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A Case-Study Approach to Understanding Non-Directive, Virtual Technology Coaching
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Moore, Julie A.; Williamson, Jo – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Several, large-scale quantitative studies suggest virtual coaching is an effective professional development strategy capable of producing similar results as face-to-face (F2F) programs. Virtual coaching can also be cost-effective, convenient, and even essential when in-person learning is disrupted. However, existing research offers few…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Coaching (Performance), Professional Development
The Effects of Conversational Agents on Human Learning and How We Used Them: A Systematic Review of Studies Conducted before Generative AI
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Ngocvan Bui; Jessica Collier; Yunus Emre Ozturk; Donggil Song – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2025
The popularity of generative AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, has sparked numerous studies investigating their use in educational contexts. However, it is important to note that chatbots are not a new phenomenon; researchers have explored conversational agents across diverse fields for decades. Conversational agents engage users in natural language…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
Creative Multimodal Learning Environments and Blended Interaction for Problem-Based Activity in HCI Education
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Ioannou, Andri; Vasiliou, Christina; Zaphiris, Panayiotis; Arh, Tanja; Klobucar, Tomaž; Pipan, Matija – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
This exploratory case study aims to examine how students benefit from a multimodal learning environment while they engage in collaborative problem-based activity in a Human Computer Interaction (HCI) university course. For 12 weeks, 30 students, in groups of 5-7 each, participated in weekly face-to-face meetings and online interactions.…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Blended Learning, Problem Based Learning, Case Studies
Using Synchronous Technology to Enrich Student Learning
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Wang, Charles Xiaoxue; Jaeger, David; Liu, Jinxia; Guo, Xiaoning; Xie, Nan – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2013
To explore the potential applications of synchronous technology to enrich student learning, faculty members from an American regional state university and a Chinese regional university collaborated to find appropriate ways to integrate synchronous technology (e.g., Adobe Connect) into an educational technology program in the American university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Synchronous Communication, Internet, Teleconferencing