Share Paper: How Do e-Learning Students Perceive Online Synchronous Instruction: A Scaling Tool

  1. Christina Churchill, University of North Texas, United States
Wednesday, March 20 5:45 PM-7:00 PM Celebrity Ballroom 1&2

Abstract: Online synchronous courses require more time for the professor teaching the course. Wang and Woo discuss the perceptions of students in face-to-face classes compared to asynchronous online classes stating that face-to-face classes are more natural and easier to communicate in (2007). Online synchronous meetings have been the natural bridge between face-to-face class and asynchronous eLearning. Hrastinski, Keller, and Carlsson noted in his study that although asynchronous eLearning has been well researched, the effectiveness of synchronous online learning is still unknown (2010). The question remains on the perception of synchronous classes. This study provides a scaling tool that assists in measuring ...