The second cohort of the research seminars program will apply the technique of meta-analysis to synthesize research studies in online education. Meta-analysis is set of procedures that are used to combine and compare the results of multiple studies on a particular topic. The goal of meta-analysis is to statistically combine the data from selected studies to determine if there is an overall effect and assess the magnitude of the effect. As online/distance education has grown in the past 20 years, meta-analysis has been applied to some of the most fundamental questions in the field. There is an ongoing need to use meta-analytic techniques to better synthesize the research in the area of online teaching and learning. Administrators, faculty and staff continue to ask questions about the effectiveness of online and hybrid education, emerging tools and technologies related to online learning and various pedagogical approaches. Meta-analysis has the potential to suggest answers to these questions.
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Leaders
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Mary Ellen Dello Stritto, PhD, Director, Ecampus Research Unit
Oregon State University
Mary Ellen Dello Stritto, PhD, is the director of research for Oregon State University Ecampus, where she is involved in the design and implementation of research studies on online education. She manages and oversees the statistical analysis for the unit. She also directs the OSU Ecampus Research Fellows Program and edits a yearly white paper series. Her background is in psychology with a specialization in quantitative methodologies, survey design and statistical analysis.
Andrew Walker, PhD, Department Head and Associate Professor of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences
Utah State University
Andrew Walker, PhD, is the department head of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences at Utah State University. He is a self-described quantoid who likes to use statistical approaches, like Bayesian network meta-analysis and multi-level modeling so that his research can reflect more of real world than a clinical setting. He is also broadly interested in problem centered pedagogies and systems that support learning.
Participants
Naomi Aguiar, Associate Director of Ecampus Research Unit
Oregon State University
Lidija Krebs-Lazendic, Dr, Lecturer in the School of Psychology
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Yu-Chun Kuo, Assistant Professor
Rowan University
Enoch Park, QM / Online Learning Specialist
UNC Charlotte
Raechel Soicher, Assistant Director of Research & Evaluation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Past participants
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Luca Giupponi, Educational Technology Specialist
Michigan State University
Mohammadreza Jalaeian, Research Fellow
Southern Illinois University
Juliette Levy, Associate Professor of History
University of California, Riverside
Jess Resig, Instructional Designer
Pennsylvania State University
Rebecca Thomas, Postdoctoral Scholar
Oregon State University Ecampus
