Virtual Classrooms in Distance Education: An Examination of Virtual Classroom Experiences

Autor/in	Hark Söylemez, Nesrin
Titel	Virtual Classrooms in Distance Education: An Examination of Virtual Classroom Experiences
Quelle	In: Acta Didactica Napocensia, 16 (2023) 1, S.123-139 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Virtual Classrooms; Distance Education; Communities of Practice; Electronic Learning; Student Experience; Graduate Students; State Universities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Community; Studienerfahrung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Staatliche Universität
Abstract	This study examines the virtual classroom experiences of graduate students. Virtual classroom applications related to the course "applications of scientific research" taught at a state university were treated as a case study. Virtual classroom recordings, defined using the university's learning management system, were used as research data. The study data consisted of virtual classroom recordings created throughout the academic term, shared documents, students' synchronous participation statuses in classes, completion statuses of virtual class activities, watching statuses of live lessons, preparation statuses for shared documents, and instant messaging during synchronous virtual classroom experiences. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. The virtual classrooms encompass 45 students, including 30 females and 15 males, who took the course 'Scientific Research Practices' at a state university during the 2020-2021 academic year at the postgraduate level. The results show that effective and well-managed virtual classrooms enabled students to participate simultaneously. Virtual classrooms facilitated the development of a sense of community among students, and these students adhered to the norms typically observed in a physical classroom. Conducting an effective educational process in virtual classrooms is closely linked to the instructor's skills. Furthermore, the technical issues encountered did not significantly impact the educational process negatively. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Babes-Bolyai University. Kogainiceanu 1, Cluj-Napoca, 400084 Romania. e-mail: submit_adn@yahoo.com; Web site: http://adn.teaching.ro
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01