Teaching time investment: Does online really take more time than face-to-face?

Enrollments in online programs are growing, increasing demand for online courses. The perception that teaching online takes more time than teaching face-to-face creates concerns related to faculty workload. To date, the research on teaching time does not provide a clear answer as to the accuracy of...

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Autores principales:	Rebecca Van de Vord, Korolyn Pogue
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2012
Materias:	Time Teaching e-learning LMS Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/4ce28e767ce24e768f8d1998966edb42
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4ce28e767ce24e768f8d1998966edb422021-12-02T18:03:25ZTeaching time investment: Does online really take more time than face-to-face?10.19173/irrodl.v13i3.11901492-3831https://doaj.org/article/4ce28e767ce24e768f8d1998966edb422012-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1190https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Enrollments in online programs are growing, increasing demand for online courses. The perception that teaching online takes more time than teaching face-to-face creates concerns related to faculty workload. To date, the research on teaching time does not provide a clear answer as to the accuracy of this perception. This study was designed to investigate which aspects, if any, are more time consuming for instructors teaching in the online environment. Time logs were kept by four online instructors (eight classes) and six on-campus instructors (six classes) through six weeks of the 15-week semester. Results indicated that, overall, face-to-face teaching required more time per student, but certain aspects of online teaching take considerably more time per student than in the face-to-face classroom. Rebecca Van de VordKorolyn PogueAthabasca University PressarticleTimeTeachinge-learningLMSSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 13, Iss 3 (2012)
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description	Enrollments in online programs are growing, increasing demand for online courses. The perception that teaching online takes more time than teaching face-to-face creates concerns related to faculty workload. To date, the research on teaching time does not provide a clear answer as to the accuracy of this perception. This study was designed to investigate which aspects, if any, are more time consuming for instructors teaching in the online environment. Time logs were kept by four online instructors (eight classes) and six on-campus instructors (six classes) through six weeks of the 15-week semester. Results indicated that, overall, face-to-face teaching required more time per student, but certain aspects of online teaching take considerably more time per student than in the face-to-face classroom.
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Teaching time investment: Does online really take more time than face-to-face?

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