Research Question: What course-design strategies increase student engagement in undergraduate asynchronous learning?
1. Dozier, J. N. (2014). An examination into the experiences of online undergraduate students. ProQuest Central. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/examination-into-experiences-online-undergraduate/docview/1594942143/se-2
Research describes students' interaction with technology. I'm interested in survey information regarding their satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with online classroom tech.
2. Glover, B. M. (2025). Educators facilitating online student-centered learning strategies within universities in North Carolina. ProQuest Central. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/educators-facilitating-online-student-centered/docview/3217009141/se-2
Research focuses on how instructors deliver asynchronous instruction and how they motivate and engage their students through student-centered learning. This paper's themes are right on par with what I'd like to be looking at. In the "future research implications" section (p. 161) the author posits that more research can be done on the "students' perspectives on how these teaching strategies impact their own motivation, engagement, and overall learning outcomes in asynchronous environments." This sums up what I wish to study.
3. Kaiser, L., McKenna, K., Lopes, T., & Zarestky, J. (2023). Strategies for supporting adult working learners in the online learning environment. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023(179), 53–65. https://doi.org/10.1002/ace.20502
This article presents ideal modalities and structure for teaching adult learners who are learning online because they work during the day. The authors give suggestions for facilitating the course, which I plan to comb through for their suggested forms of communication.
4. (2025). Independent or interactive? The impact of online learning strategies on Chinese college students’ learning achievement. Current Psychology: Research and Reviews, 44(10), 8510–8522. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-07814-y
I need to find access to the article. From abstract, the researcher(s) (no names on site) note that one of their finds is that "there is significant positive correlation between online learning strategies and online learning achievement." I am interested in exploring what strategies they report were used.
5. Phillips, M. S. (2013). Instructor and student perceptions of online courses: implications of positioning theory. In ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1492364383/abstract/7522CB66E4814176PQ/6
Research includes perception of online teachers and students of course design and delivery. I'm interested in the findings regarding the design and how students perceived the course design. Researcher uses positioning theory as part of their analysis.
6. Zenougzagh, Z. M., Admiraal, W., & Saab, N. (2025) Empowering students’ agentive engagement through formative assessment in online learning environment. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 22(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-024-00498-7
I'm not super sure about this one, but I began reading their lit review and I'd like to come back to it for more sources. The researches used DEET (Digitalized Feedback Engagement Enhancement Tool) and I'm interested in learning more about it.
7. Plummer, B. D. (2018). Toward more motivating classrooms: a study of the relationship between autonomy-supportive course design features and autonomous learner motivation. ProQuest Central. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/toward-more-motivating-classrooms-study/docview/2314066947/se-2
Researcher reviews a class design that promotes autonomous learning. This researcher discusses gameful pedagogy and how it can motivate students like video games do. I've never looked into it, so I thought this could be an interesting source to include in my research.
Some topics that are repeating are (1) student perceptions of the course's design, (2) increasing students' motivation, and (3) ideas around strategy and structure. I need to read more in these to better understand them. So far, I need more sources nodding specifically to asynchronous learning. I'd like to find some that show outcomes of various course designs (i.e., video-based lectures vs. slide shows vs. reading). So far I haven't yet found an article that has measured how students react to various modes of instruction.
ReplyDeleteI located all of my sources through ProQuest (I'm not even sure how I ended up there), but I'd like to branch out and read through sources in the technical journals Florence has given. So far the few dissertations I have found have been the easiest on my brain to read, so I think that's why I have a few of those saved.