Open AccessPictures from an Exhibition ... of Online Learning: A Creative Representation of Qualitative Data
Author(s) -
Michael K. Barbour,
Jason Paul Siko,
Kaye Simuel-Everage
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2013.1510
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , exhibition , online learning , mathematics education , experiential learning , psychology , pedagogy , computer science , sociology , world wide web , visual arts , artificial intelligence , art
K - 12 online learning at the K - 12 level has been around for approximately two decades and is continuing to grow. While researchers have researched a variety of issues related to K - 12 online learning, there has been little published on the student experience in web - based learning environments. In this article, two doctoral students were tasked with analyzing existing data, then representing and situating their findings in a format other than the traditional “results” and “discussion” sections found in a typical six - section journal manuscript. One student created an image that focused upon the tools used by the K - 12 student in her online learning. The other student created a slideshow to illustrate the challenges faced by a second K - 12 student in her online learning. While more research into the K - 12 student experience in online learning is required, this article represents one creative attempt to address this need.