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American Journal of Play, 2020
T. L.Taylor is Professor of Comparative Media Studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and cofounder and Director of Research for AnyKey, an organization dedicated to supporting and developing fair and inclusive esports. She is a qualitative sociologist who has focused on internet and game studies for over two decades, and her…
Descriptors: Educational Sociology, Video Games, Computer Games, Internet
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Freddi, Maria – Research-publishing.net, 2021
This chapter is a reflective account of the author's experience as a teacher of English at the University of Pavia during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. It considers the design and delivery of an English for architecture and construction engineering course as well as the assessment stage of a text analysis course. It proceeds by…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Pandemics
Fulgham, Susan M.; Shaughnessy, Michael F. – Educational Technology, 2015
Punya Mishra is Professor of Educational Psychology and Educational Technology at Michigan State University, where he directs the Master of Arts in Educational Technology program. He currently chairs the Creativity Special Interest Group at the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education. He is nationally and internationally recognized…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Creativity, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Teplovs, Chris – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2015
This commentary reflects on the contributions to learning analytics and theory by a paper that describes how multiple theoretical frameworks were woven together to inform the creation of a new, automated discourse analysis tool. The commentary highlights the contributions of the original paper, provides some alternative approaches, and touches on…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Theory Practice Relationship, Instructional Design
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American Journal of Distance Education, 2011
Larry Johnson has been the CEO of the New Media Consortium (NMC) for nearly a decade, and he has worked in higher education for more than twenty-five years. Before joining NMC, he served in roles that include faculty member, dean, provost, and president. In this interview, he talks about the position of NMC in distance education and the challenges…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Administrators, Interviews, Consortia
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O'Neill, D. Kevin – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
This article synthesizes research on social capital, school outcomes, internet use, and volunteering to argue that e-mentoring--which is commonly practiced over long distances--could become a powerful way to build greater cohesiveness in local communities. Realizing this potential will require a larger-scale and more coordinated approach to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Design, Mentors, School Effectiveness
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Kordel, Richard – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2008
In moving information onto a computer, people generally assume that the format and presentation have little effect on the information itself. Every online educator should consider the effect on students of the electronic presentation of information, however, as that assumption is questionable. Although many writers have investigated the computer…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Design
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Richards, Cameron – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2006
For various reasons many teachers struggle to harness the powerful informational, communicative and interactive learning possibilities of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in general. This is perhaps typified by how e-learning platforms and web portals are often used mainly as repositories for content and related online discussion…
Descriptors: Interaction, Internet, Technology Integration, Discussion Groups
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Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Traxler, John; Pettit, John – Journal of Learning Design, 2007
The paper addresses the question of how to design for learning taking place on mobile and wireless devices. The authors argue that learning activity designers need to consider the characteristics of mobile learning; at the same time, it is vital to realise that learners are already creating mobile learning experiences for themselves. Profound…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Student Role
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Cronje, Johannes – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2006
This article proposes a model that integrates the traditionally conflicting objectivist and constructivist approaches to instructional design. I argue that these two approaches are complementary rather than oppositional. I present and analyze two learning programs in order to show how learning events can contain both objectivist and constructivist…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Models
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Naidu, S. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2007
Central to the argument about the influence of media on learning is how this influence is measured or ascertained. Conventional methods which comprise the use of true and quasi-experimental designs are inadequate. Several lessons can be learned from this observation on the media debate. The first is that, conventional methods of ascertaining the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Influence of Technology
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Wubbels, Theo – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2007
This paper comments on strengths and weaknesses of the papers on communities of practice in this special issue of "Technology, Pedagogy and Education." First it discusses the character of communities of practice and the question of whether schools are environments that are conducive to the development of teacher communities of practice. It then…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Computer Mediated Communication, Research Methodology, Teaching Methods
Berge, Zane L. – Educational Technology, 1995
Based on a review of the literature, this article examines the roles of a computer conference moderator in distance education. Highlights include the role of technology in distance education; interactions in learning, including synchronous and asynchronous interaction; reliance on discussion; and pedagogical, social, managerial, and technical…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion, Distance Education
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Caverly, David C.; MacDonald, Lucy – Journal of Developmental Education, 1999
Discusses second generation (G2), asynchronous online education. G2 courses provide instruction and require student interactivity in the form of asynchronous e-mail. Reviews benefits and limitations of G2 courses, what hardware and software are necessary, guidelines for teaching G2 courses, and guidelines for developing students to help them…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education
Knowlton, Dave S. – 2001
This paper provides practical advice for making online discussions educationally durable. This advice focuses on all stages of online discussions from designing the assignment guidelines through summative evaluation. While this practical advice is grounded in the author's experience, it is more substantively grounded in a framework defining…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
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