Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

10-2016

Abstract

Many higher education institutions have used Internet technology to develop virtual education for a new generation of college students. In this research, the authors assessed the relative effectiveness of two technology-mediated learning environments for synchronous higher education compared to a traditional face-to-face learning environment. Specifically, they assessed the effects of these three learning environments on interactivity, perceived learning, and satisfaction when different instructional strategies were used. The authors' findings suggest that learning environments interact with instructional strategies to affect the learners' perception of learning and satisfaction. Their findings also support the proposition that the new generation of college students prefer to interact with others using technology.

Keywords

Interactivity, Media richness, Perceived learning, Second Life, Social presence, Transactional distance, Virtual worlds, Web conferencing

Discipline

Communication Technology and New Media | Curriculum and Instruction

Research Areas

Data Science and Engineering; Information Systems and Management

Publication

Journal of Database Management

Volume

27

Issue

4

First Page

39

Last Page

63

ISSN

1063-8016

Identifier

10.4018/JDM.2016100103

Publisher

IGI Global

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.4018/JDM.2016100103

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