Alfred Rovai

Alfred Rovai was a professor in Regent University's School of Education from 2000-2011, where he helped start the university's Ed.D. program.  Rovai earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics, a master's degree in public administration, as well as a master's in education and a PhD in academic leadership. 

His greatest contribution to the field of Educational Technology came from his development of a Classroom Community Scale (CCS).

 He passed away March 14, 2023.

• Rovai, A., Ponton, M., Wighting, M., & Baker, J. (2007). A comparative analysis of student motivation in traditional classroom and e-learning courses. International Journal on ELearning, 6(3), 413–432. 

• Rovai, A., Wighting, M., & Liu, J. (2005). School climate: Sense of classroom and school communities in online and on-campus higher education courses. Quarterly Review of Distance Educaiton, 6(4), 361–374. 

• Rovai, A., & Baker, J. (2005). Gender differences in online learning: Sense of community, perceived learning, and interpersonal interactions. Quarterly Review of Distance Educaiton, 6(1), 31-44,85-86.

• Rovai, A., (2002). Development of an instrument to measure classroom community. Internet and Higher Education 5(3), 197-211.

Websites:

• Regent University Obituary

• Good Reads Book List