ERIC Number: EJ926130
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0047-2395
EISSN: N/A
High School Online: Pedagogy, Preferences, and Practices of Three Online Teachers
Kerr, Shantia
Journal of Educational Technology Systems, v39 n3 p221-244 2010-2011
This multiple case study explores how three online, high school teachers used technological tools to create meaningful learning activities for their students. Findings reveal that teachers use a wide variety of tools and approaches to online learning. Tools are categorized as content, communication, and management tools. Approaches include utilizing a course management system, a teacher developed and designed course, and Project Foundry, an online management tool for project-based learning. Meaningful learning was observed in all sites. However, key findings reveal that students all had few instances of peer-to-peer collaborative learning, competing issues may replace content area learning in online courses, and available tools are not fully utilized for meaningful learning. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Projects, Online Courses, Active Learning, Educational Technology, Secondary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Teacher Developed Materials, United States History, Rural Schools, Urban Schools, Charter Schools, Computer Mediated Communication, Instructional Design, Web Based Instruction, Distance Education, Case Studies, Interviews, Questionnaires, Virtual Classrooms, Courseware, Integrated Learning Systems
Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. 26 Austin Avenue, P.O. Box 337, Amityville, NY 11701. Tel: 800-638-7819; Tel: 631-691-1270; Fax: 631-691-1770; e-mail: info@baywood.com; Web site: http://baywood.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A