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Publication Date: 2010-Sep
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Design Exemplars for Synchronous e-Learning: A Design Theory Approach
Hrastinski, Stefan; Keller, Christina; Carlsson, Sven A.
Computers & Education, v55 n2 p652-662 Sep 2010
Synchronous e-learning has received much less research attention, as compared with asynchronous e-learning. Practitioners that consider using and designing synchronous e-learning are in urgent need of guidance. In order to address this need, we propose design exemplars for synchronous e-learning. They are directed towards a primary constituent community of teachers, administrators, managers and developers of e-learning. The exemplars have been theoretically as well as empirically grounded through cross-case analyses of studies conducted between 2003 and 2006. Moreover, the exemplars have been evaluated by conducting focus group sessions with experienced practitioners having experience of using and developing e-learning. Strong support was identified for each design exemplar. The exemplars can be used as research hypotheses and be tested in future design research. (Contains 5 tables and 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Focus Groups, Teaching Methods, Research Reports, Models, Theories, Educational Research, Program Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Instructional Design, Computer Mediated Communication, Synchronous Communication, Instructional Effectiveness
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