Beginning course surveys: Bridges to knowing and bridges to being

The use of a participant survey, administered at the outset of an online course, can provide information useful in the management of the learning environment and in its subsequent redesign. Such information can clarify participants’ prior experience, expectations, and demographics. But the very act...

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Autor principal:	David Starr-Glass
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2011
Materias:	instructional design instructional management social presence learner engagement relational dialogue Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/6006779672f24d80a5404c4d848d4c98
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6006779672f24d80a5404c4d848d4c982021-12-02T19:20:43ZBeginning course surveys: Bridges to knowing and bridges to being10.19173/irrodl.v12i5.10001492-3831https://doaj.org/article/6006779672f24d80a5404c4d848d4c982011-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1000https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831The use of a participant survey, administered at the outset of an online course, can provide information useful in the management of the learning environment and in its subsequent redesign. Such information can clarify participants’ prior experience, expectations, and demographics. But the very act of enquiring about the learner also signals the instructor’s social presence, relational interest, and desire to enter into an authentic dialogue. This study examines the use of participant surveys in online management courses. The first section discusses the informational bridges that this instrument provides. The second section considers survey responses to open-ended questions dealing with student sentiments. This analysis suggests that the survey plays a valuable part in accentuating social presence and in initiating relational bridges with participants.David Starr-GlassAthabasca University Pressarticleinstructional designinstructional managementsocial presencelearner engagementrelational dialogueSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 12, Iss 5 (2011)
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description	The use of a participant survey, administered at the outset of an online course, can provide information useful in the management of the learning environment and in its subsequent redesign. Such information can clarify participants’ prior experience, expectations, and demographics. But the very act of enquiring about the learner also signals the instructor’s social presence, relational interest, and desire to enter into an authentic dialogue. This study examines the use of participant surveys in online management courses. The first section discusses the informational bridges that this instrument provides. The second section considers survey responses to open-ended questions dealing with student sentiments. This analysis suggests that the survey plays a valuable part in accentuating social presence and in initiating relational bridges with participants.
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Beginning course surveys: Bridges to knowing and bridges to being

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