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Dunlap, Joanna C.; Lowenthal, Patrick R. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2013
"Theory? What does this have to do with anything we're doing?" Sound familiar? Students may not always verbalize this, but they often think it, especially in courses where the emphasis is on the development of technical skills and the application of those skills to the building of products. Presenting theory in a way that is relevant and…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Story Telling, College Students, Instructional Design
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Riedel, Tom; Betty, Paul – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2013
A pilot program to provide real-time library webcasts to Regis University distance students using Adobe Connect software was initiated in fall of 2011. Previously, most interaction between librarians and online students had been accomplished by asynchronous discussion threads in the Learning Management System. Library webcasts were offered in…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Gok, Tolga – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2012
The change in students' problem solving ability in upper-level course through the application of a technological interactive environment--Tablet PC running InkSurvey--was investigated in present study. Tablet PC/InkSurvey interactive technology allowing the instructor to receive real-time formative assessment as the class works through the problem…
Descriptors: Physics, Problem Solving, Computer Uses in Education, Handheld Devices
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Mercurio, Marge; MacDonald, Laurie; Bottenberg, Donna; Johnson, Brian; Tubin, Bosmat – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2007
This article discusses the authors' effort in tailoring instruction to meet student needs. The authors began by talking to students and asking them specific questions about what they wanted and needed for an instruction setting to be successful. Sometimes educational solutions offered to faculty and students are not needed, welcomed, or wanted.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Needs, Course Descriptions, Classroom Techniques
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Russell, Alene Bycer; Chisholm, Mark P. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1995
Development, structure, and uses of multi-institutional and statewide student databases at the state level are examined, based on results of a national survey of state higher education agencies. The issue of confidentiality is also discussed. Construction and uses of a multi-institutional system in Colorado are then described, and its advantages…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Confidential Records