Classroom Community and Online Learning: A Synthesis of Alfred Rovai’s Research

Patrick R. Lowenthal, Arielle Horan, Marc C. DeArmond, Amy Lomellini, Dave Egan, Mickinzie Johnson, Krisha Noelle Moeller, Fayth Keldgord, Jessica Kuohn, Shawna Jensen, Auston Stamm, DaQuita Pounds

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Abstract

Increasingly researchers and practitioners have highlighted the importance of developing a sense of community in online courses and programs. However, many questions remain about the best ways to develop community in online courses. A recent literature review highlighted how influential Alfred P. Rovai’s research has been to researchers of connectedness and community in online higher education. However, some of this foundational research is over 20 years old. Given this, we conducted a review of Rovai’s research on community to take a deeper analysis of Rovai’s research and to identify themes across the studies, future areas of research, and implications for practice. In the following paper, we present the results of our inquiry.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)931-944
Number of pages14
JournalTechTrends
Volume67
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2023

Keywords

  • Alfred P. Rovai
  • Classroom community
  • Connectedness
  • Literature review
  • Online learning
  • School community

EGS Disciplines

  • Educational Technology
  • Instructional Media Design

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