Faculty Articles
From the field: Characteristics of successful tertiary online students and strategies of experienced online educators
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Education and Information Technologies
ISSN
1360-2357
Publication Date
3-1-2002
Keywords
stance education, online learning, student success, online strategies, tertiary education
Abstract
Online learning, now a popular method of education at the tertiary level, creates new challenges for students and educators. Faculty members may know little about how to assist students in succeeding in this new learning environment, and students may be ill prepared to tackle the new demands put upon them. This research sought to identify dimensions of successful online learners by examining primary screening documents and mapping them to the literature base, and then invited experienced online educators to review the dimensions and provide strategies they use to ensure student success. Seven dimensions were identified and confirmed as significant, each dimension with slightly different importance, including access to tools; technology experience; learning preferences; study habits and skills; goals or purposes; lifestyle factors; and personal traits and characteristics. The experienced educators provided several online teaching strategies including students' posting biographies; frequent interaction; collaboration; required participation; question-asking forums; topical flexibility; and minimizing technology requirements.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015354423055
Volume
7
Issue
1
NSUWorks Citation
Schrum, Lynne and Hong, Sunjoo, "From the field: Characteristics of successful tertiary online students and strategies of experienced online educators" (2002). Faculty Articles. 218.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_facarticles/218