A Case Study of Online Instructors and Their Quest for Greater Interactivity in Their Courses: Overcoming the Distance in Distance Education

Autor/inn/en	Huss, John A.; Sela, Orly; Eastep, Shannon
Titel	A Case Study of Online Instructors and Their Quest for Greater Interactivity in Their Courses: Overcoming the Distance in Distance Education
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40 (2015) 4, Artikel 5 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Web Based Instruction; Teacher Education; Distance Education; Teacher Student Relationship; Educational Quality; Teacher Attitudes; Females; Interaction; Online Courses; Electronic Learning; Computer Mediated Communication; Foreign Countries; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Web Based Training; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lehrerverhalten; Weibliches Geschlecht; Interaktion; Online course; Online-Kurs; Computerkonferenz; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to explore the attitudes and experiences of seven online instructors in Teacher Education (three from the United States, four from Israel) pertaining to the deliberate efforts they make to build interaction into their web-based classes to support learning. In the tradition of cooperative inquiry, the use of purposive sampling and a semi-structured interview protocol provided the best opportunity to describe, rather than explain, the perspectives of these instructors who are currently teaching online and developing within this medium. Participants expressed the need to establish quality interactions throughout their distance courses, yet acknowledged barriers they perceive in attaining desired levels of human relationship. They also discussed the importance of collaboration, caring, and context when creating and teaching courses in an online environment. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01