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Pi-Sui Hsu; Reva Freedman; Dean LaBarbera; Ben Kluga; Rui Zhang; Crystal Berrios; Sharda Sharma – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2025
This design case details the ten-year (2014-present) iterative process to design and develop a graph-based computer-assisted program to support middle school students' development of collaborative argumentation. We begin by describing the first two iterations of the design and discuss how we learned from the process failures. This paper focuses on…
Descriptors: Program Development, Middle School Students, Cooperation, Persuasive Discourse
Travers, Steven T. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Many developmental mathematics programs at community colleges in recent years have undergone a process of redesign in an attempt increase the historical poor rate of student successful completion of required developmental coursework. Various curriculum and instructional design models that incorporate methods of avoiding and accelerating the…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Anxiety, Acceleration (Education)
Russo-Ponsaran, Nicole M.; Evans-Smith, Bernadette; Johnson, Jason K.; McKown, Clark – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2014
Many children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) demonstrate facial emotion recognition and expression impairments. These impairments may contribute to social disability and may put children with ASDs at risk for developing further mental health problems. In this pilot study, we examined the use of a coach- and computer-assisted facial emotion…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Human Body, Recognition (Psychology)
Carr, Sarah – Education Next, 2014
In communities including New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Chicago, educators are creating alternative schools for struggling students that employ online credit-recovery programs as a core portion, or all, of their curriculum. The growth in online learning generally, including blended learning, has fueled the proliferation of computer-based credit…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
Bloemer, Bill – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
This case study describes the philosophy underlying the delivery of online programs and courses at the University of Illinois-Springfield. The strategies used to implement the UIS model and the measures used to validate its success are outlined. These factors are reviewed in the context of the Sloan-C Five Pillars for quality learning environments.
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Online Courses, Educational Practices, College Instruction
Moore, Janet C.; Sener, John; Fetzner, Marie – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
In the U.S., only 38 of every 100 ninth graders enroll in college; of these 38, only 18 complete bachelors' degrees within six years. Asynchronous learning networks (ALN)--asynchronous, highly interactive, instructor-led, resource-rich, cohort-based learning--can yield high success rates. Growing demand for online education and the expectation…
Descriptors: Vignettes, Educational Principles, Barriers, Surveys
Willging, Pedro A.; Johnson, Scott D. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
Although there are many reasons why students dropout of college courses, those reasons may be unique for students who are enrolled in an online program. Issues of isolation, disconnectedness, and technological problems may be factors that influence a student to leave a course. To understand these factors, an online survey was developed to collect…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Dropouts, Online Courses, Surveys
Chung, Ulric; And Others – 1988
The Computer Assisted Language Learning Outreach Project for Education (CALLIOPE) was established in 1985 to enhance foreign language instruction in Illinois elementary and secondary schools through inservice teacher education in the form of short workshops, intensive summer institutes, and an internship program. The specific approach is to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Internship Programs
Smith, Kenneth H. – International Journal of Music Education, 2009
This study investigated how the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) to teach rhythm reading skills may be influenced by subjects' level of field dependence/independence. The subjects for the study consisted of 120 middle school instrumental music students divided into four groups based on scores from the Group Embedded Figures…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Music Education, Music, Computer Assisted Instruction
Moore, Janet C.; Fetzner, Marie J. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
Although online course completion rates are commonly believed to be lower than in other delivery modes, some programs achieve equal or better course completion rates. This issue presents studies that suggest certain practices contribute to student success. Readers are invited to contribute to work-in-progress on key factors for a framework of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Online Courses, Educational Practices, College Instruction
McCrary-Quarles, Audrey R. – Health Educator, 2008
This study evaluated a PowerPoint home safety (PPHS) presentation in enhancing awareness, knowledge and behavior change among senior center attendees in southern Illinois. Twelve centers were utilized as data collection sites in a pretest-posttest control group design. Through stratified randomization, centers were placed into categories (high,…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Pretests Posttests, Behavior Modification
Jakes, David – Technology & Learning, 2006
A report recently released by the Center on Education Policy reveals that the four-year-old No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has indeed served to shine a light on the importance of professional development for K-12 educators. Beyond that basic fact, though, any real broad-based impact on the training of educators remains inconclusive. While the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development, Educational Technology
Nyman, David F.; And Others – 1972
The statewide plan for computing resources in Illinois higher education is presented in this document. Chapter 1 discusses the history of this plan encompassing the board of higher education involvement, State Government planning, legislative actions, plan development, and a prospectus. Chapter 2 presents the procedure used to produce this report.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Educational Resources
Chepesiuk, Ron – American Libraries, 1998
Describes distance-learning programs being developed by library schools based on experiences in Texas, Florida, South Carolina, and Illinois. Web sites for five library-school distance-learning programs are listed, and a sidebar explains an OCLC Institute that combines on-site offerings with distance learning for global participants. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, International Programs
Handler, Marianne; Andris, Jim; Brehm, Barbara; Levin, Jim; Payne, Anneliese; Waugh, Michael; Bievenue, Lisa; Moran, Juan – 1998
Five Illinois universities, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), and the Illinois Area IV Learning Technology Hub are collaborating in the Preparing Educators for the 21st Century Program" (PIE-21). This state-funded program focuses on providing preservice teachers, administrators, and teacher education faculty with…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College School Cooperation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Programs