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Gu, X.; Gu, F.; Laffey, J. M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2011
The Life-long Learning Initiative seeks to fulfil a variety of learning needs for Shanghai citizens. Given the popularity of mobile devices in Shanghai, the ability to provide learning in informal settings through mobile devices is a key objective and challenge of the Initiative. In order to learn how to develop usable learning content for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Mobility, Computer System Design
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Friesen, N.; Lowe, S. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2012
Facebook and other social media have been hailed as delivering the promise of new, socially engaged educational experiences for students in undergraduate, self-directed, and other educational sectors. A theoretical and historical analysis of these media in the light of earlier media transformations, however, helps to situate and qualify this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Electronic Learning, Television
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Guldberg, K.; Mackness, J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2009
This research draws upon community of practice theory to explore the factors that enabled or hindered participation in an online "Foundations of Communities of Practice" workshop--a course that is designed to align with Wenger's communities of practice perspective. The research used a mixed methods approach, drawing upon log-on and posting data,…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Communities of Practice, Barriers, Participation
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Chu, R. J-C.; Tsai, C-C. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2009
This article examines several research questions to establish a theory model for explaining factors that influence adult learners' preferences for constructivist Internet-based learning environments (CILE). Data were gathered from 541 individual participants enrolled in adult education institutes in Taiwan for structural equation modelling (SEM)…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Learning Readiness, Self Efficacy, Adult Basic Education