Virtual observation as the research mean of communication in online courses

Author

Simonova, Ivana

Author_Institution

Fac. of Inf. & Manage., Univ. of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

fYear

2012

fDate

25-28 June 2012

Firstpage

45

Lastpage

49

Abstract

The paper presents results of the four-year research of communication in online courses running in the LMS WebCT. The research focuses on occurrence of “voluntary, not obligatory” communication activities which were provided (or not) when assignments were submitted to tutor´s evaluation in the courses of Database Systems, Management and IT English running at the Faculty of Informatics and Management, University if Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. If such a type of communication appears, more pleasant learning environment and consequently higher level of knowledge are expected.

Keywords

Internet; computer aided instruction; educational courses; educational institutions; Czech Republic; IT English; LMS WebCT; University of Hradec Kralove; communication activities; communication research mean; database systems; management; online courses; pleasant learning environment; tutor evaluation; virtual observation; ICT; communication; online instruction; virtual observation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Society (i-Society), 2012 International Conference on

Conference_Location

London

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0838-0

Type

conf

Filename

6285044