Title: Technology and Online Learning
Course: Question Banks

Q: Which of the following is an online learning method where the students and instructors interact in real time?
- Asynchronous learning (Incorrect. Asynchronous online learning has students and teachers in class at different times.)
- Blended learning (Incorrect. Blended learning involves both online and in-person sessions.)
- Distance learning. (Incorrect. Distance learning is a general term for remote learning dating back to the 1800’s and using the mail as its technology.)
- Synchronous learning. (Correct. Synchronous sessions are “live” for students and instructors using technologies such as Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, and Teams.)
A: Synchronous learning.

Q: How does the student’s role in learning change from in-person to online learning?
- Students will have less leisure time for gaming when enrolled in online learning. (Incorrect. Students need not see a reduction in their leisure time when using online learning versus in-person.)
- Students will not need to interact with their fellow students while participating in online learning. (Incorrect. Actually, the opposite is true. Interaction with fellow students becomes more important for a successful online student.)
- Students will spend less time communicating with their instructors in the online format. (Incorrect. Students need to spend as much, if not more, time communicating with their instructors when learning online.)
- Students must become more active in their learning online than in-person. (Correct. Students will work more independently as online learners and must be more responsible for their learning.)
A: Students must become more active in their learning online than in-person.

Q: What are the three skills involved in being able to recognize how one thinks and learns, otherwise known as metacognition?
- Planning, Monitoring, and Analyzing. (Incorrect. Analyzing is not a component of metacognition.)
- Planning, Measuring, and Evaluating. (Incorrect. Measuring is not a component of metacognition.)
- Self-actualizing, Monitoring, and Evaluating. (Incorrect. Self-actualization is from Maslow’s hierarchy and goes far beyond metacognition.)
- Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluating. (Correct. These are the components of metacognition, an important skill needed to be a successful online learner.)
A: Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluating.

Q: The following is a web-based platform that coordinates, delivers, and tracks learning and learning content:
- A Relational Database (RdB). (Incorrect. A relational database is a software tool used to store and organize a variety of data.)
- A Spreadsheet Application. (Incorrect. Spreadsheets are tools used to display and analyze numerical data.)
- API Platforms. (Incorrect. API Platforms (Application Programming Interface) are a technology used to connect disparate technology applications or platforms.)
- A Learning Management System (LMS). (Correct. A LMS is the organizing platform used for online learning to track all aspects of the process.)
A: A Learning Management System (LMS).

Q: This technology allows students and teachers to record, share, and reflect on their experiences and research activities.
- Wikis (Incorrect. Wikis are used primarily to record knowledge of specific subjects, much like an encyclopedia.)
- Interactive whiteboards. (Incorrect. Interactive whiteboards allow a synchronous class to display, post, and share information visually.)
- Team collaboration application. (Incorrect. Team collaboration platforms are usually used by businesses to coordinate work and communication between employees and customers.)
- Blogs. (Correct. Blogs can also be utilized to respond to content materials or student comments.)
A: Blogs.

Q: Mr. Hopkins assigns his class a reading and requires that each student posts an opinion and responds to at least two other student’s opinions in the thread. What technology is being used in his class?
- Email. (Incorrect. Using email for this threaded discussion would be unwieldy.)
- Wireless routers. (Incorrect. Wireless routers provide a network connection to the internet, but would not organize a discussion thread.)
- Whiteboard. (Incorrect. Interactive whiteboards allow a synchronous class to display, post, and share information visually.)
- Discussion board. (Correct. Discussion boards help students establish a sense of community with their class and engage in ongoing threaded conversations on assigned readings and topics highlighting diverse points of view.)
A: Discussion board.

Q: What is one of the most important factors involved in learning?
- Lecture quality. (Incorrect. Although lecture quality can be helpful in learning, it is not one of the most important factors.)
- MLA format. (Incorrect. MLA format is important for essay writing in most disciplines, it is not one of the most important factors involved in learning.)
- Classroom hours. (Incorrect. Classroom hours are an important factor in learning if students are paying attention, but certainly not one of the most important.)
- Social interaction. (Correct. Learning is a social experience. The more we interact with our instructors and fellow students, the better we will benefit from the learning content.)
A: Social interaction.

Q: This is required for successful synchronous and asynchronous communication for learning.
- Secure routers. (Incorrect. Secure routers are not as important for either communication method as other factors.)
- Quality headphones. (Incorrect. Quality headphones are not as important for either communication method as other factors.)
- FCC approval. (Incorrect. Federal Communications Commission approval is not a factor in successful digital learning.)
- Netiquette. (Correct. Netiquette is important for both synchronous and asynchronous communication. When participating in a live video conference, it is important to be present, frame your screen properly, be on time, and mute while not speaking. In asynchronous communication, use proper language and grammar, mind your subject line, and write in a direct and concise manner.)
A: Netiquette.

Q: What is the most important underlying principle in successful asynchronous communication?
- Be prompt with your questions. (Incorrect. Questions are important for learning in general, but not the most important for successful asynchronous learning.)
- Read the assignment before commenting. (Incorrect. Reading the assignment is important for learning in general, but not the most important for successful asynchronous learning.)
- Ask for feedback whenever possible. (Incorrect. Asking for feedback is important for learning in general, but not the most important for successful asynchronous learning.)
- Keep it professional, whether an email or IM. (Correct. The most important underlying guideline to successful asynchronous communication is to be professional in all messages whether email or IM. Use proper language and grammar and respect the conventions of your instructors.)
A: Keep it professional, whether an email or IM.

Q: The following are examples of popular software plug-ins needed to play several different media types for online learning.
- Java, Adobe Reader, Windows Media Player, and RealFast. (Incorrect. RealFast is not a browser plug-in.)
- Coffee, Adobe Reader, Windows Media Player, and QuickTime. (Incorrect. Coffee is not a browser plug-in.)
- Java, Adobe Reader, Windows Digital Team, and QuickTime. (Incorrect. Windows Digital team is not a browser plug-in.)
- Java, Adobe Reader, Windows Media Player, and QuickTime. (Correct. These are four popular browser plug-ins to run various media types.)
A: Java, Adobe Reader, Windows Media Player, and QuickTime.

Q: Felicia sits down to work on her online course on her desktop computer. The screen is dark and the computer is unresponsive. Felicia should first:
- Call Tech Support immediately. (Incorrect. Tech Support would be an option after trying some basic remedies first.)
- Replace her desktop. (Incorrect. Replacing her desktop would be an option after all other remedies fail.)
- Replace her screen. (Incorrect. Replacing her screen would be an option after trying many other remedies.)
- Check to see that the computer is plugged in. (Correct. The first remedy to try when your computer is down is to check that it is plugged-in.)
A: Check to see that the computer is plugged in.

Q: Jose is having trouble connecting to his school’s LMS. It is the weekend and Tech Support is unavailable. What is another approach he could take to remedy the situation?
- Consult the user guide that came with his computer. (Incorrect. User manuals are generally useless.)
- Call his parents for help. (Incorrect. A tech problem may not be in Mom or Dad’s wheelhouse.)
- Send an email to his instructor. (Incorrect. This is not the kind of thing to bother your instructor with.)
- Do an internet search, type in his problem as chances are someone else has had the exact same problem and a solution may be posted. (Correct. Searching the internet by typing in his exact problem or error message could take him to a forum or other support site that could offer a solution to his problem.)
A: Do an internet search, type in his problem as chances are someone else has had the exact same problem and a solution may be posted.

Q: What are three factors involved in organizing your learning environment?
- Study time of day, study location, study hall. (Incorrect. Study hall is a relic of high school and not part of an organized learning environment.)
- Study time of day, study conditions, study set-up. (Incorrect. Study conditions are not part of an organized learning environment.)
- Study furniture, study location, study set-up. (Incorrect. Study furniture is not part of an organized learning environment.)
- Study time of day, study location, study set-up. (Correct. These are three factors that should be thought out by online learners to maximize their online learning.)
A: Study time of day, study location, study set-up.

Q: What is involved in organizing online course materials?
- Deciding where to shelve your textbooks. (Incorrect. In an online course, textbooks may be accessed exclusively online.)
- Deciding how to record your instructor’s lectures. (Incorrect. Instructor lectures in an online setting are recorded in YouTube or available in the school’s LMS.)
- Deciding when to go to the library. (Incorrect. The library would not come into play when organizing online course materials.)
- Deciding when to generate hard copies and when to stick with digital content, and any combination of both. (Correct. Some students are fine with all digital media, while others prefer to have hard copy and everything in-between.)
A: Deciding when to generate hard copies and when to stick with digital content, and any combination of both.

Q: Aya is creating her organizational style for next semester’s online courses. Which storage method gives her the most flexibility?
- Storage saved to a removable drive. (Incorrect. Removable drives can be corrupted and must be in the same physical location with Aya.)
- Storage on her local hard drive. (Incorrect. Aya would need to be in physical proximity to access her files if they are stored on her local hard drive.)
- Storage in a back-up device, (Incorrect. Back-up devices are not flexible as Aya would need to restore her files to access them on a back-up drive.)
- Storage in the cloud. (Correct. The cloud is the most flexible storage solution as Aya can access her files from anywhere using almost any connected device.)
A: Storage in the cloud.

Q: How can online reading content provide more interactivity than reading print content?
- Print content is just as interactive as online content. (Incorrect. Although a reader can skip around to different pages, references, and footnotes, online content provides much more in the way of interactive content.)
- Since online content is digital, it can be saved and printed. (Incorrect. Although this is true, it certainly does not offer more interactivity than print content..)
- Online content can be displayed on multiple screens or windows at the same time. (Incorrect. Although this is true, it certainly does not offer more interactivity than print content.)
- Online reading can include content full of links to related sources, audio content, and video media. (Correct. Print content does not offer much in the way of interactive media.)
A: Online reading can include content full of links to related sources, audio content, and video media.

Q: How can a learner best improve the quality of their comprehension of assigned material?
- By reading the material twice. (Incorrect. Although this may help retain more comprehension, it is not the best way to improve comprehension quality.)
- By printing the reading assignment to hard copy. (Incorrect. This is not the best way to improve comprehension quality.)
- By ensuring you are in a dark room to avoid distraction. (Incorrect. Avoiding distraction is good, but this is not the best way to improve comprehension quality.)
- By asking Why, What, How. (Correct. When you keep the “why, what and how” of reading comprehension in the forefront of your mind while reading, your understanding of the material will improve drastically.)
A: By asking Why, What, How.

Q: Thomas is writing a research paper for his history class. What sites should he consult for articles for his research?
- Any well-designed web site would qualify as a resource. (Incorrect. A well-designed web page or site is no guarantee of credibility.)
- Web sites with a .com registration would contain solid research materials to read. (Incorrect. A .com registration is no guarantee of credibility in the content..)
- Websites with an HTTP versus a HTTPS URL would be a good bet. (Incorrect. Since https provides a secure connection, it would always be a preferred site for research.)
- Credible sites would include Google Scholar and sites registered to government and academic institutions (.gov, .edu). (Correct. Google Scholar and sites registered to government and academic institutions will provide good and credible reading for research papers.)
A: Credible sites would include Google Scholar and sites registered to government and academic institutions (.gov, .edu).

Q: Which of the following would be a good research question to guide your online research about why the wolf population is rebounding?
- Is the wolf population increasing or decreasing? (Incorrect. This would be a background topic that would be explored while developing your research question.)
- How does pack behavior affect the wolf population? (Incorrect. This would be a more detailed aspect of the topic, perhaps coming to mind after asking a more general research question.)
- How many wolves are there in the United States? (Incorrect. This question would not return a pertinent answer to the question at hand.)
- Why is there growth in the U.S. wolf population? (Correct. This would be a concise and clear question that should return pertinent information.)
A: Why is there growth in the U.S. wolf population?

Q: What concepts would be the focus of a search strategy on the following research question: What is the impact of increasing global temperatures, causing polar ice melt, on the Amazon rainforests?
- Global temperature trends, polar ice melt, impact of climate change. (Incorrect. Although this is what the topic is about, the “impact of climate change” would be too general of a search concept.)
- Global temperature trends, Antarctica , and Amazon rainforest health. (Incorrect. “Antarctica” would not be specific enough to address this search strategy.)
- Leading meteorological scientists, polar ice melt, and Amazon rainforest health. (Incorrect. “Leading meteorological scientists” would not return the appropriate results.)
- Global temperature trends, polar ice melt, and Amazon rainforest health. (Correct. These would be appropriate concepts in a search strategy on that topic.)
A: Global temperature trends, polar ice melt, and Amazon rainforest health.

Q: When a user encloses a phrase in her search in quotation marks, she is:
- Quoting. (Incorrect. Quoting is not an internet search technique.)
- Truncating. (Incorrect. Truncation tells the search engine to search for not only a specific word but other terms that start with that word.)
- Citing (Incorrect. Citing is acknowledging information from another source.)
- Phrase searching. (Correct. This defines the search to topics that contain the exact words together.)
A: Phrase searching.

Q: What are effective ways to enhance online security?
- Strong password, two-factor authentication, and malware. (Incorrect. Malware is a security threat, causing havoc to your system and data.)
- Strong password, smoke wall, and anti-virus software. (Incorrect. A firewall would be the correct mechanism to help improve online security.)
- Strong OS, two-factor authentication, and anti-virus software. (Incorrect. Operating systems have to be augmented with other measures to provide online security.)
- Strong password, two-factor authentication, and anti-virus software. (Correct. Having a strong password, 2FA, and anti-virus software can greatly improve your online security.)
A: Strong password, two-factor authentication, and anti-virus software.

Q: Allayah’s partner has been researching mountain bikes on her pad for the last few days. Allayah opens her favorite news site to check on today’s headlines and sees ads for the exact mountain bike her partner had reviewed. This is a ________ issue.
- Security. (Incorrect. Security issues involve protecting your data and system from bad actors.)
- Connectivity. (Incorrect. Connectivity is how devices are linked to each other.)
- Backup. (Incorrect. Backups protect data by keeping a duplicate copy of saved files and applications.)
- Privacy. (Correct. Personal data is routinely collected and sold to online companies, creating huge privacy issues.)
A: Privacy.

Q: The following are ways to improve your online privacy:
- Filter your outgoing email. (Incorrect. Unfortunately, filtering outgoing emails will not do much to improve your online privacy.)
- Stop using wireless networks. (Incorrect. Using a wired network connection will not do much to improve your online privacy.)
- Disconnect from the Internet. (Incorrect. Disconnecting from the internet will improve your privacy because you would no longer be online.)
- Use internet search tools that do not collect your personal data. (Correct. There are browsers and search engines that do not collect or share your internet activities.)
A: Use internet search tools that do not collect your personal data.

Q: To learn how to do just about anything- from fixing a faucet to making a pasta dish- internet users rely on this site:
- TMall. (Incorrect. TMall is an e-commerce site.)
- BoredPanda (Incorrect. BoredPanda is a comedy site designed to entertain users.)
- IMDb. (Incorrect. IMDb is a website that focuses on movies and television shows and actors.)
- YouTube. (Correct. YouTube is a video sharing site that can be instructional in many ways.)
A: YouTube.

Q: Coursera, Khan Academy, and Canvas are all examples of
- BOOK platforms. (Incorrect. These sites are not BOOK sites.)
- KOOK platforms. (Incorrect. These sites are not KOOK sites.)
- COOM sites. (Incorrect. COOM sites do not exist.)
- MOOC platforms. (Correct. Massive open online course (MOOC) sites provide inexpensive classes and certificate programs.)
A: MOOC platforms.

Q: Jamie is an accountant who wants to keep up on the latest tax regulations, so he signs up for an AICPA seminar on the topic. These lifelong learning events are known as:
- TED Talks. (Incorrect. TED Talks are influential videos from expert speakers on a variety of topics and are usually asynchronous.)
- Asynchronous events. (Incorrect. AICPA seminars are interactive and synchronous events.)
- Conference calls. (Incorrect. AICPA seminars are not conference calls.)
- Synchronous events. (Correct. Synchronous events are often hosted by professional organizations and associations focused on providing professionals in a field with training to meet the current needs of their members.)
A: Synchronous events.