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Individuals' perceptions of online environments: what adult learners are telling us
This paper reports on the results of ongoing research into student responses to their online learning habitat at a Western Australian university. This investigation focuses on students reactions to their online learning environment and uses student questionnaire data which concentrates on factors relating to communication apprehension and competence, the experience of perceived loneliness, locus of control, collaboration by students regarding the learning experience, institutional support and the students' sense of self efficacy. The results indicated that students' personal perceptions of the importance of peer interaction and group work were surprisingly lower than anticipated.