Learner experiences in online courses: towards a model for learning to learn online

Author

Benson, Angela D.

Author_Institution

Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA

fYear

2003

Firstpage

278

Lastpage

279

Abstract

This qualitative case study explored learner experiences in online courses. A short description of the model developed from the data analysis that shows the online learning experiences of the participants is presented. The purpose of the qualitative study presented was to describe the learning experiences of students enrolled in two online graduate-level library media courses: Reference Materials (offered Fall 1999), and Administration (offered Winter 2000). The Reference Materials course was conducted fully online using the TopClass courseware system. The Administration course met face-to-face each week and was supplemented by a TopClass bulletin board discussion list.

Keywords

courseware; distance learning; educational courses; information science; Administration; Reference Materials; TopClass courseware; data analysis; learner experience; learning model; online course; online graduate-level library media courses; qualitative study; students; Conducting materials; Courseware; Data analysis; Distance learning; History; Impedance; Libraries; Permeability; Sampling methods; Terminology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Learning Technologies, 2003. Proceedings. The 3rd IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1967-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICALT.2003.1215082

Filename

1215082