Design and Evaluation of an Online Freshmen Course

This paper describes the development of a prototype for an undergraduate online course tested with freshmen students taking mathematics for a B.Sc. in Oceanography.  The design of the prototype focuses on the six basic components for the selection and use of technologies in online teaching and learn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: McAnally Salas, Lewis, Pérez Fragoso, Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repositorio:Revista Electrónica de Investigacion Educativa
Idioma:español
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.redie.uabc.mx:article/17
Acceso en línea:https://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/17
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Online education
learning networks
Internet.
Educación en línea
curso en línea
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Sumario:This paper describes the development of a prototype for an undergraduate online course tested with freshmen students taking mathematics for a B.Sc. in Oceanography.  The design of the prototype focuses on the six basic components for the selection and use of technologies in online teaching and learning; namely, a) delivery and access, b) control, c) interaction, d) symbolic characteristics of the medium e) social presence and f) human-machine interface. The results report the degree of satisfaction with the prototype and the course.  These results, obtained through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews, address issues concerning the structure and design of the online course.  The participants’ answers highlighted the easiness of navigation within the course and the effective communication obtained with the use of the course's electronic tools.