Overcoming transactional distance when conducting online classes on programming for business students: a COVID-19 experience

• Main Author: Ilagan, Joseph Benjamin R.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: asynchronous learning; online learning; blended learning; COVID-19; programming class; transactional distance; self-efficacy; scaffolding; Educational Technology; Online and Distance Education
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/qmit-faculty-pubs/1; https://apsce.net/icce/icce2020/proceedings/W1-13/W1/ICCE2020-Proceedings-Vol2-3.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Studies have shown that transactional distance negatively impacts student learning. In the context of learning, distance pertains to the geographic, pedagogical, and psychological gap between instructors and students. This perception of distance is magnified in online learning because instructors an...