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Gourlay, Lesley – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2021
The distinction between face-to-face and distant digitally-mediated educational engagement is a complex one, and the two modes are often combined in practice, via 'blended learning' or the use of a VLE [Virtual Learning Environment] to support campus-based teaching. The current COVID-19 pandemic has thrown this distinction into relief, in a…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods
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M. David Burghardt; Deborah Hecht – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2020
This paper examines the differences and challenges encountered when trying to create informal blended (virtual and hands-on) engineering design STEM activities. It contrasts the creation of STEM activities for formal and informal learning environments, stressing that the differences extend far beyond the length of the activity or depth of any…
Descriptors: Informal Education, STEM Education, Science Activities, Youth Clubs
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William J. Rowley – International Dialogues on Education, 2022
This paper is a follow-up to determine the accuracy of the predictions stated in a previously published article titled "Higher Education in the Midst of a Pandemic: A Dean's Perspective" (Rowley, 2020). Those predictions were more like educated guesses since the paper was written in 2020, the year the pandemic was beginning to spread…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Gary Miron; Christopher Shank; Caryn Davidson – National Education Policy Center, 2018
This sixth NEPC Annual Report on Virtual Education provides a detailed overview and inventory of full-time virtual schools and blended learning, or hybrid, schools. Full-time virtual schools deliver all curriculum and instruction via the Internet and electronic communication, usually asynchronously with students at home and teachers at a remote…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Blended Learning, Virtual Classrooms
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Gary Miron; Charisse Gulosino – National Education Policy Center, 2016
This 2016 report is the fourth in an annual series of National Education Policy Center (NEPC) reports on the fast-growing U.S virtual school sector. This year's report provides a comprehensive directory of the nation's full-time virtual and blended learning school providers. It also pulls together and assesses the available evidence on the…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Blended Learning, Public Schools, Traditional Schools
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Reese, Sasha A. – Education and Information Technologies, 2015
Over the last decade online education has emerged as a way for students and faculty to collaborate more freely, attain greater flexibility, and utilize new media to learn. The burning debate lies in whether online educational options are harmful to traditional education or offer endless benefits necessary to accommodate a 21st century learner.…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Online Courses, Higher Education, Delivery Systems
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Torre, Daniela – Journal of Distance Education, 2013
Virtual charter schools have emerged over the last decade as an increasingly popular alternative to traditional public schooling. Unlike their face-to-face counterparts, virtual charter schools educate students through blended or entirely online curricula. They present a host of new policy issues that should be scrutinized in order to ensure that…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Virtual Classrooms, Blended Learning, Electronic Learning
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Landri, Paolo – Ethnography and Education, 2013
This paper intends to problematise understandings of the ethnographer's presence in investigating contemporary forms of technologised learning. The ubiquity of new educational technologies raises questions concerning the spaces of education and learning, and challenges, at the same time, the sense of "being there" in terms of the face-to-face…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning
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Alex Molnar Ed. – National Education Policy Center, 2017
In the five years since the first National Education Policy Center (NEPC) "Annual Report on Virtual Education" was released in 2013, virtual education has continued to be a focal point for policymakers. Proponents argue that virtual education can expand student choices and improve the efficiency of public education. In particular,…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Blended Learning, Public Schools, Traditional Schools
Gemin, Butch; Smith, Barbara; Vashaw, Lauren; Watson, John; Harrington, Chris; LeBlanc, Elizabeth S. – Evergreen Education Group, 2018
Many reports on rural education give little attention to digital learning. At most, they tend to note either infrastructure needs or the potential of remote course access, with little focus on instruction, outcomes, or exemplars. This report intends to begin correcting that imbalance by connecting the dots between rural regions, rural education,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learning Strategies, Rural Areas, Rural Schools
Means, Barbara; Bakia, Marianne; Murphy, Robert – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014
At a time when more and more of what people learn both in formal courses and in everyday life is mediated by technology, "Learning Online" provides a much-needed guide to different forms and applications of online learning. This book describes how online learning is being used in both K-12 and higher education settings as well as in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Weinstein, Margery – Training, 2011
Technology has promised trainers so much--from the ability to train distant learners to new ways of keeping young employees engaged. But has it delivered? In this article, several trainers consider whether their investment in training technology has been worth it.
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Employees
Blackstock, Alan, Ed.; Straight, Nathan, Ed. – Routledge Research in Education, 2015
Synchronous technologies, particularly interactive video conferencing (IVC), are becoming common modes of teaching and delivering college courses. The increasing popularity of IVC in the U.S. and abroad calls for more pedagogically effective practices for instructors using this technology. This volume focuses on innovative and proven approaches to…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Theory Practice Relationship, Technology Uses in Education
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Brown, Mark; Paewai, Shelley; Suddaby, Gordon – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2010
This paper argues that selecting a new Learning Management System (LMS) is a strategic decision about the future direction of your institution. However, the development of a robust methodology for the selection of a new LMS is particularly challenging given the fluidity of the e-learning environment. This is especially so when both quantitative…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Delivery Systems, Management Systems, Distance Education
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Thomassen, Aukje; Rive, Pete – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
The theory and lessons of knowledge exchange, in both a physical and virtual environment, suggest a framework for understanding the specific requirements for a digital design class in "Second Life". Through teaching and observing students who were asked to complete a machinima project, our research provided examples of the strengths and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Simulation, Role Playing
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