Articles
Making the move to blended learning: Reflections on a faculty development program (with Carole R. Myers, Sandra J. Mixer, Tami H. Wyatt, and Debra S. Lee), International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship (2011)
Lessons learned from a faculty development program that preceded the move of a traditional PhD...
For faculty, by faculty: A case study of learning to teach online (with Carole R. Myers, Sandra J. Mixer, Tami H. Wyatt, Debra S. Lee, and Jan L. Lee), International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship (2010)
The shortage of nursing faculty and the need for MSN-prepared faculty to have access to...
“I Tell You, It’s a Journey, Isn’t It?” Understanding Collaborative Meaning Making in Qualitative Research (with Marianne Woodside and Mary Ziegler), Qualitative Inquiry (2010)
While collaboration is common in qualitative inquiry, few studies examine the collaborative process in detail....
Instructional design portfolio: A faculty development program for nurse educators learning to teach online. (with Debby Lee, Iryna Loboda, Gina Phipps, Tami Wyatt, Carole Myers, and Sandy Mixer), Tech Trends (2010)
As the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville prepared to move their...
To blog or not to blog: Student perceptions of blog effectiveness for learning in an undergraduate course. (with Olivia Halice, Debby Lee, and Marsha Spence), Internet and Higher Education (2010)
Blogs have the potential to increase reflection, sense of community and collaboration in undergraduate classrooms....
Using a social networking site for experiential learning: Lurking, modeling and community building (with Nike Arnold), Internet and Higher Education (2010)
With social networking sites playing an increasingly important role in today's society, educators are exploring...
Using Blogs to Identify Misconceptions in a Large Undergraduate Nutrition Course (with Marsha Spence), Tech Trends (2010)
We describe two iterations of the design, development, implementation and evaluation of small online activity...
“Am I making sense here?”: What blogging reveals about undergraduate student understanding. (with Rebecca Payne and Lisa Jahns), Journal of Interactive Online Learning (2009)
Educational researchers are interested in whether what is learned in the classroom is transferred to...
Online but off-topic: Establishing common ground in small learning groups, Instructional Science (2009)
There is not yet a great deal of research in formal online learning environments focusing...
Approaches to case analyses in synchronous and asynchronous environments (with Gina Phipps), Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (2008)
Computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools can be used to integrate time-intensive tasks, such as case study...
"Can Anyone Offer any Words of Encouragement?" Online Dialogue as a Support Mechanism for Preservice Teachers (with Scherff Lisa), The entity from which ERIC acquires the content, including journal, organization, and conference names, or by means of online submission from the author. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (2008)
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Extending the conversation: Qualitative research as dialogic collaborative process (with Marianne Woodside and Mary Ziegler), The Qualitative Report (2008)
Collaborative research is often refers to collaboration among the researcher and the participants. Few studies...
CMC Modes for Learning Tasks at a Distance, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (2007)
Which communication mode(s) do experienced distance learners choose as they collaborate on tasks, and what...
“Determined women at work”: Group construction of narrative meaning (with Woodside Marianne and Ziegler Mary), Narrative Inquiry (2007)
Although interest in narrative research is increasing, little attention has been paid to how individual...
The role of teacher questioning in promoting dialogic literary inquiry in computer-mediated communication. (with Susan Groenke), Journal of Research on Technology in Education (2007)
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Challenge or connect? dialogue in online learning environments, Journal of Computing and Higher Education (2006)
THERE IS INCREASING INTEREST in creating frameworks for online discussions to improve learning outcomes in...
Creating a Climate of Engagement in a Blended Learning Environment. (with Mary Ziegler and Marianne Woodside), Journal of Interactive Learning Research (2006)
This article describes the conversational interactions of one online learning group whose task was to...
Encouraging Ownership of Online Spaces: Support for Preservice English Teachers Through Computer-Mediated Communication (with Scherff Lisa), Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (2006)
High attrition rates among new teachers are of concern to teacher educators. Support mechanisms may...
‘Isn’t It Just Like Our Situation?’ Engagement and Learning in an Online Story-Based Environment (with Brian Horvitz and Min Shi), Educational Technology Research & Development (2006)
Teamwork skills such as conflict resolution and communication strategies are challenging to teach. The use...
The name assigned to the document by the author. This field may also contain sub-titles, series names, and report numbers. Learning through Dialogue: Online Case Studies in Educational Psychology (with Gina Roberts), The entity from which ERIC acquires the content, including journal, organization, and conference names, or by means of online submission from the author. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (2006)
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This Course is Helping Us All Arrive at New Viewpoints, Isn't It? Making Meaning Through Dialogue in a Blended Environment (with Mary Ziegler and Marianne Woodside), Journal of Transformative Education (2006)
This qualitative study explores how individuals made meaning of their life history experiences while in...
Collaborative and cooperative approaches to online group work: The impact of task type, Distance education (2005)
One purpose of online group projects is to encourage collaborative dialogue for new knowledge construction....