Karen Swan

11.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
127 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Karen Swan is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Computer Science Applications. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Swan has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Education, 51 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 31 papers in Computer Science Applications. Recurrent topics in Karen Swan's work include Online and Blended Learning (59 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (47 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (22 papers). Karen Swan is often cited by papers focused on Online and Blended Learning (59 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (47 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (22 papers). Karen Swan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovakia and Canada. Karen Swan's co-authors include Jennifer Richardson, Philip Ice, Peter Shea, Sebastián Díaz, D. Randy Garrison, Martha Cleveland‐Innes, J. B. Arbaugh, Alexandra Pickett, Phil Ice and Eric Fredericksen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Educational Psychologist and Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education.

In The Last Decade

Karen Swan

120 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Developing a community of... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2008 2001 2019 2019 2022 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karen Swan United States 32 4.2k 2.1k 1.4k 766 696 127 5.2k
Alfred P. Rovai United States 31 4.8k 1.2× 2.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 853 1.1× 670 1.0× 44 6.2k
Zane L. Berge United States 33 3.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 895 0.6× 488 0.6× 638 0.9× 143 4.5k
Charlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena United States 21 3.3k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 895 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 476 0.7× 56 4.7k
Martha Cleveland‐Innes Canada 19 3.2k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 453 0.6× 431 0.6× 77 4.0k
Peter Shea United States 30 3.3k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 467 0.6× 432 0.6× 73 4.0k
Heather Kanuka Canada 22 3.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 341 0.4× 706 1.0× 62 4.7k
Eugene Borokhovski Canada 22 4.1k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 983 0.7× 418 0.5× 846 1.2× 64 5.4k
Walter Archer Canada 11 6.7k 1.6× 3.9k 1.9× 2.3k 1.6× 1.2k 1.6× 871 1.3× 18 8.2k
Karel Kreijns Netherlands 28 2.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 841 0.6× 576 0.8× 562 0.8× 71 3.8k
Wim Jochems Netherlands 27 2.5k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 765 0.5× 559 0.7× 381 0.5× 82 4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Karen Swan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karen Swan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Swan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karen Swan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karen Swan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Karen Swan. Karen Swan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Richardson, Jennifer & Karen Swan. (2019). EXAMINING SOCIAL PRESENCE IN ONLINE COURSES IN RELATION TO STUDENTS' PERCEIVED LEARNING AND SATISFACTION. Online Learning. 7(1). 353 indexed citations breakdown →
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Swan, Karen, et al.. (2014). Assessing MOOC Pedagogies. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2014(1). 1018–1026. 1 indexed citations
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Hooft, Mark van ’t, et al.. (2012). A Cross-Curricular Approach to the Development of Data Literacy in the Middle-Grades: The Thinking with Data Project.. 7(3). 19–33. 6 indexed citations
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Kratcoski, Annette, et al.. (2009). Teacher Technology Mentors. 3(2). 26–32. 1 indexed citations
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Swan, Karen. (2009). Introduction to the Special Issue on Blended Learning. 5(1). 1–3. 6 indexed citations
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Lin, Yimei, Karen Swan, & Annette Kratcoski. (2009). Situated Learning in a Ubiquitous Computing Classroom. 1(2). 25–38. 1 indexed citations
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Lin, Yimei, Karen Swan, & Annette Kratcoski. (2008). Scaffolding Learning through Multimedia Development. Journal of educational multimedia and hypermedia. 17(3). 363–385.
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Swan, Karen, Jason Schenker, & Annette Kratcoski. (2008). The Effects of the Use of Interactive Whiteboards on Student Achievement. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2008(1). 3290–3297. 33 indexed citations
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Swan, Karen, et al.. (2007). Shaping Online Discussion: Assessment Matters. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2007(1). 2649–2656. 22 indexed citations
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Swan, Karen, et al.. (2007). Highly Mobile Devices, Pedagogical Possibilities, and How Teaching Needs to Be Reconceptualized to Realize Them. Educational Technology archive. 47(3). 10–12. 11 indexed citations
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Swan, Karen, et al.. (2005). Fostering social presence in asynchronous online class discussions. Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. 602–606. 13 indexed citations
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Lin, Yimei, Karen Swan, & Annette Kratcoski. (2005). Situated Collaborative Learning in Ubiquitous Computing Environments: A Case Study. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. 2005(1). 1474–1479.
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Swan, Karen. (2003). The Effectiveness of Online Learning: A Review of the Literature. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2003(1). 2225–2232. 6 indexed citations
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Swan, Karen, et al.. (2002). Online Learning Forum: An RPInteractive Professional Development Model. E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education. 2002(1). 2035–2038. 1 indexed citations
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Swan, Karen, et al.. (2000). BUILDING AFFECTIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY: SOCIAL PRESENCE & LEARNING ENGAGEMENT. World Conference on WWW and Internet. 2000(1). 800–802. 11 indexed citations
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Richardson, Jennifer, Karen Swan, & Dianna L. Newman. (2000). Evaluating Software for the New Millenium: An Example from Project Links. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2000(1). 1486–1487. 1 indexed citations
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Swan, Karen, et al.. (1999). Virtual Teacher Education: Affordances and Constraints of Teaching Teachers Online. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. 1999(1). 278–283. 8 indexed citations
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Swan, Karen, et al.. (1999). Diffusion, Technology Planning, Professional Development, for In-Service K-12 School Teachers. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. 1999(1). 617–622. 1 indexed citations
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Swan, Karen. (1994). History, hypermedia, and criss-crossed conceptual landscapes. 3(2). 120–139. 7 indexed citations
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Swan, Karen. (1994). History, Hypermedia, and Criss-Crossed Landscapes.. Journal of educational multimedia and hypermedia. 3(2). 1 indexed citations

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