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Malessa, Eva – Research-publishing.net, 2018
This study investigated what log files can reveal about learner behaviour of low- and non-literate adults learning to read for the first time in Finnish as a second language. The participants' reading development was supported by practising in an online training environment. Log files, automatically created user-computer interaction records, were…
Descriptors: Illiteracy, Literacy Education, Finno Ugric Languages, Second Language Learning
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Dorner, Helga – American Journal of Distance Education, 2012
This study examines online mentor roles and effects with the online mentoring process in computer-supported collaborative learning environments in communities of in-service teachers. Interest in the online mentors' activity encompassed their participation in the online interactions, the influence of their activity on participants' patterns of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Web Based Instruction, Mentors
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Simpson, Tamara; Camfield, David; Pipingas, Andrew; Macpherson, Helen; Stough, Con – Educational Gerontology, 2012
In an increasingly aging population, a number of adults are concerned about declines in their cognitive abilities. Online computer-based cognitive training programs have been proposed as an accessible means by which the elderly may improve their cognitive abilities; yet, more research is needed in order to assess the efficacy of these programs. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Comparative Analysis, Control Groups
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Waight, Consuelo L.; Willging, Pedro; Wentling, Tim – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2004
E-learning, sometimes referred to as online learning, Web-based learning, distance learning, and technology-based learning, among other names, is a concept that has garnered significant global attention. This broad attention to e-learning has resulted in numerous e-learning reports. In doing extensive Web searches for e-learning reports, the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses, Business
Schatz, Steven; Schwen, Thomas M. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2006
Dynamic Online Performance Support Systems (DOPSS) are a new class of intervention that can meet the needs of a quickly changing work force in an information age environment. These systems are customized for the target population, with unique meta tags, unique function sets, and dynamic growth for and by users in use. These unique tag sets allow…
Descriptors: Intervention, Internet, Case Studies, Educational Technology