AERA Conferences

2020

Alexander, P. & Hewitt, J. (2020). Use of 360-degree classroom videos within virtual reality in providing professional development for teacher educators. AERA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

Raman, P., Hewitt, J., Alexander, P., & Wilton., L. (2020). Affective gamification: Understanding student behaviours and tones in online discussions using award badges. AERA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

Khan, R., Wilton, L., Brett, C., & Alexander, P. (2020). Instructors' perspectives on private interactions within online discussions. AERA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

2019

Alexander, P., Hewitt, J., & Raman, P. (2019, April). Gamification of online discussions: Examining student participation patterns involving award badges and leaderboards. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, ON.

Demmans Epp, C., Perez, R. Phirangee, K., Hewitt, J., & Toope, K. (2019, April). User-Centered Dashboard Design: Iterative Design to Support Teacher Informational Needs in Online Learning Contexts. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, ON.

Mann, A., Avery, T., Hughes, R.,& Cooper, K. (2019, April). Welcome to Online Learning: Pedagogy and Practice in Instructor-Generated Videos. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, ON.

Mann, A., Avery, T., Brett, C., Hewitt, J. (2019, April). Welcome to Online Learning: Pedagogy and Practice in Instructor-Generated Videos. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, ON.

Sharmin, S., Zingaro, D., & Brett, C. (2019, April). Impact of Open Ended Assignments on Student Motivation in CS1. Roundtable session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, ON.

Wilton, L., Brett, C., & Hewitt, J. (2019, April). Finding Balance: Pre-Service and non-Pre-Service Students' Online Course Participation Patterns. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, ON.

Wilton, L., Chudleigh, A.M., Brett, C., & Hewitt, J. (2019, April). Finding Balance: Pre-Service and non-Pre-Service Students' Online Course Participation Patterns. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, ON.

2018

Dennen, V., Lowenthal, P., Xie, K., Maddrell, J., & Phirangee, K. (2018, April). Social Presence in Online Learning: Extending the Research Conversation on Definitions, Learning, Conflict, Identity, and Othering. Symposium panel session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Wilton, L., Brett, C. & Hewitt, J. (2018, April). Examining Pre-Service and non-Pre-Service Students' Online Course Participation Patterns. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

2017

Avery, T., Hughes, R., Cooper, K., & Mann, A. (2017, April). Voices in Video: Critical Cultural Narratives for Promoting Social Justice in the Teacher Education Classroom. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Demmans Epp, C., Phirangee, K., & Hewitt, J. (2017, April). The Interplay Between Students’ Usage of Pronouns and Community Levels in Online Courses. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Phirangee, K., Demmans Epp, C., & Hewitt, J. (2017, April). Community in Online Courses: The Roles Played By Course Length, Course Facilitation Methods, and Student Actions. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

2016

Phirangee, K., Demmans Epp, C., & Hewitt, J. (2016, April). Exploring How Peer and Instructor Facilitation Relates to Students’ Activity Patterns in Online Learning Communities. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Washington, DC.

Wilton, L. & Brett, C. (2016, April). Investigating Learner Perceptions and Entry Properties of Non-Posting Activity in Collaborative Online Courses. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.

Phirangee, K., & Hewitt, J. (2016, April). “That’s Cheating:” Students’ Perceptions of Peer-to-Peer Interactions that Weaken a Sense of Community in an Online Learning Environment. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Washington, DC.

2015

Wilton, L. & Brett, C. (2015, April). Broadening our conceptions of online engagement: adding to the conventional measures. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Zingaro, D., Oztok, M., Hewitt, J., & Brett, C. (2015, April). Development and initial validation of a social capital scale for online learning. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Makos, A., Lee, K., & Zingaro, D. (2015, April). ). Facilitating student interaction through liking and linking tools in a computer-supported collaborative learning environment. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Makos, A., & Xu, Z. (2015, April). The Impact of a notification system on student behaviours in a collaborative online learning environment. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Makos, A., & Xu, Z. (2015, April). The Impact of a notification system on student behaviours in a collaborative online learning environment. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Phirange, K., & Hewitt, J. (2015, April). Express Yourself: Exploring How Students Express Themselves in Online Learning Environments. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL.

2014

Lee, K. & Brett, C. (2014, April). Dialogic Understanding of Student In-service Teachers’ Transformative Learning Experiences in a Double-layered CoP. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Lee, K. & Brett, C. (2014, April). A Critical Case Study on a Computer-mediated Multiliteracies Program: Three Different Tales of Students’ Learning Participation in an EFL Classroom. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Makos, A., Oztok, M., Zingaro, D., & Hewitt, J. (2014, April). Examining the Qualities of Liked Notes versus Non-Liked Notes in a Collaborative Online Learning Environment. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.

Oztok, M., Zingaro, D., Makos, A., Hewitt, J., & Brett, C. (2014, April). Towards Understanding Threads as Social and Cognitive Artifacts for Knowledge Building in Online Learning. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.

Oztok, M. (2014, April). Inequitable Whiteness in Online Learning. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Phirangee, K. & Hewitt, J. (2014, April). Lively Discussions: Using Linking to Enrich Threaded Discourse. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.

Wilton, L. & Brett, C. (2014, April). Exploring Revisiting in an Online Collaborative Learning Environment. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

2013

Makos, A., Oztok, M., Zingaro, D., & Hewitt, J. (2013, May). Use of a “Like” Button in a Collaborative Online Learning Environment. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Oztok, M., Zingaro, D., Brett, C., Hewitt, J., & Makos, A. (2013, April). Towards Understanding The Relationship Between Social Presence and Social Capital. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Oztok, M., Lee, K., & Brett, C. (2013, April). Identity, Self-Representation, and Learning in Online Learning Environment. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Zingaro, D., Oztok, M., & Brett, C. (2013, April). Reconceptualizing the Pedagogical Value of Student Facilitation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.

Brett, C. & Wilton, L. (May 2013). Online reading patterns and their relationship to writing activity. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Zingaro, D., Oztok, M. (2013, April). Overload in Asynchronous Online Courses: a Scan Rate Analysis. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

2012

Oztok, M., Zingaro, D., Brett, C., & Hewitt, J. (2012, April). Investigating the Effects of Messaging on Students’ Asynchronous Threads. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC.

2011

Hewitt, J. & Brett, C. (2011, April). Recommend: A Tool for Identifying Key Ideas in Asynchronous Discourse Environments. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Brett, C. & Hewitt, J. (2011, April). Embedded Privacy Supports Within Online Discussion Environments. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Freeman, W., Brett, C. (2007, April). Finding the Individual in Collaborative Online Learning Environments. Paper session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.