Innovative Research
Dr. Sharla Berry has been producing important research about online teaching and learning. Here are some selected blog posts and peer-reviewed articles.
Teaching Strategies for Faculty
Berry, S. (2020). Cultivating Community in Online Programs: Strategies and Tools. Online Learning Research Center. https://www.olrc.us/blog/cultivating-community-in-online-programs-strategies-and-tools
Berry, S. (2019). Teaching to connect: Community-building strategies for the virtual classroom. Online Learning, 23(1), 164-183. doi:10.24059/olj.v23i1.1425
Berry, S. (2017). Building Community in Online Doctoral Classrooms: Instructor Practices that Support Community. Online Learning Journal. Retrieved from https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/875/265
Professional Development for Online Faculty
Berry, S. (2018). Professional development for online faculty: instructors’ perspectives on cultivating technical, pedagogical and content knowledge in a distance program. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1-16.
Building Community Outside of the Classroom
Berry, S. (2019). The Offline Nature of Online Community: Exploring Distance Learners’ Extracurricular Interactions. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v20i2.3896
Berry, S. (2018). Building Community in an Online Graduate Program: Exploring the Role of an In-Person Orientation. The Qualitative Report. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol23/iss7/13
Berry, S. (2017). Student support networks in online doctoral programs: Exploring nested communities. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 12, 33-48. Retrieved from http://www.informingscience.org/Publications/3676
Other Considerations for Online Programs
Sundt, M., Berry, S., Ortiz, A. (2017). Using Data to Support Online Student Communities. New Directions for Student Services. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ss.20229/epdf
Technology and College Access
Berry, S. (2021). Technology and College Access – Understanding the Unique Challenges and Opportunities Black Students Face. University of Southern California Pullias Center for Higher Education. https://pullias.usc.edu/download/technology-and-college-access-understanding-the-unique-challenges-and-opportunities-black-students-face/