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Gajek, Elzbieta – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Crowdsourcing not only opens new perspectives within the general concept of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), but also raises questions about ethics, motivation, and fair contribution. Technology offers platforms such as Duolingo, Bussu, and Babbel for learning languages with active contribution of the learners. Such applications reach…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Khryashchev, Vladimir; Kasatkina, Natalia; Sokolenko, Dmitry – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
The survey data suggest a high technical and sufficient psychological readiness of Yaroslavl State University students to use mobile devices in learning. The results of the research prove that students have an above the average level of interest and motivation in learning with the help of mobile devices. Nevertheless, it is obvious that there is a…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Interdisciplinary Approach, College Students, Learning Readiness
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Barany, Amanda; Shah, Mamta; Cellitti, Jessica; Duka, Migela; Swiecki, Zachari; Evenstone, Amanda; Kinley, Hannah; Quigley, Peter; Shaffer, David Williamson; Foster, Aroutis – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
Few digital tools are designed to support identity exploration around careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) that may help close existing representation gaps in STEM fields. The aim of this project is to inform the design of games that facilitate learning as identity change as defined by the Projective Reflection…
Descriptors: Science Careers, Environmental Education, Urban Planning, Design
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Olmedo-Torre, Noelia; Farrerons Vidal, Oscar – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2017
We present a strategy for the acquisition and assessment of autonomous learning conducted as part of the Graphic Expression in Engineering (GE) degree course during the first quarter at the Escola Universitària d'Enginyeria Tècnica Industrial de Barcelona (EUETIB). The strategy employed is the puzzle technique in the classroom and multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Independent Study, Foreign Countries, Puzzles
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Ngo, Thi Phuong Le – Research-publishing.net, 2015
A Virtual Resource Center (VRC) has been brought into use since 2008 as an integral part of a task-based language teaching and learning program for Business English courses at Nantes University, France. The objective of the center is to enable students to work autonomously and individually on their language problems so as to improve their language…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Data Analysis, Business Communication, Second Language Learning
Robertson, Greg; Baumann, Christoph; Bilgin, Ayse A.; Bulger, David; Coutts, Pamela M.; Engel, Roger M.; Giuriato, Rosemary; Gudlaugsdottir, Sigurbjorg; Rigney, Curtis; Tomossy, George F. – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
Universities in Australia and worldwide, are building a new generation of learning and teaching spaces which are designed to encourage and support active and collaborative modes of learning and teaching. However, there is little evidence to show that students will recognise the contribution these spaces make to their learning. Temple (2008) argued…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Teacher Collaboration
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Hamada, Mayumi – Research-publishing.net, 2013
Facebook is, in most countries, a very popular Social Network Service (SNS). Since the launch of its service in Japan in 2008, it has been growing rapidly. As a platform for a link to the world, Facebook can also be used effectively for language learning in English as a foreign language (EFL) environments. The purpose of this project was to…
Descriptors: Social Networks, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Rozema, Hazel; Weldy, Eric – 1993
A study examined the kinds of skills that minority students felt prepared them for college and helped them to succeed. All 80 minority students enrolled at Illinois' Millikin University (enrollment, 1,800 students) were interviewed for 20 to 30 minutes each. Results indicated that: (1) students reported that English composition/writing classes,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Dropout Prevention, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication
Rodrigue, Christine M.; Wechsler, Suzanne P.; Whitney, David J.; Ambos, Elizabeth L.; Ramirez-Herrera, Maria Teresa; Behl, Richard; Francis, Robert D.; Larson, Daniel O.; Hazen, Crisanne – 2003
This paper describes an interdisciplinary project at California State University (Long Beach) designed to increase the attractiveness of the geosciences to underrepresented groups. The project is called the Geoscience Diversity Enhancement Project (GDEP). It is a 3-year program which began in the fall of 2001 with funding from the National Science…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Community Colleges, Environmental Education, Geology