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Exploring the Affordances of Second Life Machinima as an Anchor for Classroom-Based Apprenticeship
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Muldoon, Nona; Kofoed, Jennifer – International Journal on E-Learning, 2011
The research reported in this paper is part of an ongoing investigation into the design of a technology-enhanced learning environment that draws from approaches embodied in the situated learning theory. In this learning context, Second Life machinima (animated artefact filmed in a 3D virtual environment) is used as an anchor to mediate authentic…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Simulation, Internet
Mapping the e-Learning Terrain
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Marshall, James; Rossett, Allison – International Journal on E-Learning, 2011
Influential voices, from the published literature, to blogs, and conference keynoters, describe e-learning that is technology rich, mobile, individualized, social and democratic. Classrooms, many note, are disappearing--and should. Blogs, feeds and blends enable this movement from a central function to lessons, information and coaching available…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Web Sites, Instructional Design, Electronic Publishing
The Swiss Virtual Campus Project NAHRIS: Experiences from a Multidisciplinary E-Learning Project in the Natural Hazard and Risk Management Domain
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Lienert, Christophe; Bischof, Nicole; Hurni, Lorenz – International Journal on E-Learning, 2009
The overall goal of the Swiss Virtual Campus project Dealing with Natural Hazards and Risk (NAHRIS) is to create a common educational course program that compiles the most recent knowledge in the field of natural hazards and risk management. Several higher education institutes from all parts of Switzerland were involved in the realization of this…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Risk Management, Foreign Countries, Program Descriptions
Self-Actualization and E-Learning: A Qualitative Investigation of University Faculty's Perceived Barriers to Effective Online Instruction
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Oomen-Early, Jody; Murphy, Lynda – International Journal on E-Learning, 2009
Much has been written about why university faculty choose to refrain or participate in online instruction (Beaudoin, 1990; Bower, 2001; Clark, 1993; Dillon & Walsh, 1992; McKenzie, 2000; McKinnon, 1998; Paulson, 2002; Rockwell, Scheuer, Fritz, & Marx, 1999; Schifter, 2002; Wilson, 1998). Missing from the empirical knowledge base, however, are…
Descriptors: Technical Support, Distance Education, Integrity, College Faculty
Belonging Online: Students' Perceptions of the Value and Efficacy of an Online Learning Community
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LaPointe, Loralee; Reisetter, Marcy – International Journal on E-Learning, 2008
The proliferation of online course designs has changed the learning environments for many students and professors. Recommendations for best practice in online course design frequently include maximizing students' online peer connections, with the intention of building a viable, if virtual, online learning community. However, students' responses to…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Community, Learning Processes
E-Learning Incorporation: An Exploratory Study of Three South African Higher Education Institutions
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Kinuthia, Wanjira; Dagada, Rabelani – International Journal on E-Learning, 2008
This article reports on the findings of a research study that was conducted to explore the types of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in use in higher education in South Africa. Specifically, the goal of the study was to explore how e-learning is being used for teaching and learning purposes. Data were collected from interviews with…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Design, Foreign Countries, Data Analysis
The Design of Online Tertiary Courseware for a Blended Learning, Project-Based, E-Business Management Program in the Middle East
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Rush, Arthur – International Journal on E-Learning, 2008
This case study briefly explores how an online, multimedia learning module based on a Cognitive Apprenticeship higher level pedagogy can positively affect students achieving the learning outcomes of a Constructivist project-based curriculum in a blended e-business management program in the Middle East. The cohort in this program is nonnative…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students, Females, Case Studies