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suring: (a) the performance and satisfaction of students in these newer
environments; (b) the level of interactions and strategies used between
the students and peers; (c) the variety of activities; (d) qualitative data in
the form of interviewing students and instructors and chronicling their
experiences over time; and (e) the level of technological support/barri-
ers instructors and students encounter. As instructors use these newer
online environments, it is important that research continues to explore
the overall effectiveness of these environments as an instructional tool
in education. The results from this study may indicate a paradigm shift
in the way online courses should be taught and provide support in using
synchronous web conferencing interactive lectures to emulate traditional
face-to-face lectures.
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