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Preparing Our Students for the Professional World: Integrating Thematic Assignments and Teamwork into the Art History Survey Course Design
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Leda Cempellin – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2024
Art and design students in higher education often prioritize design skills over written communication. With the opportunity to restructure courses around increased asynchronous flexibility arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the author of this manuscript (who is also the course instructor) has developed a hybrid-blended course design in the art…
Descriptors: Courses, Art Education, Design, COVID-19
Online Teaching: Context-Specific Guidelines for Instructors
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Park, Ho-Ryong; Kim, Michelle Soonhyang; Mukherjee, Keya; Ates, Burcu – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2021
Due to advancements in technology and the demand for flexible instruction, online educational opportunities are increasing. However, instructors still need guidance to teach students effectively in different types of online courses. This article provides context- and delivery-specific guidelines for those teaching asynchronous, synchronous, and…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Guidelines, Teacher Effectiveness, Synchronous Communication
Pivoting to Online Learning--The Future of Learning and Work
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Camacho, Danielle J.; Legare, Jill M. – Journal of Competency-Based Education, 2021
The purpose of this article is to contribute to the emergent body of research that addresses the changing landscape of education transitioning from brick and mortar to online/remote learning. A review of related literature for this paper includes an early perspective of online education, emergent trends, methods used to support educators and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Trends
The Influence of Advice in a Virtual Learning Environment
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Pulford, Briony D. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
The influence of asynchronous discussion in a virtual learning environment, Blackboard, on subsequent coursework grades was examined with 166 psychology students to determine whether asking questions of the tutor online, and/or reading the questions and the given advice, influenced the grades on the report they were writing. A repeated-measures…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Assignments, Psychology, Computer Mediated Communication
Critical Thinking in the Online Nursing Education Setting: Raising the Bar
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Carter, Lorraine; Rukholm, Ellen; Mossey, Sharolynn; Viverais-Dresler, Gloria; Bakker, Debra; Sheehan, Carolynn – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 2006
This article explores the effectiveness of writing to help nurse-learners develop critical thinking in an asynchronous, online learning environment. The formal written assignments of students in an online nursing health assessment program were analyzed for evidence of critical thinking according to Johns' Model of Structured Reflection (Johns,…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Assignments, Online Courses, Critical Thinking
Asynchronous Web Discussions in Teacher Training Courses: Promoting Collaborative Learning--Or Not?
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Biesenbach-Lucas, Sigrun – AACE Journal, 2004
Over the past few years, asynchronous web-based technologies have been examined for their usefulness in promoting collaborative learning among university students. Variations in implementation of this technology will determine to what extent students' learning is actually collaborative. This article discusses curricular adaptations made in the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Implementation, Graduate Students, Discussion Groups