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Investigating How Faculty Social Networks and Peer Influence Relate to Knowledge and Use of Evidence-Based Teaching Practices
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Lane, A. K.; Skvoretz, J.; Ziker, J. P.; Couch, B. A.; Earl, B.; Lewis, J. E.; McAlpin, J. D.; Prevost, L. B.; Shadle, S. E.; Stains, M. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2019
Background: Calls for science education reform have been made for decades in the USA. The recent call to produce one million new science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduates over 10 years highlights the need to employ evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) in undergraduate STEM classes to create engaging and effective…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study, Educational Environment
The Development of Social Capital among College Faculty: Investigating Teaching-Focused Personal Networks and Instructional Practice. WCER Working Paper No. 2020-9
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Benbow, Ross J.; Lee, Changhee – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2020
Scholars recognize that K-12 teachers' social interactions, particularly within teaching focused relationships, are important to professional development. This is true whether discussions take place in formal or informal settings. Few studies, however, seek to link the teaching-focused relationships of "college faculty" directly to their…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Social Capital, Social Networks, Interpersonal Relationship
The Effect of Centralization and Cohesion on the Social Construction of Knowledge in Discussion Forums
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Tirado, Ramón; Hernando, Ángel; Aguaded, José Ignacio – Interactive Learning Environments, 2015
Interactive relationships in online learning communities can influence the process and quality of knowledge building. The aim of this study is to empirically investigate the relationships between network structures and social knowledge building in an asynchronous writing environment through discussion forums in a learning management system. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction
The Effect of Centralization and Cohesion on the Social Construction of Knowledge in Discussion Forums
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Tirado, Ramon; Hernando, Angel; Aguaded, Jose Ignacio – Online Submission, 2012
Interactive relationships in online learning communities can influence the process and quality of knowledge building. The aim of this study is to empirically investigate the relationships between network structures and social knowledge building in an asynchronous writing environment through discussion forums in a learning management system. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction