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How Social Design Influences Student Retention and Self-Motivation in Online Learning Environments

How Social Design Influences Student Retention and Self-Motivation in Online Learning Environments

Derek E. Baird, Mercedes Fisher
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781466628519|ISBN10: 1466628510|EISBN13: 9781466628526
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2851-9.ch002
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Baird, Derek E., and Mercedes Fisher. "How Social Design Influences Student Retention and Self-Motivation in Online Learning Environments." Social Media and the New Academic Environment: Pedagogical Challenges, edited by Bogdan Pătruţ, et al., IGI Global, 2013, pp. 26-39. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2851-9.ch002

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Baird, D. E. & Fisher, M. (2013). How Social Design Influences Student Retention and Self-Motivation in Online Learning Environments. In B. Pătruţ, M. Pătruţ, & C. Cmeciu (Eds.), Social Media and the New Academic Environment: Pedagogical Challenges (pp. 26-39). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2851-9.ch002

Chicago

Baird, Derek E., and Mercedes Fisher. "How Social Design Influences Student Retention and Self-Motivation in Online Learning Environments." In Social Media and the New Academic Environment: Pedagogical Challenges, edited by Bogdan Pătruţ, Monica Pătruţ, and Camelia Cmeciu, 26-39. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2851-9.ch002

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Abstract

Investigating the social structure that works in online courses helps us design for and facilitate student collaboration. The integration of social technologies, and collaborative activities into the course design has a positive influence on student retention in online courses. In this chapter, the authors present an exploratory study of computer-mediated groups that utilized this collaborative-based model to participate in online and/or blended learning courses. Participants were put into groups and observed as they constructed new knowledge using both online dialogue (synchronous and asynchronous), and social media technologies (blogs, Facebook, Twitter, wiki) as tools to support and facilitate their learning in the program.

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