Oregon State University Ecampus ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING

Oregon State University Ecampus ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN PSYCHOLOGY: A SUMMARY OF RESEARCH WITH 2020 Society for the Teaching of Psychology

Getting to know me https: //www. linkedin. com/in/ rebecca-thomas-7 aa 82239/ Rebecca. thomas@oregonstate. edu Rebecca Thomas, Ph. D. Psychology: University of Texas San Antonio Postdoctoral Scholar: Oregon State University Ecampus 2

GETTING TO KNOW YOU Who is currently in a teaching position? Who has taught online courses? Who has taught blended courses? Who has developed their own courses? @ECResearch. Unit | Oregon State University Ecampus Research Unit 3

ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN PSYCHOLOGY • Online course enrollments have been growing and are projected to grow (Allen et al. , 2016) • However, skepticism about quality remains from students and instructors (Allen et al. , 2016) • Where do we fit • As psychologists? @ECResearch. Unit | Oregon State University Ecampus Research Unit 4

Categories of Current Research Student Outcomes Student Groups Teaching Methods @ECResearch. Unit | Oregon State University Ecampus Research Unit 5

STUDENT OUTCOMES • 8 studies from the Online Learning Efficacy Database published since 2010 • 4 compared online learning to face-to-face • 3 compared blended learning to face-to-face • 1 compared online, blended, and face-to-face learning Ecampus. oregonstate. edu/database @ECResearch. Unit | Oregon State University Ecampus Research Unit 6

STUDENT GROUPS • How do different student groups perform in online courses? • Traditional vs. Nontraditional Students • Students of Color • First-Generation Students • Parental Status • Student-Athletes @ECResearch. Unit | Oregon State University Ecampus Research Unit 7

TEACHING METHODS • Common Areas • Blended learning/Flipped classrooms • Instructor social presence • Using online delivery for specific courses • i. e. “Careers in Psychology, ” “Online Graduate Preparation” • Faculty perceptions of content @ECResearch. Unit | Oregon State University Ecampus Research Unit matter taught online 8

ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCES @ECResearch. Unit | Oregon State University Ecampus Research Unit 9

QUESTIONS? @ECResearch. Unit | Oregon State University Ecampus Research Unit 10

THANK YOU! ecampus. oregonstate. edu/research @ECResearch. Unit | Oregon State University Ecampus Research Unit 11