Share Paper: Students’ Response to Lecture Presentation Designs in Online Learning Environments

1. Robin Henrikson, Seattle Pacific University, United States
2. Cari Crane, Seattle Pacific University, United States

Abstract: The asynchronous online learning format for lecture presentation creates a typically one-directional method for providing students with content. Given a need for further investigation into the impact of presentation design on student thinking, we sought to compare differences between students’ responses to discussion prompts when the lecture requires them to stop and write during a presentation compared to when students were not prompted to stop and write. Using an established framework, student responses in discussion forums were categorized into themes. The highest theme found in student discussions were classified as personal. When students were asked to take notes during discussions, ...