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Junco, Reynol; Elavsky, C. Michael; Heiberger, Greg – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
Herein, we present data from two studies of Twitter usage in different postsecondary courses with the goal of analyzing the relationships surrounding student engagement and collaboration as they intersect learning outcomes. Study 1 was conducted with 125 students taking a first-year seminar course, half of who were required to use Twitter while…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Teaching Methods
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Seery, Michael K.; Donnelly, Roisin – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This case study describes an effective method to ameliorate the cognitive load caused by new terminology and concepts in lectures. Ten online pre-lecture resources whose design was underpinned by the principles of cognitive load theory were provided to a class of 49 first year university level chemistry students. Each resource introduced a number…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Science Instruction, College Freshmen