Other Resources

Articles about online teaching or other computer mediated communication from (I)PFW faculty


Drouin, M. A. (2011). The what? how? and which? of course-management systems. In D. S. Dunn, J. H. Wilson, J. E. Freeman, & J. R. Stowell (Eds.), Best practices for technology-enhanced teaching and learning: Connecting to psychology and the social sciences. (pp. 155–170). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199733187.003.0010

Drouin, M. (2012). What’s the story on evaluations of online teaching? In M. E. Kite (Ed.), Effective evaluation of teaching: A guide for faculty and administrators. (pp. 60–70). Society for the Teaching of Psychology.

Dupen, B. (2014). How to Improve a Textbook with Engineering Technology Students. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 1–13.

Sternberger, C. S. (2002). Embedding a pedagogical model in the design of an online course. Nurse Educator, 27(4), 170–173.

W. L. Worley and L. S. Tesdell, "Instructor Time and Effort in Online and Face-to-Face Teaching: Lessons Learned," in IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 138-151, June 2009.


Cho, M., & Jonassen, D. (2009). Development of the human interaction dimension of the Self-Regulated Learning Questionnaire in asynchronous online learning environments. Educational Psychology, 29(1), 117–138. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410802516934

Cho, M.-H., & Kim, B. J. (2013). Students’ self-regulation for interaction with others in online learning environments. Internet & Higher Education, 17, 69–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2012.11.001

Cho, M.-H., & Yoo, J. S. (2017). Exploring online students’ self-regulated learning with self-reported surveys and log files: a data mining approach. Interactive Learning Environments, 25(8), 970–982. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2016.1232278

Dixson, M. D., Greenwell, M. R., Rogers-Stacy, C., Weister, T., & Lauer, S. (2017). Nonverbal immediacy behaviors and online student engagement: bringing past instructional research into the present virtual classroom. Communication Education, 66(1), 37–53. https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2016.1209222

Dixson, M.D. (2015). Measuring Student Engagement In The Online Course: The Online Student Engagement Scale (OSE). Online Learning Journal, 19(4).

Dixson, M.D. (2010). Creating effective student engagement in online courses: What do students find engaging? Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 10(2), pp. 1-13.

Dixson, M.D. (2012). Grading Discussion Forums in the Online Environment. Quick Hits: Teaching with Technology. IU Press: FACET.

Dixson, M.D. (2012). Using Team-Based Learning to Engage Students in Online Courses. Quick Hits: Teaching with Technology. IU Press: FACET.

Dixson, M.D., Kuhlhorst, M. & Reiff, A. (2006). Creating effective online discussions: Instructor and student roles. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 10 (3) with Michelle Kuhlhorst, MA and Amber Reiff, MA

Drouin, M. A. (2008). The Relationship between Students’ Perceived Sense of Community and Satisfaction, Achievement, and Retention in an Online Course. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 9(3), 267–284.

Drouin, M., Hile, R. E., Vartanian, L. R., & Webb, J. (2013). Student Preferences for Online Lecture Formats. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 14(3), 151–162.

Drouin, M., & Vartanian, L. R. (2010). Students’ Feelings of and Desire for Sense of Community in Face-To-Face and Online Courses. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 11(3), 147–159.

Samavati, H., Stumph, C. F., & Dilts, D. A. (2012). Interesting Times: Relation between Test Times and Student Performance in Online Courses. Journal of Higher Education Theory & Practice, 12(6), 74–80.

Sorg, J. J., & McElhinney, J. H. (2000). A Case Study Describing Student Experiences of Learning in a Context of Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication in a Distance Education Environment. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED447794


Rodesiler, L. (2017). Sustained Blogging About Teaching: Instructional Methods that Support Online Participation as Professional Development. TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 61(4), 349–354. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-017-0164-6

Skekloff, S., & Weller, W. (2009). Online Library Instruction for Distance Students: An Update on Librarian-Instructor Collaboration at IPFW. Indiana Libraries, 28(3), 34–36.

Skekloff, S., & Weller, W. (2008). Library Instruction for Distance Students: Pioneering an Online Collaboration. Indiana Libraries, 27(2), 51–53.

Self-Assessment in Online Writing Course Focuses Students on the Learning Process. (2005). Online Classroom, 1–2.


O’Connor, K., Drouin, M., Davis, J., & Thompson, H. (2018). Cyberbullying, revenge porn and the mid‐sized university: Victim characteristics, prevalence and students’ knowledge of university policy and reporting procedures. Higher Education Quarterly, 72(4), 344–359. https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12171

O’Connor, K. W., Schmidt, G. B., & Drouin, M. (2016). Suspended because of social media? Students’ knowledge and opinions of university social media policies and practices. Computers in Human Behavior, 65, 619–626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.06.001