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Liaqat, Amna; Munteanu, Cosmin; Demmans Epp, Carrie – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2021
300,000 immigrants move to Canada each year in search of better economic opportunities, and many have limited English language skills. Improving written literacy of newcomers can enhance education, employment, or social integration opportunities. However, frequent, timely, and personalized feedback is not always possible for immigrants. Online…
Descriptors: Adult Students, English Language Learners, Feedback (Response), Automation
Smith, Regina O. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2010
The use of collaborative learning strategies continues to grow in online environments. The ability to collaborate may, therefore, present epistemic challenges for the students and hinder their capacity to trust their own and their fellow students' ability to help them learn, and the capacity of the group (as a whole) to grow and develop. The…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Research Methodology, Learning Strategies, Computer Mediated Communication
Reed, Lori; Signorelli, Paul – ALA Editions, 2011
The best kind of learning is that which never ends--and a culture of training means that staff will be more flexible and responsive to new ideas and strategies, imperative in today's libraries. In this practical resource, leading workplace trainers Reed and Signorelli offer guidance on improving the effectiveness of training programs. Their book…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Library Personnel, Public Libraries, Library Services
Seddon, Frederick; Biasutti, Michele – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2010
In this investigative study, the authors sought to reveal the learning strategies adopted by participants as they learned to play a 12-bar improvised blues with both hands together on a musical keyboard in an e-learning environment. There were 3 participants, 2 female and 1 male. Participants' average age was 21 years. They worked individually in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Learning Strategies
Jacobson, Erik – Peter Lang New York, 2012
The volume addresses the ways that the field of adult basic education has already been impacted by changes in technology and what needs to happen for learners and teachers to take full advantage of newly developing resources. The analysis is organized around three main themes: Learning, Teaching, and Organizing. Each section reviews relevant…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Multiple Literacies, Computer Literacy, Influence of Technology
Mackey, Margaret – E-Learning, 2007
The idea of "slippery texts" provides a useful descriptor for materials that mutate and evolve across different media. Eight adult gamers, encountering the slippery text "American McGee's Alice," demonstrate a variety of ways in which players attempt to manage their attention as they encounter a new text with many resonances. The range of their…
Descriptors: Literacy, Educational Games, Video Games, Computer Uses in Education
Levine, S. Joseph – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2007
Discussion boards have the unique capacity to support higher-order constructivist learning and the development of a learning community, This chapter provides ten conditions that support the effective use of an online discussion.
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Constructivism (Learning), Computer Mediated Communication, Group Discussion
Mishra, Punya; Foster, Aroutis N. – Online Submission, 2007
Educational games have become the lightning rod for learning and preparing a future skilled workforce. Both the people, who argue against and for games agree that learning is possible, but what is learned is another issue. However, the claims about games for learning lacks substantial research and for the most part remains merely philosophical…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Educational Games, Psychology, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Juang, Yih-Ruey; Liu, Tzu-Chien; Chan, Tak-Wai – Educational Technology & Society, 2008
Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is essential to career development for teachers. Teachers can develop their own PCK by research-based activities such as action research and lesson study, with a particular emphasis on the employment of classroom practice, information technology, and collaborative learning. However, in recent studies, most of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Action Research, Information Technology, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Duhaney, Devon C. – Performance Improvement, 2004
The term "blended learning" has been growing in popularity, particularly in training and development arenas. Blended learning can be described as the use of synchronous or asynchronous technologies and traditional face-to-face instruction, in different forms or combinations, so as to facilitate teaching and learning. This mixture or blending of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Faculty, Distance Education, Learning Strategies
Voigt, Christian; Swatman, Paula M. C. – Journal of Educational Media, 2004
The evaluation of solutions is a major unresolved issue for all those involved in e-learning. In this paper we illustrate the importance of context by means of a qualitative comparison of two e-learning prototype implementations--an action research case undertaken in conjunction with a major German insurance company; and a more experimental…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Computer Uses in Education, Evaluation Research, Context Effect
Valk, John-Harmen; Rashid, Ahmed T.; Elder, Laurent – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
Despite improvements in educational indicators, such as enrolment, significant challenges remain with regard to the delivery of quality education in developing countries, particularly in rural and remote regions. In the attempt to find viable solutions to these challenges, much hope has been placed in new information and communication technologies…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Outcomes of Education, Educational Quality, Educational Indicators
Servage, Laura – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2005
Purpose--The purpose of this work is twofold. First, the vagueness of e-learning terminology is explored as a premise that the uncritical use of language reflects uncritical approaches to e-learning. North American practitioner literature is then reviewed to examine the way(s) in which e-learning vocabulary and metaphors reveal the attitudes and…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Employees, Computer Uses in Education
Toporski, Neil; Foley, Tim – Online Submission, 2004
In the 1900s, distance education attempted to mimic the traditional classroom lecture via the transmission of live or "canned" broadcasts, regardless of the technologies used: satellite, television, film, or radio. These kinds of media predisposed distance education (DE) to closely adhere to the lecture (sit and absorb) model, where…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Online Courses, Distance Education, Instructional Design