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Delivery style moderates study habits in an online nutrition class
1Hospitality Management & Tourism, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA. Priscilla.Connors@unt.edu
Objective:
To report how the design of an online class affected student ability to stay on task, find critical resources, and communicate with the instructor via e-mail.
Methods:
Audiorecorded focus group meetings at a United States university featured a structured approach to discussions among undergraduate students enrolled in an Internet nutrition class. Meeting transcripts were read and reread by a trained investigator, who coded concepts until themes coalesced, which were authenticated by college students taking online classes.
Results:
Three themes emerged that described factors moderating study habits in an Internet nutrition course: keeping up, e-mail fatigue, and wayfinding.
Conclusions And Implications:
A well-designed online course plans for productive study habits by posting a schedule of events and maintaining a predictable pattern, supporting navigation that stimulates exploration and return visits to critical information, and constructing e-mail messages that convey a concise message and maximize "open and read."
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