TY - GEN
T1 - Diversity in online learners
T2 - 7th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2007
AU - Hartnett, Maggie
AU - Bhattacharya, Madhumita
AU - Dron, Jon
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Online learning environments increasingly provide opportunities for interaction with and among individuals from diverse cultures. The more we acknowledge and understand the nature of diversity amongst online learners, the greater the opportunity to build effective, supportive learning environments for all. Given the almost limitless diversity between individuals an important first step is to identify dimensions that may affect the online learning experience. This paper provides a preliminary study to identify relevant diversity dimensions based on a review of the literature. It is intended to inform future research to derive principles of instructional design for creating effective online learning environments.
AB - Online learning environments increasingly provide opportunities for interaction with and among individuals from diverse cultures. The more we acknowledge and understand the nature of diversity amongst online learners, the greater the opportunity to build effective, supportive learning environments for all. Given the almost limitless diversity between individuals an important first step is to identify dimensions that may affect the online learning experience. This paper provides a preliminary study to identify relevant diversity dimensions based on a review of the literature. It is intended to inform future research to derive principles of instructional design for creating effective online learning environments.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=47649088185&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICALT.2007.126
DO - 10.1109/ICALT.2007.126
M3 - Published Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:47649088185
SN - 076952916X
SN - 9780769529165
T3 - Proceedings - The 7th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2007
SP - 899
EP - 900
BT - Proceedings - The 7th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2007
Y2 - 18 July 2007 through 20 July 2007
ER -