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Tracey, Monica W.; Hutchinson, Alisa – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2019
In an effort to create meaningful user experiences, instructional designers participate in continuous projection and reflection during design. Empathic design draws on instructional designers' sensitivity toward their learners as a reference for design. Empathic forecasting, or predictions about an emotional reaction to future events, is an…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Emotional Experience, Empathy, Prediction
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Yeh, Yi-Lien; Lan, Yu-Ju – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
The importance of learner autonomy has been researched for at least two decades. However, it has been critiqued that most research mainly focused on theoretical explanations and was based on anecdotal evidence (Dalgarno and Lee in "Br J Educ Technol "41(1):10-32, 2010; Hew and Brush in "Educ Technol Res Dev" 55(3):223-252,…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Technological Advancement, Case Studies, Quasiexperimental Design
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Pasfield-Neofitou, Sarah; Huang, Hui; Grant, Scott – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
Increased recognition of the role of the body and environment in cognition has taken place in recent decades in the form of new theories of embodied and extended cognition. The growing use of ever more sophisticated computer-generated 3D virtual worlds and avatars has added a new dimension to these theories of cognition. Both developments provide…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Language Acquisition, Classroom Environment, Case Studies
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Zheng, Dongping; Bischoff, Michael; Gilliland, Betsy – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
Drawing on ecological and dialogical perspectives on language and cognition, this exploratory case study examines how vocabulary learning occurs during a quest-play mediated in English between a Japanese undergraduate student and a native speaker of English. Understanding embodiment as coaction between the player-avatar and player-player relations…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Computer Games, Context Effect, Undergraduate Students
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Khan, S. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2008
This research assessed the value of case study methodology in the design of an educational computer simulation. Three sources of knowledge were compared to assess the value of case study: practitioner and programmer knowledge, disciplinary knowledge, and knowledge obtained from a case study of teacher practice. A retrospective analysis revealed…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Case Studies, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
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Klopfer, Eric; Squire, Kurt – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2008
The form factors of handheld computers make them increasingly popular among K-12 educators. Although some compelling examples of educational software for handhelds exist, we believe that the potential of this platform are just being discovered. This paper reviews innovative applications for mobile computing for both education and entertainment…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Software, Educational Technology