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Broeckelman-Post, Melissa A.; Malterud, Andie; Arciero, Anthony; Hawkins, Katherine E. Hyatt – Basic Communication Course Annual, 2020
Combining traditional classroom instruction and online instruction, or hybrid/blended learning, has emerged as a popular option to mitigate rising enrollments and non-traditional student needs while maintaining the known advantages to the face-to-face learning format. We evaluated the effectiveness of a Fundamentals of Communication course (also…
Descriptors: Communications, Lecture Method, Online Courses, Blended Learning
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Clark, Tor; Jones, Alistair – Teaching Public Administration, 2017
There is an issue around getting students engaged in subject matter about which they may have little interest. Often, such subject matter is essential to their studies. The module Essential Public Affairs is such a concern for students of journalism. It is essential for their professional qualification. This article explores a pilot project which…
Descriptors: Journalism Education, Politics, Teaching Methods, Educational Needs
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Wollschleger, Jason – Teaching Sociology, 2019
Previous scholarship has demonstrated the value of high-impact practices of community engagement, inquiry-based pedagogy, and collaborative learning for engagement and learning in sociology courses, especially undergraduate research methods and statistics. This article explores the changes made to an upper-division undergraduate course focused on…
Descriptors: Assignments, Sociology, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement
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Heller, Richard Frederick; Chilolo, Edward; Elliott, Jonny; Johnson, Brian; Lipman, David; Ononeze, Victoria; Richards, Justin – Open Praxis, 2019
Two free fully online courses were offered by Peoples-uni on its Open Online Courses site, both as self-paced courses available any time and as courses run over four weeks with tutor-led discussions. We tested the hypothesis that there are no measurable differences in outcomes between the two delivery methods. Similar numbers attended both…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Tutors, Teacher Student Relationship, Computer Mediated Communication
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Broscheid, Andreas – Journal of Political Science Education, 2015
This article describes and evaluates an implementation of team-based learning (TBL) in a large (180 student) section of a U.S. government course. The author argues that TBL presents an opportunity for instructors of large classes to increase student engagement with the course content as well as student interaction with the instructor and with each…
Descriptors: United States Government (Course), Student Attitudes, Surveys, Introductory Courses
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Case, Kim A.; Miller, Angela; Hensley, Rachel; Jackson, Shaprie – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2014
Invisible knowledge or the hidden curriculum, the informal education some students get from faculty mentors, is a privilege not afforded to all students. Many universities have instituted psychology careers courses to assist undergraduate psychology students with academic and career advisement. Designed to share this invisible curriculum with all…
Descriptors: Psychology, Undergraduate Students, Majors (Students), Informal Education
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Kovtun, Olena – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2011
This mixed methods study assessed a first-year course for international students, entitled the U.S. Education and Culture, at a large Midwestern public institution. The quantitative results indicated that participation in the course improved students' academic skills, psychosocial development, understanding of social diversity in the U.S., use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, Acculturation, Emotional Development
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Kania-Gosche, Beth; Leavitt, Lynda – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2011
Dissertation writing is often the most challenging aspect of the doctoral program. In an effort to raise completion rates and lower time-to-degree as well as increase student satisfaction with the program, professors in an Ed.D. program developed a semester-long course to support students writing their dissertations. This case study describes the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Intervention, Doctoral Dissertations, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study
Duggan, Louise – Online Submission, 2012
Online education has gained significant popularity in recent years, and this trend is set to continue. One of the reasons for the explosion of online education is the fact that Colleges and Universities need to seek out new delivery methods and to reach out to people who cannot attend College or University. Funding and diversity of courses is also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Distance Education, Computer Software
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Sextos, Anastasios G. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2014
This paper presents the structure of an undergraduate course entitled "programming techniques and the use of specialised software in structural engineering" which is offered to the fifth (final) year students of the Civil Engineering Department of Aristotle University Thessaloniki in Greece. The aim of this course is to demonstrate the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Civil Engineering
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Beckem, John M., II; Watkins, Michael – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2012
Higher education institutions are under significant pressure to provide affordable, sustainable approaches that will prepare their students with the skills they will need after graduation to achieve success in the 21st Century workplace. Digital Media Simulations are among the new technologies that have emerged with the promise to help…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Asynchronous Communication, Learner Engagement, Educational Technology
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Rutledge, Michael L. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2008
Students enrolled in a large-lecture, non-majors biology course employing a diversified instructional approach featuring both instructor-centered and student-centered techniques evaluated the effectiveness of each approach in fostering course goals. Students perceived both approaches to be effective to some extent. Students indicated that the…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Biology, Introductory Courses, Large Group Instruction
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Lambert, Judy; Kalyuga, Slava; Capan, Lisa A. – E-Learning, 2009
The described study investigated the effectiveness of an e-learning Web 2.0 course redesigned from the perspective of cognitive load theory. The analyzed variables were course wiki design features, levels of instructor support, levels of cognitive load and engagement, and values students placed on particular pedagogical approaches used during…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Electronic Publishing, Instructional Design, Internet