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Rios, Tetyana; Elliott, Marquita; Mandernach, B. Jean – Journal of Educators Online, 2018
The key to the success of any online program is dedicating attention to student satisfaction. Student satisfaction with what and how they learn in an online classroom is an important variable to understand and can help instructors and course designers create an environment that fits students' needs. This can be achieved with adequate course…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Online Courses, College Students, Student Satisfaction
Soiferman, L. Karen – Online Submission, 2019
Getting students to ask questions in class, about the content, can be a difficult undertaking especially once students get to university. The nature of the lecture format makes it problematic for students as they often feel like they can't ask questions. When children are small they ask questions all the time. Sometimes we get tired of them asking…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Lecture Method, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods
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Medaille, Ann; Usinger, Janet – College Teaching, 2019
Quiet students are sometimes misunderstood in the college classroom. Students may be quiet for reasons related to personality traits, learned behaviors, or situational factors, but regardless, their silences may be misinterpreted by their instructors as a lack of engagement in their courses. In fact, quiet students are often very engaged in the…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Characteristics, Student Participation, Student Behavior
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Lin, Shinyi; Chiu, Chou-Kang – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
Vocational education and training (VET) is intended to prepare adult learners for careers that are based on practical activities. With the underlying constructivist andragogy, this study intended to examine the effects of computer-mediated group collaboration in vocational education, and how that affects the associated learning outcomes. For…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Extraversion Introversion
Klinzing, Hans Gerhard – Online Submission, 2009
The ability to express and decode nonverbal cues is assumed to be an essential quality in communication and teaching. To validate, generalize and expand upon earlier research on the importance of nonverbal competencies in communication and teaching, i.e., the relationship of nonverbal competencies (e.g., expressiveness/"charisma" and…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Cues, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Effectiveness
Evenson, Renee – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2007
Managers and business owners often base hiring decisions on first impressions. That is why it is so important to teach students to make a great first impression--before they go on that first job interview. Managers do not have unrealistic expectations, they just want to hire people who they believe can develop into valuable employees. A nice…
Descriptors: Employment Interviews, Job Search Methods, Personality Development, Guidance Programs