A Critique of the Commonly Used Approach to Study the Effectiveness of Technological Interventions for Raising Students’ Sense of Belonging

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Published: Dec 21, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14434/jotlt.v12i1.36212
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Oi Lin
IU East
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9038-0307
Shari
IU East

Abstract

In this article, the authors critique the common approach used to study the effectiveness of technological interventions for raising students’ sense of belonging. Two studies are reviewed, one used Facebook groups and the other used a makerspace. Both studies primarily failed to include any variable that measures the extent of student involvement in the use of the applied technology. Future research could be extended to overcome this drawback and/or to provide students with an active role, if possible, in designing part of the intervention.

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Cheung, O. L., & Fowler, S. (2023). A Critique of the Commonly Used Approach to Study the Effectiveness of Technological Interventions for Raising Students’ Sense of Belonging. Journal of Teaching and Learning With Technology, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.14434/jotlt.v12i1.36212
Author Biographies

Oi Lin, IU East

Dr. Oi Lin Cheung, Professor of Finance at the School of Business and Economics of Indiana University East, earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, and an M.B.A. from the University of Macau, Macau, China. She has taught at the university level for over 20 years, including 14 years online, primarily in Finance. Dr. Cheung has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on management communication behavior in financial statements, ARD returns, entrepreneurship, and innovation and economic growth. Recently, in addition to publishing a book chapter on best practices in online teaching and learning, she has focused her research on developing teaching cases and has published multiple cases in different journals. She has also presented her intellectual work at regional, national, and international conferences or workshops. Dr. Cheung was the principal researcher for the IU East Business and Economic Research Center for three and a half years and is currently the director of the center. She co-developed the IU East Regional Business Confidence Index that gauges business confidence in the east-central Indiana region with the former director of the center in 2016. The index currently covers Fayette County, Frankly County, Henry County, Randolph County, Rush County, Union County, and Wayne County in Indiana. Dr. Cheung has (co-)authored the Wayne County (then the East-Central Indiana) Business Survey reports since 2015. She conducts the annual East-Central Indiana Business Survey and writes the annual Richmond Forecast article for the region.   

Shari, IU East

Shari Fowler earned a Doctorate in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting from the University of Florida as well as a master’s and a bachelor’s in accounting from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She holds a Certified Public Accountant license in the State of Indiana as well as a Certified Managerial Accountant license. She is the Director of the Accounting Program at Indiana University East in Richmond, Indiana as well as an assistant professor of accounting. She has served on many executive committees during her time at Indiana University including the Strategic Enrollment Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, and the Steering Committee for Indiana University Office of Online Education External Review and serves as a faculty representative at the Indiana University Faculty Council. She also serves on several School of Business and Economics Committees including the Curriculum and Assessment Committee. Her research interests are focused on accounting in the healthcare industry, financial reporting, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

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