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April Murphy; Steve Ritter – Grantee Submission, 2022
Large-scale, classroom-based experiments using adaptive instructional software pose somewhat unique challenges for experimental design and deployment. One reason for this is that adaptive software allows students to advance through the curriculum at different rates and encounter content at different times, meaning that content targeted for…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Assistive Technology, Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Sadoux, Marion – Research-publishing.net, 2017
This research is an exploratory study that seeks to evaluate the potentials of the Chinese app WeChat to enhance the spoken fluency of learners of French in China, who report having limited and insufficient opportunities to practice speaking in their daily life. WeChat is an extremely popular instant messenger facilitating communication through a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, French, Informal Education
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Valcke, Jennifer; Alfaro, Elena Romero – Research-publishing.net, 2016
Due to the increasing internationalisation of higher education, universities must ensure the professional development of their teaching staff in English-Medium Instruction (EMI). Nevertheless, very few universities have the means to invest in teacher training and offer their teachers the opportunity to develop the competences that will ensure best…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teacher Education
Alzahrani, Ibraheem; Woollard, John – Online Submission, 2013
This paper seeks to discover the relationship between both the social constructivist learning theory and the collaborative learning environment. This relationship can be identified by giving an example of the learning environment. Due to wiki characteristics, Wiki technology is one of the most famous learning environments that can show the…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication, Educational Environment, Constructivism (Learning)
Correia, Ana-Paula; Baran, Evrim; Cagiltay, Kursat – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this case study is to understand ways to plan, organize and facilitate experiences in which experts who are geographically dispersed act as effective consultants. Graduate students enrolled in an advanced course in instructional technology at a large university in the Midwestern United States interacted with colleagues studying at a…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Advanced Courses, Computer Mediated Communication, Consultants