A Searchable Distance Education Efficacy Research Database

Faculty across disciplines remain skeptical about the effectiveness of learning online. To that end, when provided with evidence about the effectiveness of online teaching and learning, many will ask, But what about the research on teaching online in my discipline? The Ecampus Research Unit at OSU has created a searchable database of studies that allows users to find efficacy research comparing online, blended/hybrid, and face-to-face modalities through searches by discipline, sample size, year, and other variables. This poster will showcase some of the features of the database and plans for future development of the tool.

Outcomes: Search for efficacy research on online teaching and learning in your own discipline * Search for efficacy research on online teaching and learning by sample size * Search for efficacy research on online teaching and learning by year, including the most recent studies available