A Case Study Approach to Evaluation of Computer Conferencing

Collaborative Learning on the Internet

“…There were also suggestions for written materials to be delivered prior to course commencement to prepare students for their online experience, reflecting findings from earlier studies [8]. Finally, even with relatively mature technology and a technically sophisticated student body, technical access problems contributed to reduced satisfaction levels.…”

“…Earlier in this century Dewey and Piaget provided general support for the notion that peer interactions play a key role in learning [5]. Nevertheless it is only really since the 1970s that collaborative learning, as an intentional strategy, has been formally researched; first with elementary and secondary students and more recently in higher education and corporate settings [6][7][8][9].…”

Outcomes and Participant Experience of an Online Train-the-Trainer Program for Bangladeshi Health Professionals: A Case Study Evaluation

“…This enabled us to explore relationships between our course participants’ learning experiences and the cultural and environmental conditions in which these took place . It also allowed a comprehensive and broad insight into a multifaceted phenomenon …”

IRRODL Volume 11, Number 1

“…We examined relationships between a research participant's cultural conditions and his/her learning practices as complex social phenomena (Yin, 2003) in order to provide a "comprehensive view and broader insight into the multifaceted phenomenon" (Waggoner, 1991, p. 137). In this case study, we combined both qualitative and quantitative research methods (Waggoner, 1991).…”