Webcam use and multitasking in synchronous classes: “Just keep it focused”

• In Event: DDL- Strategies for Integrating Webcams into Distance Courses

Short Description

This mixed-methods study explores student multitasking and webcam use in synchronous online classes. An online survey was used to determine the relationship among multitasking behaviors, self-efficacy beliefs, and tendencies, and see whether they differ among students who prefer to keep their webcams on or off. Interviews were used to better understand the relationship between multitasking and webcam behaviors. Findings suggest that multitasking during class is not related to self-efficacy beliefs or tendencies, but personal choice.

Authors

• Contributor: Vanessa Dennen, Florida State University

• Contributor: Yasin Yalcin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

• Contributor: Jaesung Hur, Florida State University

• Contributor: Shiyao Wei, Florida State University

• Contributor: Emily Burgess, Florida State University

• Contributor: Grace Robins, Florida State University

• Contributor: Antonio Rocafort, Florida State University