence, time frame, and technical…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Focus Groups
Predictors of Learner Satisfaction in an Academic Computer Conference.
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Gunawardena, Charlotte N.; Duphorne, Patsy L. – Distance Education, 2000
This study tested the Adult Distance Study through Computer Conferencing (ADSCC) model to determine if learner readiness, online features, and computer mediated communication learning approaches are associated with learner satisfaction in an academic computer conference. All three variables were correlated with learner satisfaction, with online…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Correlation, Distance Education
Social Presence as a Predictor of Satisfaction within a Computer-Mediated Conferencing Environment.
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Gunawardena, Charlotte N.; Zittle, Frank J. – American Journal of Distance Education, 1997
Examines the effectiveness of "social presence" as a predictor of learner satisfaction in a text-based medium based on the GlobalEd inter-university computer conference. Results suggested social presence as a strong predictor of satisfaction, and participants felt a higher sense of social presence by using emoticons (i.e. icons that express…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Mediated Communication, Conferences, Group Dynamics
Changing Faculty Roles for Audiographics and Online Teaching.
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Gunawardena, Charlotte N. – American Journal of Distance Education, 1992
Presents personal reflections of a distance education teacher in two settings: a graduate course that used audiographics conferencing and computer mediated communication; and a traditional class that incorporated online computer discussions. Highlights include skills needed for distance education teaching, learner-centered instruction, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Distance Education, Higher Education