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Galvin, Sarah; Greenhow, Christine – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
Students today spend more time writing on social media than they do in formal classrooms and have developed distinct and complex literacies separate from traditional writing curricula. Although several studies have explored teens' informal literacy practices online, research investigating how these spaces may inform or be effectively utilized in…
Descriptors: Social Media, High School Students, Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication
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Prokes, Christopher; Housel, Jacqueline – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
COVID-19 challenged higher education to rapidly shift to remote course delivery. This study surveyed community college students (N = 356) about their confidence in completing learning related tasks before and after the shift, access to technologies used in in remote learning, and disruptions that impacted their learning. Results indicated notable…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Distance Education, Online Courses
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Nworie, John; Haughton, Noela – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
The nature of disruptions encountered by classroom teachers is changing. In the past, disruptions were typically students chewing gum, eating or taking naps during class, engaging in acts of incivility including the occasional brawl, and the like. These disturbances, in many ways, pale in comparison to those accompanying the use of technologies in…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Teaching Conditions, Teaching Methods, Teacher Role