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Characterizing Online Learners’ Time Regulation: Comparative Case Studies of Virtual Campuses in France and Spain

Characterizing Online Learners’ Time Regulation: Comparative Case Studies of Virtual Campuses in France and Spain

Margarida Romero, Christophe Gentil
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781466646513|ISBN10: 1466646519|EISBN13: 9781466646520
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4651-3.ch004
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Romero, Margarida, and Christophe Gentil. "Characterizing Online Learners’ Time Regulation: Comparative Case Studies of Virtual Campuses in France and Spain." Assessment and Evaluation of Time Factors in Online Teaching and Learning, edited by Elena Barbera and Peter Reimann, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 91-110. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4651-3.ch004

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Romero, M. & Gentil, C. (2014). Characterizing Online Learners’ Time Regulation: Comparative Case Studies of Virtual Campuses in France and Spain. In E. Barbera & P. Reimann (Eds.), Assessment and Evaluation of Time Factors in Online Teaching and Learning (pp. 91-110). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4651-3.ch004

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Romero, Margarida, and Christophe Gentil. "Characterizing Online Learners’ Time Regulation: Comparative Case Studies of Virtual Campuses in France and Spain." In Assessment and Evaluation of Time Factors in Online Teaching and Learning, edited by Elena Barbera and Peter Reimann, 91-110. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4651-3.ch004

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Abstract

The importance of the time factor in online learning is starting to be recognized as one of the main factors in the learners’ achievements and drop outs (Barbera, Gros, & Kirshner, 2012; Park & Choi, 2009; Romero, 2010). Despite the recognition of the time factor importance, there is still the need for theorizing temporality in the context of online education. In this chapter, the authors contribute to the advancement of the evaluation of time factors in online learning by adapting the theoretical framework of the Academic Learning Times (Caldwell, Huitt, & Graeber, 1982; Berliner, 1984) for evaluating the online learners’ time regulation. For this purpose, they compare two case studies based on the Academic Learning Times framework. The case studies characterize online learner regulation based on an analysis of online learners at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Spain, and the initiatives taken by the instructional team of the Virtual Campus at the University of Limoges (CVTIC) to support online learner time regulation on this virtual campus in France. After comparing the two case studies, the chapter provides guidelines for improving online learners’ individual and collaborative time regulation and reflects about the need to advance in the theorization of the time factor frameworks in online education.

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