Effects of Computer Competency on Usability and Learning Experience in Online Learning Environments

Many institutions in higher education are offering at least some of their curriculum online and use online course management systems to support these learning environments. Successful participation in online learning depends on many factors, and may especially be influenced by the degree of computer...

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Published in:	Seventh ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking, and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD'06) pp. 339 - 342
Main Authors:	Meiselwitz, G., Trajkovski, G.
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 2006
Subjects:	Asynchronous callback Computer aided instruction Computer science Computer science education design pattern Distributed computing Environmental management Instruments Learning proxy services Software engineering Usability Web Web sites
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Summary:	Many institutions in higher education are offering at least some of their curriculum online and use online course management systems to support these learning environments. Successful participation in online learning depends on many factors, and may especially be influenced by the degree of computer competency users bring with them to the learning environment. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of several areas of computer competency on student learning experiences and learning environment usability in online learning environments. Subject of evaluation was a multi-section course consisting of eight sections taught in hybrid format; approximately 50% of course work was conducted using the World Wide Web. Results of the study have direct implications in online course design and development
ISBN:	9780769526119 076952611X
DOI:	10.1109/SNPD-SAWN.2006.37