Saturday, April 26, 2014

Walther - Theories of Computer-Mediated Communication CMC

http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/42241_14.pdf



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DISTANCE EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONS: THE SOCIAL PRESENCE AND MEDIA RICHNESS OF INSTANT MESSAGING

DISTANCE EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONS:

THE SOCIAL PRESENCE AND MEDIA RICHNESS

OF INSTANT MESSAGING



Stephen J. Kuyath

The William States Lee College of Engineering

University of North Carolina at Charlotte



Susan J. Winter

The Belk College of Business Administration

University of North Carolina at Charlotte


http://sc-d7.sloan-c-support.org/sites/default/files/articles/downloads/v10n4_kuyath_0.pdf


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The Impact of Learning Communities on the Persistence of Low-Income Students

n.

Learning Better Together:

The Impact of Learning Communities on the

Persistence of Low-Income Students

Cathy McHugh Engstrom, Ph.D. and

Vincent Tinto, Ph.D. Syracuse University1



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Abstract

This article describes the major findings from a longitudinal study of the impact of

learning communities on the success of academically under-prepared, low-income

students in 13 community colleges across the country. In this study, we employed

both quantitative longitudinal survey and qualitative case study and interview

methods. We utilized the former in order to ascertain to what degree participation

in a learning community enhanced student success and the latter to understand

why and how it is that such communities do so. The findings strongly support

adapting the learning community model to basic skills instruction to improve

learning and persistence for this population.



http://www.sdbor.edu/services/studentaffairs/documents/LearningBetterTogether_Engstrom-Tinto-2008.pdf

Learning Communities | Washington Center

Learning Communities | Washington Center:



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Margot Soven, Dolores Lehr, Siskanna Naynaha, and Wendy Olson, editors. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing. 2013.
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Commencement Day: Six-Year Effects of a Freshman Learning Community Program at Kingsborough Community CollegeColleen Sommo, Alexander K. Mayer, Timothy Rudd, and Dan Cullinan, with Hannah Fresques. MDRC. July 2012.
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Jayne E. Brownell and Lynn E. Swaner. American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Washington, D.C. 2010. Chapter 2. pp. 13-21.
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Michael J. Weiss, Mary G. Visher, and Heather Wathington with Jed Teres and Emily Schneider. MDRC. June 2010.
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Underprepared, Ethnically Diverse Community College Students: Factors Contributing to Persistence 
Peter Barabatis. Journal of Developmental Education 33:3. Spring 2010.
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Promoting Partnerships for Student Success: Lessons from the SSPIRE Initiative
Evan Weissman, Oscar Cerna, Christian Geckeler, Emily Schneider, Derek V. Price, and Thomas J. Smith. MDRC. July 2009.
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Emily Lardner and Gillies Malnarich, with others. Journal of Learning Communities Research, 3(3). December 2008/January 2009.
Learning Communities and the Quest for Quality
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Chun-Mei Zhao and George D. Kuh. Research in Higher Education 45:2. March 2004.
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Sustaining and Improving Learning Communities
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Authentic Learning

in ALC Survey

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli3009.pdf



Authentic Learning

for the 21st Century:

An Overview

By Marilyn M. Lombardi



Edited by Diana G. Oblinger



EDUCAUSE



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What Is Authentic Learning?

Authentic learning typically focuses on real-world, complex problems and their solutions,

using role-playing exercises, problem-based activities, case studies, and participation in

virtual communities of practice. T