Title :
Instructor Time and Effort in Online and Face-to-Face Teaching: Lessons Learned
Author :
Worley, Wanda L. ; Tesdell, Lee S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Design & Commun. Technol. & Tech. Commun., Indiana Univ., Indianapolis, IN
fDate :
6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Results in past studies comparing teaching time and effort in online and face-to-face (FTF) teaching environments have been inconsistent. This research study compares the instructional time and effort it took the authors to teach the same course online and FTF in their respective universities. The authors hypothesize that it takes more time to teach online courses. The results of the two-semester study show that both authors spent more time per student, approximately 20% more, in the online courses. In the total time spent per student online compared to the total time spent per student FTF, the paired-samples t-test showed a statistically significant difference (t(3)=6.163 , p=0.009). The authors speculate a number of factors contributed to this difference and the perception that teaching in an online environment takes more time and effort than teaching in a FTF environment.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; educational courses; statistical analysis; teaching; educational course; face-to-face teaching; instructor time; paired-samples t-test; Communications technology; Computer aided instruction; Continuing education; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Intellectual property; Professional communication; Time measurement; Tongue; Writing; Distance learning; e-learning; face-to-face (FTF) teaching and learning; higher education; online teaching and learning; pedagogy; technical communication; technical writing; time and effort; web courses;
Journal_Title :
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPC.2009.2017990
