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Terry Anderson

Terry Anderson

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
64
Citations
55686
World Ranking
1055
National Ranking
60

Overview

Terry Anderson is affiliated with Athabasca University in Canada and specializes in interdisciplinary research bridging computer science and social sciences. Their work primarily explores topics related to e-learning, knowledge management, educational innovations, and online learning modalities.

The main fields of study represented in their publications include:

  • Computer Science
  • Social Sciences

Within these broad fields, their research delves into subfields such as:

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems
  • Education
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science

The key research topics covered by Anderson focus on:

  • E-Learning and Knowledge Management
  • Educational Innovations and Technology
  • Online and Blended Learning
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Digital literacy in education
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Mobile Learning in Education

Several frequent co-authors have collaborated with Anderson, including:

  • Jon Dron
  • Pablo Rivera-Vargas
  • Lourdes Guàrdia Ortiz
  • Derek Clougher
  • Marcelo Fabián Maina

Anderson has published in multiple academic venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
  • Journal of Learning for Development
  • Digital Education Review
  • Educational Technology Research and Development
  • Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare

Representative recent papers authored by Terry Anderson include:

  • A Critical look at Educational Technology from a Distance Education Perspective, 2020, Digital Education Review
  • IDEAS for Transforming Higher Education: An Overview of Ongoing Trends and Challenges, 2021, The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
  • Exploring students' learning experience in online education: analysis and improvement proposals based on the case of a Spanish open learning university, 2021, Educational Technology Research and Development
  • Comparative Advantages of Offline Digital Technology for Remote Indigenous Classrooms in Guatemala (2019-2020), 2022, Journal of Learning for Development
  • Engagement in Distance Healthcare Simulation Debriefing, 2024, Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare

Best Publications

  • Critical Inquiry in a Text-Based Environment: Computer Conferencing in Higher Education

    D.Randy Garrison;Terry Anderson;Walter Archer

  • E-Learning in the 21st Century: A Framework for Research and Practice

    D. R. Garrison;Terry Anderson;Randy Garrison

  • ASSESSING TEACHING PRESENCE IN A COMPUTER CONFERENCING CONTEXT

    Terry Anderson;Liam Rourke;D. Randy Garrison;Walter Archer

  • Design-Based Research: A Decade of Progress in Education Research?

    Terry Anderson;Julie Shattuck

  • Critical thinking, cognitive presence, and computer conferencing in distance education

    D. Randy Garrison;Terry Anderson;Walter Archer

  • The Theory and Practice of Online Learning

    Terry Anderson

  • Analysis of a Global Online Debate and the Development of an Interaction Analysis Model for Examining Social Construction of Knowledge in Computer Conferencing.

    Charlotte N. Gunawardena;Constance A. Lowe;Terry Anderson

  • Assessing Social Presence In Asynchronous Text-based Computer Conferencing

    Liam Rourke;Terry Anderson;D. Randy Garrison;Walter Archer

  • Three Generations of Distance Education Pedagogy.

    Terry Anderson;Jon Dron

  • The first decade of the community of inquiry framework: A retrospective

    D. Randy Garrison;Terry Anderson;Walter Archer

  • Towards a theory of online learning

    Terry Anderson

  • Getting the Mix Right Again: An Updated and Theoretical Rationale for Interaction

    Terry Anderson

  • Methodological Issues in the Content Analysis of Computer Conference Transcripts

    Liam Rourke;Terry Anderson;D. Randy Garrison;Walter Archer

  • Online Social Interchange, Discord, and Knowledge Construction

    Heather Kanuka;Terry Anderson

  • Modes of Interaction in Distance Education: Recent Developments and Research Questions

    Terry Anderson

  • Teaching In An Online Learning Context

    Terry Anderson

  • El e-learning en el siglo XXI: Investigación y práctica

    D. R. Garrison;Terry Anderson

  • Validity in Quantitative Content Analysis

    Liam Rourke;Terry Anderson

  • Learning in a Networked World: New Roles and Responsibilties

    Terry Anderson;D. Randy Garrison

  • Learning Outcomes and Students' Perceptions of Online Writing: Simultaneous Implementation of a Forum, Blog, and Wiki in an EFL Blended Learning Setting.

    Terumi Miyazoe;Terry Anderson

Frequent Co-Authors

D. Randy Garrison
D. Randy Garrison University of Calgary
Kinshuk
Kinshuk University of North Texas
Nian-Shing Chen
Nian-Shing Chen National Taiwan Normal University
Martin Weller
Martin Weller The Open University

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