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What is Online Classroom

Chapter 10
Assessing the Effectiveness of Virtual Technologies in Foreign and Second Language Instruction
A formal online setting that incorporates synchronous and/or asynchronous learning opportunities for language learners to actively interact with fellow learners. In this setting, students develop their language proficiency and gain cultural competence in the target language.
Published in Chapter:
A Framework for Engaging Language Learners in the Online Constructivist Classrooms
Sarah Mitchell (Cleveland State University, USA) and Widad Mousa (Cleveland State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7286-2.ch010
Abstract
The traditional Westernized constructivist approach to online teaching will need modifications due to the proliferation of multicultural online classrooms. Instructional designers and teachers must uncover their own unconscious biases to foster a culturally sensitive learning environment. To discover discrepancies, the teacher must learn about and understand diverse cultures. With this knowledge, the teacher will be able to adapt their teaching skills to different populations. The employment of culturally sensitive techniques in the online constructivist model will promote a sense of belonging for all students.
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Chapter 3
Learning Engagement Activities in Promoting Student Interactions and Perceived Online Learning Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Chapter 3
The Pivotal Role of Faculty in Online Student Engagement and Retention
An online classroom is an environment created through use of a learning management system that allows students and teacher to connect either synchronously (real-time, with teacher and students meeting at the same time or asynchronously with interaction between teacher and students occurring intermittently with a time delay; teacher students are generally separated by location.
Published in Chapter: The Pivotal Role of Faculty in Online Student Engagement and Retention; From: Handbook of Research on Strategic Management of Interaction, Presence, and Participation in Online Courses
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Chapter 32
Using Technology in the Assessment of Adult Learners in Online Settings
Nontraditional classroom in which learners and instructors are not in physical proximity with each other. An online class can be conducted synchronously or asynchronously. An online course is managed and communication is conducted through various electronic methods.
Published in Chapter: Using Technology in the Assessment of Adult Learners in Online Settings; From: Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technologies and Adult Education Integration
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Chapter 16
Composing Identity in Online Instructional Contexts
A classroom that has no face-to-face component; all interaction between the students and the instructor—both synchronous and asynchronous—is conducted using a combination of CMC and DC applications.
Published in Chapter: Composing Identity in Online Instructional Contexts; From: Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
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Chapter 16
Composing Identity in Online Instructional Contexts
A classroom that has no face-to-face component; all interaction between the students and the instructor—both synchronous and asynchronous—is conducted using a combination of CMC and DC applications.
Published in Chapter: Composing Identity in Online Instructional Contexts; From: Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
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Chapter 5
Upgrading Classroom Environments for Tomorrow's Learners
Often a learning management system hosts the online classroom to allow students and teacher the opportunity to interact with one another synchronously or asynchronously over the internet.
Published in Chapter: Upgrading Classroom Environments for Tomorrow's Learners; From: Designing Effective Distance and Blended Learning Environments in K-12
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