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Theoretical Guidelines for the Utilization of Instructional Social Networking Websites
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Yakin, Ilker; Tinmaz, Hasan – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2015
In the past 10 years, the internet has been transformed, along with the emergence of interaction and communication technologies. Indeed, there has been an emerging movement in the interaction and communication technologies. More specifically, the growth of Web 2.0 technologies has acted as a catalyst for change in the disciplines of education. The…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Social Networks, Internet, Information Technology
An Initial Approach to the Integration of Web 2.0 Technologies in the Research Environment
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Millan, Nandy; Bromage, Adrian – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2011
Purpose: The paper comprises an extended discussion of the possibilities that Web 2.0 applications offer to doctoral researchers, and where such applications fit in the early twenty-first century in the research environment. It explores the main issues associated with their use by doctoral researchers, and how these factors have influenced the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Electronic Publishing, Social Networks
Digital Education: Opportunities for Social Collaboration. Digital Education and Learning
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Thomas, Michael, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
This timely collection of theoretical and applied studies examines the pedagogical potential and realities of digital technologies in a wide range of disciplinary contexts across the educational spectrum. By mixing content-based chapters with a theoretical perspective with case studies detailing actual teaching approaches utilizing digital…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Distance Education, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries
Accelerating the Use of Weblogs as an Alternative Method to Deliver Case-Based Learning
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Chen, Charlie; Wu, Jiinpo; Yang, Samuel C. – International Journal on E-Learning, 2008
Weblog technology is an alternative medium to deliver the case-based method of learning business concepts. The social nature of this technology can potentially promote active learning and enhance analytical ability of students. The present research investigates the primary factors contributing to the adoption of Weblog technology by students to…
Descriptors: Intention, Active Learning, Information Technology, Social Influences
The Ethics of Digital Writing Research: A Rhetorical Approach
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McKee, Heidi; Porter, James E. – College Composition and Communication, 2008
The study of writers and writing in digital environments raises distinct and complex ethical issues for researchers. Rhetoric theory and casuistic ethics, working in tandem, provide a theoretical framework for addressing such issues. A casuistic heuristic grounded in rhetorical principles can help digital writing researchers critically…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Publishing, Computer Uses in Education
Web Sites for Every Department Course
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Naveh, Gali; Tubin, Dorit; Pliskin, Nava – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: To study the implementation of a learning content management system (LCMS) at one department of a university in light of Rogers' diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory and in comparison to known critical success factors (CSFs) in implementation of information systems. Design/methodology/approach: A case study approach was used to examine…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Information Systems, Management Systems, Foreign Countries