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Dawn Parker
Grand Canyon University
UNV 506: Introduction to Graduate Studies in the Healthcare Profession
Professor Victoria Marquez
September 13, 2023
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For students everywhere, the experience of studying online is among the most
challenging ever. Students can gain a deeper understanding of the concept of successful
communication by reading the study conducted by Nagel, Blignaut, and Cronje (2009). This
research highlights the significance of emotional engagement and discussion board participation
in online education. In a traditional classroom, both students and teachers can speak up and ask
questions at the same time. Students begin talking to one another and working together during
the lesson. Teachers of online courses have figured out ways to make up for students' lack of
face-to-face interaction in various college courses.
By creating a virtual network of peers,
educators have found that communication is essential for effective online education. Without a
supportive group, students are more likely to get off track and not reach their full potential. The
researchers believe that online participation is necessary for a student to reach a successful
course completion. Researchers Clark & Feldon (2005) also concluded that students are more
likely to participate when they have an engaging instructor. It makes sense that while only having
online communications, students must interact on the subject. It opens the floor for debate and
learning opportunities. The instructor offers additional learning opportunities when they interact
with the class.
The course/study was offered as an elective to people from the age range of 30-50. The
course usually was blended between online and blended contact, however, for this research, it
was done completely online. Researchers showed that in a highly collaborative class, the number
of times students signed into the course, the number of times they contributed to discussions, the
number of times they replied to other students' posts, and the degree to which they included
themselves into the learning community were all significantly related to successful course
completion. However, due to the high degree of variability within the group, many outliers leave
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the measurements useless for predicting future performance. The issue of low-performing online
students and course withdrawals is more complicated than it might seem at first. Students who
did not participate missed the community building benefits of group work, peer tutoring, and
group feedback since they were not actively engaged in the process. The rest of the class noticed
and responded to this behavior. The authors of the study anticipated that a considerable number
of lurking students in an online class can hinder the development of a virtual community of
learners and jeopardize the education of those involved.
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Clark, R. E. and Feldon, D. F. 2005. “Five common but questionable principles of multimedia
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51, DOI:
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