What Students Want: A Vision of a Future Online Learning Experience Grounded in Distance Education Theory |
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| Authors: | Rick L Shearer Tugce Aldemir Jana Hitchcock Jessie Resig Jessica Driver Megan Kohler |
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| Institution: | 1. World Campus Research &2. Development, The Pennsylvania State Universitysailcloth57@comcast.net;5. rxs57@psu.edu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9910-527X;6. Learning, Design and Technology Program, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park;7. World Campus Learning Design, The Pennsylvania State University;8. Office of Digital Pedagogy and Scholarship in the College of Liberal Arts, The Pennsylvania State University;9. John A. Dutton e-Education Institute in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTAs online learning continues to evolve many have proposed that we think differently about our pedagogical approaches, to move beyond the replication of the face-to-face experience. Here we explore the student and faculty visions of the future using a Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation (ZMET) method that uses images to metaphorically represent how individuals feel or relate to particular concepts. Focus group interviews with a small sample of faculty and students suggest a desire for a more personalized learning experience, but one that is still highly social within learning communities. |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9910-527X;6. Learning, Design and Technology Program, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park;7. World Campus Learning Design, The Pennsylvania State University;8. Office of Digital Pedagogy and Scholarship in the College of Liberal Arts, The Pennsylvania State University;9. John A. Dutton e-Education Institute in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University