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Helen Benson; Keith Heggart; Kylie A. Williams; Chloé Smit; Patrick Abela – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2025
This article investigates the effectiveness of a newly developed online tool for assessing and improving the design and accessibility of Learning Management System (LMS) sites in Higher Education. The study employs a mixed-methods approach, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data. Results from 25 subject coordinators and 3 peer…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Learning Management Systems, Higher Education, Usability
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Powers, F. Eamonn; Moore, Robert L. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Collaboration and teamwork are concepts routinely attributed to organizational success and successful change management. Yet often the details of these collaborative experiences are limited to participants in the team involved. In this case study we highlight how a learning experience architect, as part of an organizational working group, could…
Descriptors: Learning Management Systems, Educational Change, Change Strategies, Performance Technology
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Ramirez, Arlene; LaPrairie, Kimberly N.; Hebert, Waneta – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
A name for the field of instructional technology has long been debated. Terms such as learning design, educational technology, instructional systems design and learning systems have been used to describe the field over the past 100 years. With an exploration of the history of the field, this article rebrands the field as Knowledge Systems Design…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Design, Educational Technology, Professional Development
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Wonjin Yu; Wanju Huang – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
This study introduces a case of developing and piloting a tailored education program on AI education for beginner-level learners using machine learning platforms such as Google Teachable Machine and Scratch. The program was piloted with 27 elementary school students. Learning effects and satisfaction were examined during the pilot phase. The…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Program Development, Educational Technology, Learning Management Systems
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Viet-Ngu Hoang; Will Connell; Radhika Lahiri; H. Nadeeka De Silva; Xuan-Hoan Pham – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2025
Dashboards have become a crucial element of contemporary business operation and management; therefore, it is desirable for business students to acquire knowledge of them. This article investigates the effectiveness of designing learning activities around investment dashboards in the context of introductory business analytics (IBA) courses. We…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Business Education, Management Systems, Statistics Education
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Hamadi, Hanadi; Tafili, Aurora; Kates, Frederick R.; Larson, Samantha A.; Ellison, Carlyn; Song, Jihee – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Online discussion boards are a standard learning management system (LMS) instructional tool used in the emerging online learning pedagogy. This pilot study examined an innovative approach that differs from how discussion boards have been commonly used. Using a retrospective, cross-sectional design, we evaluated the effect of shifting from…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Discussion Groups, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Computer Mediated Communication
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Green, Kathryn R.; Chewning, Haynes L. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
Postsecondary instructors and students alike perceive the primary function of a learning management system (LMS) as a means of static information dissemination, particularly assessment-related information such as grades. Subsequently, the most-used LMS features are those that facilitate such information transfer. Perhaps because of these usage…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Information Dissemination, College Faculty, Information Transfer
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Lim, Cheolil; Ryu, Jeeheon; Martindale, Trey; Kim, Nari; Park, Sanghoon – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
This report synthesized a one-hour panel discussion at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, sponsored by the Korean Society for Educational Technology (KSET). The theme of the panel discussion was "New Technology, Design, and Research Approaches for…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Conferences (Gatherings), Teaching Methods, Instructional Design
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Matherson, Lisa H.; Hardin, James E.; Wilson, Elizabeth K. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
In efforts to more efficiently assess and manage the student teaching experience (internship) of students, a pilot program was undertaken to implement the LiveText Field Experience Management (FEM) tool. This paper relates the efforts of stakeholders (mentor teachers, university supervisors, school district administrative personnel, teacher…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Internship Programs, Pilot Projects, Management Systems
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Machajewski, Szymon; Steffen, Alana; Romero Fuerte, Elizabeth; Rivera, Eleanor – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
Technology in Higher Education affects teaching and learning excellence while being a significant expense for universities. There is a need for evaluation of current instructional technology use when planning for renewal or adoption of a new learning management system (LMS). This study was conducted to understand the patterns of course tools used…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Educational Technology, Enrollment Trends, College Faculty