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Al-Zou'bi, Reem; Shamma, Fathi – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2021
This research assessed instructors' usage of emojis in distance education for high diploma students. A quantitative approach was employed comprising an e-survey consisting of 11-items, one closed-ended question, and two open-ended questions. The participants were a randomly selected sample of 343 high diploma students, 243 attending Al al-Bayt…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Visual Aids, Arabs, Distance Education
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Small, Felicity; Dowell, David; Simmons, Peter – Journal of International Education in Business, 2012
Purpose: Teachers have access to a growing range of online tools to support course delivery, but which ones are valued by students? Expectations and satisfaction are important constructs in the delivery of a service product, and how these constructs operate in a service environment, such as education where the student can also take on the role of…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Attitudes, Satisfaction
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Maher, JaneMaree; Hoon, Chng Huang – Feminist Teacher: A Journal of the Practices, Theories, and Scholarship of Feminist Teaching, 2008
The possibility of online student collaboration over cyberspace for two groups of students in Australia and Singapore was conceived by JaneMaree Maher at Monash University in Australia in 2005 after hearing a paper given by a colleague that detailed the experience of a three-way cross-country dialogue using flexible learning technologies. A recent…
Descriptors: Feminism, Distance Education, Cooperation, Foreign Countries
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Lin, ShinYi; Overbaugh, Richard C. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
In the context of hybrid instruction, this study was designed to explore whether gender has an influence on learners' preferences for synchronous or asynchronous modes of computer-mediated communication, and whether this decision impacts learners' self-efficacy (SE) towards knowledge acquisition. The participants were 180 teacher-education…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Self Efficacy, Online Courses
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von Neuforn, Daniela Stokar – Interactive Learning Environments, 2007
To support and continue the motivation of participants in virtual learning environments it is important to achieve a successful learning atmosphere. Therefore, it is necessary to reach the participants on a personal level and to perceive their personal needs and emotions when conversing with them. These factors of learning motivation depend on the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Learning Motivation
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Ketelhut, Diane Jass; Nelson, Brian C. – Educational Research, 2010
Background: Most policy doctrines promote the use of scientific inquiry in the K-12 classroom, but good inquiry is hard to implement, particularly for schools with fiscal and safety constraints and for teachers struggling with understanding how to do so. Purpose: In this paper, we present the design of a multi-user virtual environment (MUVE)…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Student Attitudes, Virtual Classrooms, Science Curriculum
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Chyung, Seung Youn – Journal of Educators Online, 2007
In a face-to-face classroom, the instructor can easily diagnose students' motivational status by observing their facial expressions and postures, but such cues are absent in an online classroom. Therefore, online instructors often estimate students' motivational level based on their online behavior such as the number of messages they post, and…
Descriptors: Cues, Learning Strategies, Adult Learning, Adult Students
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Roberts-DeGennaro, Maria; Clapp, John – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2005
Student perceptions were investigated toward their experience of learning online in a web-based graduate social policy course. Overall, student perceptions were positive toward the online features of this course with the most useful features being the PowerPoint lecture notes and the Discussion Board. Students were more satisfied with their…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Student Attitudes, Graduate Students, Gender Differences
Baptista Nunes, Miguel, Ed.; McPherson, Maggie, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2014, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (Lisbon, Portugal July 15-19, 2014). The e-Learning 2014 conference aims to address the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education