Chan Hyeon Hur

Background: Online learning has become a defining feature of higher education, expanding access while reshaping how students engage with knowledge, instructors, and peers. Despite its rapid growth, uncertainty persists regarding which instructional design features most effectively support academic achievement and digital competence in asynchronous, skills‐based courses. Prior studies often focus on perceptions or rely on small cross‐sectional samples, leaving limited clarity on how specific design features such as assignments, badges, and feedback influence measurable academic outcomes in asynchronous, skills‐based courses. Objectives: This study examines how assignment structures, learning supports, pacing systems, and digital badges are associated with standardized academic performance in an asynchronous pre‐finance computer applications course, drawing on the community of inquiry framework (CoI) and self‐regulated learning (SRL) theory to interpret how instructional design features and regulatory processes interact to shape academic outcomes. Methods: Data were collected from 742 undergraduates across six consecutive semesters in a certified asynchronous online course emphasizing Microsoft Excel proficiency. Survey responses on learning materials (e.g., SimuTraining , CapstoneProjects ) and instructional supports (e.g., WeeklyUpdates , QuizFeedback ) were matched with performance records (i.e., Points : total points earned), which were standardized using z ‐scores ( ZTP ) to ensure comparability across semesters while preserving students' relative standing within each term. A pooled regression with semester fixed effects and robust standard errors examined factors associated with performance while controlling cohort and seasonal differences. Results and Conclusions: Earning a digital badge, resubmitting capstone projects, and receiving automated feedback were positively linked to performance, while valuing unlimited attempts on low‐stakes assignments and preferring end‐of‐course deadlines were negatively associated. These results reveal a disconnect between student perceptions and actual learning, suggesting that lower‐performing students may rely on repetition without mastering underlying skills. Findings underscore the importance of structured pacing, targeted feedback, and performance‐linked incentives such as badges. Collectively, this study advances technology‐enhanced education by clarifying which practices foster success and offering strategies to strengthen digital competence and learning outcomes in higher education.

Grounded in a nexus of sport sociology and economics inquiry, the present study examined the rental market at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games, considering increased rent as a critical antecedent to gentrification. Specifically, econometric analyses based on a difference-in-differences design were employed to examine longitudinal data of rent transactions in the hosting districts. The findings suggested that rental prices went through varied phases of fluctuation with a potential consequence of gentrification. As such, the results shed light on housing struggles and gentrification as a form of controversy brought about by the construction of sport facilities and hosting events. Therefore, they provided in-depth and empirical evidence to critique socioeconomic inequalities underneath the neoliberal political agenda in sport as well as the revanchist politics prevalent in today’s neoliberal world.

Purpose: This study examines the net impact of the 2018 Winter Olympics on temporary housing prices in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2012 to 2023. Amid growing scrutiny of the Games' long-term economic sustainability, particularly in smaller, less urbanized regions, this study offers empirical evidence on localized housing market effects in a non-Western context and assesses the broader, often untested, economic and social benefits of the Olympics. Design/methodology/approach: Employing the synthetic control method, this study compares rental prices in Gangneung with rental prices in non-host cities nationwide exhibiting similar economic and housing characteristics. Findings: Contrary to expectations of economic gains from hosting the Games, the findings indicate no significant increase in monthly rent prices in Gangneung relative to other cities. In fact, rental prices showed limited change during the Olympics and in the immediate years following, challenging the notion that hosting such mega-events generates positive fiscal returns. Originality/value: The findings offer important insights into the discourse on the intangible benefits of winter sport mega-events and provide lessons for planning sustainable future initiatives. They suggest that substantial public investment in the Winter Olympics may fall short of expected social and financial returns, especially after staging the events, underscoring the need for careful economic impact assessments in less developed communities.

본 연구는 2018 평창동계올림픽 개최 발표가 개최 지역 부동산 가격에 미치는 영향을 검증하였다. 올림픽 개최 발표가 있었던 2011년 전 · 후의 부동산 가격 변동을 2009년부터 2017년까지의 강원도 내 모든 행정구역에서 거래된 182,391건의 아파트 실거래가 자료를 이용하여 분석하였다. 올림픽을 개최한 강원도의 총 18개 행정구역 중 올림픽 경기가 개최된 강릉시, 평창군, 정선군과 올림픽을 계기로 KTX 고속철도 노선과 정류장이 신설된 원주시와 횡성군을 포함한 5개 행정구역을 올림픽의 수혜 지역으로 구분하였고, 그 밖의 13개 행정구역은 비수혜 지역으로 구분하였다. 올림픽 개최 발표 전 · 후의 아파트 실거래 가격의 차이를 수혜 지역과 비수혜 지역으로 나누어 평균값의 변동을 단순 비교한 분석과 이중차이분석(difference-in-difference analysis)을 실시한 결과 올림픽 개최 발표 이후 수혜 지역과 비수혜 지역의 아파트 실거래 가격이 모두 유의미하게 상승하였으며, 올림픽 개최 발표가 올림픽 수혜 지역의 아파트 실거래 가격의 상승에 미친 영향이 비수혜 지역 대비 유의미한 수준으로 컸음을 보여주었다. 즉, 시간이 지남에 따른 자연적 가격 상승과 올림픽 개최 발표와 무관하게 수혜 지역과 비수혜 지역 사이에 존재하는 본질적 차이를 제거한 이후에도 올림픽 개최 발표가 수혜 지역의 부동산 가격 상승에 유의미한 영향을 미쳤음을 보여준다. 연구 결과의 학술적, 실무적 의미와 연구의 제한점 및 향후 연구를 위한 제언이 논의되었다.