Title :
Student opinions on web-enhanced courses
Author :
Kumar, Poonam ; Kumar, Anil
Author_Institution :
Saginaw Valley State Univ., USA
Abstract :
This study examined student satisfaction with technology enhanced traditional courses. Students were enrolled in two courses where the instructors used Blackboard to supplement the course content. Student responses indicated that students were very satisfied with the technology-enhanced course and liked the availability of lecture notes, links to additional resources and online discussions. Students also provided feedback about face to face and online discussions. Students who preferred online discussions, liked the flexibility and convenience of the medium of communication. Students who preferred face to face discussions felt that online discussions lacked personal touch. Implications of the results for instructors and future research are also discussed.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational courses; information resources; additional resources; course content supplement; face to face discussions; lecture notes; online discussions; student opinions; student satisfaction; technology enhanced traditional courses; technology-enhanced course; web-enhanced courses; Availability; Discussion forums; Education; Electronic mail; Explosives; Feedback; Internet; Isolation technology; Web sites; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Education, 2002. Proceedings. International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1509-6
DOI :
10.1109/CIE.2002.1186260