23 Apr Why Is Zoom So Exhausting? – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Tanya Joosten is quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education at: https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-Is-Zoom-So-Exhausting-/248619...
Recent Announcements
02 Apr ‘Zoomed Out’: Why ‘Live’ Teaching Isn’t Always the Best – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Tanya Joosten is quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education at: https://www.chronicle.com/article/Zoomed-Out-Why/2484012 ...
01 Mar Online Learning Readiness
Another one of the DETA team's multi-year studies, Online Learning Readiness, was released. Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between student characteristics of online learning readiness and student outcomes in online courses at two higher educational institution. Data were collected from student surveys (student characteristics of...
31 Dec Instructional Characteristics and Student Outcomes
The DETA team recently published one of their multi-year studies that identified important practices when designing and teaching online courses, A Cross-institutional Study of Instructional Characteristics and Student Outcomes: Are Quality Indicators of Online Courses Able to Predict Student Success? Abstract A study was conducted to examine instructional...
31 Dec Research Innovation in Distance Education
The DETA team recently published a piece on the launching of the Center, Research Innovation in Distance Education. You can find it in Planning for Higher Education Journal. This article discusses furthering research on distance education and technological advancements across institutions through the launching of a...
31 Dec Special Issue: Online Learning Journal
DETA worked with the Online Learning Journal from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) to put together a special edition of DETA-funded studies in the Special Issue: National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA). You can read the "Introduction to Special Issue: National Research...
26 Jul A DETA Update (WCET Frontiers)
It’s a DETA Update! Today we welcome Tanya Joosten, Director of Digital Learning Research and Development and Co-Director, National Research Center for Distance Education (DETA) and Technological Advancements at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, to give us an update on DETA. DETA was established with funding from...
09 Jul Online STEM Courses Need More Real-World Interactivity
What do students want in the learning activities for their online STEM courses? They'd prefer more real-life problems to solve and instructional resources such as simulations, case studies, videos and demonstrations. They'd also like the chance to meet and collaborate with other students as well...
23 Jun Research Innovation in Distance Education
Read full article here: https://www.scup.org/page/phe/read/article?data_id=32120&view=article Planning Journal, 46, 3. Joosten, T. Cusatis, R. & Harness, L. (2018)....
01 Jun Special DETA Edition of the Online Learning Journal
A special edition of the Online Learning journal was released highlighting several DETA-supported studies. Check it out here: https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj...
