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Alvarenga, Cacilda Encarnação Augusto; Ginestié, Jacques; Brandt-Pomares, Pascale – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
This study investigated the use of digital learning objects in elementary and secondary schools. The specific objectives were: a) to identify the frequency with which learning object are used by teachers, the type of object most frequently used, the teaching strategies that is more frequently adopted, the main reason for the use of learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Resource Units, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Luetkemeyer, Jennifer R. – School Library Research, 2016
Numerous policymakers have called for K-12 educators to increase their effectiveness by transforming science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning and teaching with digital resources and tools. In this study we outline the significance of studying pressing issues related to use of digital resources in the K-12 environment and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Resources, Teacher Effectiveness, STEM Education
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Muganda, Cornelia K.; Samzugi, Athuman S.; Mallinson, Brenda J. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This paper shares analytical insights on the position, challenges and potential for promoting Open Educational Resources (OER) in African Open Distance and eLearning (ODeL) institutions. The researchers sought to use a participatory research approach as described by Krishnaswamy (2004), in convening a sequence of two workshops at the Open…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Resource Units, Computer Uses in Education, Shared Resources and Services
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Albers, Peggy; Pace, Christi L.; Odo, Dennis Murphy – Journal of Literacy Research, 2016
Digital technologies make possible new avenues for sharing and accessing literacy research and practices worldwide. Among the myriad of options available, web seminars have become popular online learning venues. The current investigation is part of Global Conversations in Literacy Research (GCLR), a longitudinal and qualitative study now in its…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Seminars, Computer Mediated Communication, Communities of Practice
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Belikov, Olga Maria; Bodily, Robert – Open Praxis, 2016
In this paper, 218 U.S. faculty responses regarding Open Educational Resources (OER) were qualitatively analyzed. Ten categories emerged in the coding process. The top three categories that indicated barriers to the adoption of OER were "need more information" (faculty wanted more information before they would be willing to adopt OER),…
Descriptors: Incentives, Barriers, Shared Resources and Services, Resource Units
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Sun, Jerry Chih-Yuan; Wu, Yu-Ting – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of two different teaching methods on learning effectiveness. OpenCourseWare was integrated into the flipped classroom model (experimental group) and distance learning (control group). Learning effectiveness encompassed learning achievement, teacher-student interactions, and learning satisfaction.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Bonk, Curtis J.; Lee, Mimi Miyoung – Journal of Learning for Development, 2017
This research targeted the learning preferences, goals and motivations, achievements, challenges, and possibilities for life change of self-directed online learners enrolled in a massive open online course (MOOC) related to online teaching hosted by Blackboard using CourseSites. Data collection included a 40-item survey, of which 159 MOOC…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Academic Achievement, Independent Study, Open Education