Role Adjustment for Learners in an Online Community of Inquiry: Identifying the Challenges of Incoming Online Learners
| Published | 2007 |
| Journal | International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies Volume 2, Issue 1 |
| Country | Canada, North America |
ABSTRACT
This study outlines the process of adjustment learners experience when first participating in an online environment. Findings from a pilot study of adjustment to online learning environments validate differences found in three presences in an online community of inquiry. Using pre- and post-questionnaires, students enrolled in entry-level courses in two graduate degree programs at Athabasca University, Canada, describe their adjustment to online learning. Responses were analyzed in relation to the elements of cognitive, social, and teaching presence, defined by Garrison, Anderson, and Archer (2000) as core dimensions of student role requirements in an online community of inquiry. In each of these presences, five areas of adjustment characterize the move toward competence in online learning: interaction, self-identity, instructor role, course design, and technology. Student comments provide understanding of the experience of first time online learners, including the challenges, interventions, and resolutions that present themselves as unique incidents. Recommendations for the support and facilitation of adjustment are made.| Keywords | asynchronous discussion · conferencing technologies · distance education · online classroom · online learning community |
| CoI focus | Full model |
| Methodology | Mixed methods explanatory |
| Population | Graduate |
| Study design | Questionnaire |
| Data analysis | Constant comparison |
| Instrument | CoI survey |
| Contribution | Practical |
| Sample size | 150 |
| Study aim | "To assess the experiences of first-time online learners and their perceptions of the adjustment to online learning." |
| Finding | "Five areas of adjustment characterize the move toward competence in online learning: interaction, self-identity, instructor role, course design, and technology." |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 1548-1093 |
| Refereed | Yes |
| DOI | 10.4018/jwltt.2007010101 |
| Export | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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