Defining and exploring online engagement fatigue in a university context
This paper seeks to define online engagement fatigue. The need for a definition is twofold. First, the increased reliance on the internet for the full delivery of higher education courses could result in online engagement fatigue. Second, a clear definition is required for the theoretical construct...
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| description | This paper seeks to define online engagement fatigue. The need for a definition is twofold. First, the increased reliance on the internet for the full delivery of higher education courses could result in online engagement fatigue. Second, a clear definition is required for the theoretical construct of online engagement fatigue to ensure meaningful research and to advance knowledge. Thus, the challenge is to understand what online engagement fatigue is and what are its consequences for students and educators. A social constructionist approach was used to develop an emergent definition of online engagement fatigue, which was then refined through a qualitative exploration of how it is perceived by students and educators. The perceptions that students and educators hold about online engagement fatigue were collected through interviews with 18 students and ten educators. There were differences in how the students and educators perceived online engagement fatigue, with students more likely to confirm its existence and more likely to render examples of its effect. A refined definition is offered which gives a basis upon which future research can investigate this phenomenon in divergent settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fc49ebed3624689a176048b2e0c41b22023-06-20T04:20:58ZengElsevierComputers and Education Open2666-55732023-12-014100139Defining and exploring online engagement fatigue in a university contextSuzanne Maloney0Megan Axelsen1Cathy Stone2Linda Galligan3Petrea Redmond4Alice Brown5Joanna Turner6Jill Lawrence7University of Southern Queensland West Street, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350 Australia; Corresponding author.University of Southern Queensland West Street, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350 AustraliaUniversity of Newcastle University Drive, Callaghan NSW 2308 AustraliaUniversity of Southern Queensland West Street, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350 AustraliaUniversity of Southern Queensland West Street, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350 AustraliaUniversity of Southern Queensland West Street, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350 AustraliaUniversity of Southern Queensland West Street, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350 AustraliaUniversity of Southern Queensland West Street, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350 AustraliaThis paper seeks to define online engagement fatigue. The need for a definition is twofold. First, the increased reliance on the internet for the full delivery of higher education courses could result in online engagement fatigue. Second, a clear definition is required for the theoretical construct of online engagement fatigue to ensure meaningful research and to advance knowledge. Thus, the challenge is to understand what online engagement fatigue is and what are its consequences for students and educators. A social constructionist approach was used to develop an emergent definition of online engagement fatigue, which was then refined through a qualitative exploration of how it is perceived by students and educators. The perceptions that students and educators hold about online engagement fatigue were collected through interviews with 18 students and ten educators. There were differences in how the students and educators perceived online engagement fatigue, with students more likely to confirm its existence and more likely to render examples of its effect. A refined definition is offered which gives a basis upon which future research can investigate this phenomenon in divergent settings.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666557323000174EngagementOnline engagement fatigueRegional universityOnline engagement |
| spellingShingle | Suzanne Maloney Megan Axelsen Cathy Stone Linda Galligan Petrea Redmond Alice Brown Joanna Turner Jill Lawrence Defining and exploring online engagement fatigue in a university context Computers and Education Open Engagement Online engagement fatigue Regional university Online engagement |
| title | Defining and exploring online engagement fatigue in a university context |
| title_full | Defining and exploring online engagement fatigue in a university context |
| title_fullStr | Defining and exploring online engagement fatigue in a university context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Defining and exploring online engagement fatigue in a university context |
| title_short | Defining and exploring online engagement fatigue in a university context |
| title_sort | defining and exploring online engagement fatigue in a university context |
| topic | Engagement Online engagement fatigue Regional university Online engagement |
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