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Going the Distance: Identifying Barriers to Online Learning that Exist for Non-traditional Adult Learners
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The increasingly rapid speed of technological change has undoubtedly impacted the field of education as may have left those who need education the most, further behind. Online education requires both teacher and learner to have a different skill set. Some of these skills are hard skills such as general computer use, and other skills are soft skills such as the ability to interact in an online learning environment. A review of the literature on the barriers to online learning, a student questionnaire, and a series of semi-structured interview questions, will provide the data. A content analysis of the data will reveal key findings such as the importance of social interaction between student and instructor and good course design. Using a social constructivism approach, this research paper afford participants the opportunity to construct narratives that connect the research to their life experiences. This will be done through one-to-one semi-structured interviews. Interview questions are designed using appreciative inquiry as a framework in an attempt to draw out the positive learning experiences my participants have undergone in their online learning experience. In order to retain students in an online learning environment, faculty and instructional designers, must understand the barriers students face, their desire to interact, all within the package of a well-designed course that allows for social interaction and provides clarity and ease of access.
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- 2019-08-11
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