Avoidance and Adoption Motivation in Instructors Use of Online Student Supports and in Administrators Promotion of Growth in Online Programming

• In Event: DDL - Instructor Practices

Short Description

This exploratory mixed methods study identifies avoidance and adoption motivators to facilitating online learning among higher education instructors and administrators. The researchers used surveys and interviews of instructors and interviews of administrators to explore their social, physical, and mental values and expectations that interfere with or contribute to their levels of use of online learning opportunities for students on one campus. They identify strategies for motivating college-educators and implications for professional development.

Authors

• Lauren Cifuentes, Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi

• Alexandra Janney, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi