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Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2022
This study investigates how emergency practicum was carried out during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the past two years (Spring 2020 to Sprin 2022) in Saudi Arabia. Results of surveys with a sample of instructors from Languages, Translation, Literature, Linguistics, Education and Computer Science Departments at a sample of universities in Saudi Arabia…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Practicums, COVID-19, Pandemics
Kupczynski, Lori; Mundy, Marie Anne; Goswami, Jaya; Meling, Vanessa – Online Submission, 2012
Distance learning has facilitated innovative means to include Cooperative Learning (CL) in virtual settings. This study, conducted at a Hispanic-Serving Institution, compared the effectiveness of online CL strategies in discussion forums with traditional online forums. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 56 graduate student…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Distance Education, Cooperative Learning, Virtual Classrooms
Thiede, Robert – Online Submission, 2012
The popularity and rise in online courses have somewhat taken the author by surprise. Starting as a college instructor three years ago, the author has witnessed the tremendous interest in online programming. In fact, it is the fastest growing enrollment at the kindergarten-12th grade and higher educational levels. At the university level,…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Strategies, Best Practices, Assignments
Nelson, Erik T. – Online Submission, 2009
This paper examines the differences that exist between the traditional face-to-face classroom and the online courseroom. Instructors should begin by identifying the epistemological foundation for the course conversion process. During the instructional design phase, courses can be developed from a team approach or by the instructor alone. Issues of…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Online Courses, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods
Beck, Dennis; Ferdig, Richard E. – Online Submission, 2008
Although lecture and lab courses are commonly used in higher education, there are potential problems with this format. However, technology is presenting new opportunities for teaching such a type of a course. This study explores the changes in the role of the instructors when a lecture and lab course evolved into a hybrid course, with the lecture…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Discourse Analysis, Lecture Method, Intermode Differences
Bean, Erik Paul – Online Submission, 2008
Since the 1920s, textbook critics have maintained that textbooks should offer a homogenous editorial approach, including an acknowledgment of a mix of author opinion and scholarly research. Several researchers indicated that some textbooks are not homogenous. The purpose of this quantitative content analysis study was to examine whether…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Online Courses, Content Analysis, Teaching Methods