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Blended/Online Learner Orientations: Recommendations for Design
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McGee, Patricia; Valdes, Erin; Bullis, Danica – International Journal on E-Learning, 2016
While online course offerings have steadily risen over the last decade and it is estimated that 32% of college students have taken an online course (Allen & Seaman, 2013), the process of preparing students for blended and online courses has varied and is inconsistent across institutions. Attrition rates for online courses have been…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, College Students
Best Practices for Creating an Online Tutorial: A Literature Review
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Blummer, Barbara A.; Kritskaya, Olga – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2009
In the digital era, information literacy skills enable users to locate and use online materials effectively. One persistent library service for libraries is providing skills training to students. This article traces the creation of online library instructional tutorials, currently referred to as digital learning objects, in academic libraries. It…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Information Skills, Library Services
Applying Instructional Design Principles to CAI for Mildly Handicapped Students: Four Recently Conducted Studies.
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Woodward, John; And Others – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1986
The review of four recent studies which examined the effects of instructional design variables in computer assisted instruction (drill and practice, tutorial, and simulation) for mildly handicapped secondary students found statistically significant differences for the experimental treatments in three of the studies indicating the importance of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Drills (Practice), Instructional Design, Instructional Effectiveness
Instructional Models for Tutoring: A Review.
Frey, Linda A.; Reigeluth, Charles M. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1986
Describes tutoring models and compares instructional strategies classified as organizational, delivery, and management strategies, in those models that have been found effective: Literacy Volunteers, Laubach Literacy, Structured Tutoring, Programmed Tutoring, Peer-Mediated Instruction, and the Audio-Tutorial System. Tutoring cost-effectiveness and…
Descriptors: Administration, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Computer Assisted Instruction: Effectiveness and Text.
Berger, Gertrude – 1988
The current state of computer assisted instruction (CAI) in kindergarten through grade 12 is discussed. Four formats for CAI--drill, practice, tutorial, and simulation--are defined, and a set of criteria for distinguishing between effective and ineffective CAI are described. Comparisons are made between human and computer tutors. In response to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware, Drills (Practice)
Foreign Language Immersion: Science, Practice, and a System.
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Hamburger, Henry – Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 1994
The Foreign Language Understanding Engendered by Naturalistic Techniques (Fluent) project is an educational system for beginning foreign language learning. Arguments are made in support of Fluent's scientific and practical potential for a situation-based, two-medium conversational environment that refers to pedagogical and second-language…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design