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Carmichael, Patrick – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2015
While elements of Deleuze's theory, notably the "geophilosophical" concepts of "rhizomes," "smoothness" and "striation" have been applied to educational technologies, his work on time has, to date, been comparatively neglected by educational theorists. This article explores practices and outcomes of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Web 2.0 Technologies, Higher Education
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Acar, Adam – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2014
This study experimentally manipulated the way students submit their assignments and tested the number of new words that are learned in each condition. The results showed that students who submitted their assignments through Facebook learned as much as those who submitted their assignment in a traditional way. In the light of these findings, we can…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Assignments, Intermode Differences
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Ramsay, Judith; Terras, Melody M. – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2015
The use of technology to support learning is well recognised. One generation ago a major strand of human--computer interaction research focussed on the development of forms of instruction in how to interact with computers. Today, however, the advanced usability of modern technologies has all but removed the presence of many user manuals. Learners,…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Interaction, Metacognition
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Terras, M. M.; Ramsay, J.; Boyle, E. A. – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2015
The unprecedented opportunities for production and collaborative working supported by Web 2.0 technology offer immense potential for active knowledge creation. Research to date has mostly explored the demographic factors that influence production but we argue here that a more detailed understanding of the psychological determinants of online…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Psychology, Influence of Technology, Interaction
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Abu-Alruz, Jamal – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2014
The purpose of this study is to determine the level of Facebook use in education in one public university located in the middle part of Jordan. A sample of 189 undergraduate students enrolled in the science education courses participated in the study by responding to a questionnaire composed of 15 items. The results of the study indicated that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, College Science, Student Experience
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Usoro, Abel; Echeng, Razep; Majewski, Grzegorz – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2014
Though a few empirical studies on acceptance of Web 2.0 as a social networking tool in teaching and learning exist, apparently none consider students' and faculties' views from different cultures, which is the focus of this study. This article reports on a pilot study that begins to fill this gap by investigating the perceptions, attitude and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Web 2.0 Technologies, Electronic Learning
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Cordes, Sean – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2012
This article is an exploratory study of student behavior using online tools to do project-based work for a library science course at a mid-sized Midwestern public university. The population was 22 net generation students aged 18-24, who were enrolled in an Introduction to Information Resources course. The study was designed to better understand…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Publishing
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Doerr-Stevens, Candance – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2011
This article presents a qualitative case study that uses discourse and social semiotic analysis methods in order to examine the rhetorical construction of fictional personas within an online role play used for learning in the college classroom. Of special focus are the differing patterns of semiotic resource use (for example, language and…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Program Effectiveness, Semiotics, Linguistic Theory