Creating Dynamic Learning Communities in Synchronous Online Courses: One Approach from the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL)
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: The ability to convert face-to-face curricula into rigorous and equally rich online experiences is a topic of much investigation. In this paper, we report on the conversion of a face-to-face research mentor training curriculum into a synchronous, online course. Graduate students and postdoc participants from the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) reported high satisfaction with the online training and increased confidence in their mentoring. Both quantitative and qualitative data indicate that the synchronous environment was successful in creating a strong sense of community among the participants. Specific pedagogical approaches for cultivating learning communities online as well as implications for scaling up such efforts are discussed.
Source: Online Learning
Language: English
Topic: Online and Blended Learning
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
Funders: Vanderbilt University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Northwestern University, University of Missouri, Washington University in St. Louis, Michigan State University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Rochester, Iowa State University, University of Texas at Arlington, College of Engineering, Michigan State University, University of Massachusetts Amherst
OpenAlex ID: W2298515521