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Yanchar, Stephen C. – Educational Technology, 2016
Critical discussions within the field of instructional design have addressed the roles and competencies of designers, as well as the nature of design work per se. This article presents an overarching metaphor--namely, instructional design as a journey into the unfamiliar--that views design as a two-fold learning enterprise (i.e., innovative and…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Learning Experience
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Grabman, Rebecca; Stol, Talia; McNamara, Annie; Brahms, Lisa – Journal of Museum Education, 2019
This article describes Children's Museum of Pittsburgh's multi-phase approach to developing professional development (PD) for its maker educators. Researchers engaged maker educator staff in research-practice partnerships at each stage of the process, with the intention of supporting maker educators in developing their practice. Grounded in…
Descriptors: Museums, Faculty Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Sociocultural Patterns
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Chang, Ray I.; Hung, Yu Hsin; Lin, Chun Fu – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
With the rapid development of web techniques, information and communication technology is being increasingly used in curricula, and learning portfolios can be automatically retrieved and maintained as learners interact through e-learning platforms. Further, massive open online courses (MOOCs), which apply such technology to provide open access to…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Preferences, Cognitive Style, Intention
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Benedetti, Christopher – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2015
This article examines the characteristics and challenges of online instruction and presents a model for improving learner adaptation in an online classroom. Instruction in an online classroom presents many challenges, including learner individualization. Individual differences in learning styles and preferences are often not considered in the…
Descriptors: Models, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Student Adjustment
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Hodge, Laurin; Proudford, Karen L.; Holt, Harry, Jr. – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2014
Business educators have been challenged to provide a learning experience that prepares graduates to successfully compete in a dynamic business environment. The insistence on building demonstrable competencies prior to entering the workforce has led to a shift in the academic community. Experiential learning has gone from the uncommon, exceptional…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Relevance (Education), Business Administration Education, Undergraduate Study
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Watagodakumbura, Chandana – Journal of Education and Learning, 2013
This paper discusses some of the limitations of our common practices as educational practitioners. We may not pay attention to the needs of a neurodiverse society. Instead, we may incorrectly assume the existence of idealistic individuals in our learning environments. There are a number of areas related to assessment that we can improve on,…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices, Student Needs
Thone, Jaime L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As educational professionals strive to help students become efficient and effective learners, they must assist in the development of student learning strategies and a greater understanding of the learning process. The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the learning pattern preferences of middle and high school students in general…
Descriptors: Special Education, Preferences, Study Habits, Cognitive Style
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McCabe, Deborah Brown; Meuter, Matthew L. – Journal of Marketing Education, 2011
There has been an explosion of classroom technologies, yet there is a lack of research investigating the connection between classroom technology and student learning. This research project explores faculty usage of classroom-based course management software, student usage and opinions of these software tools, and an exploration of whether or not…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Undergraduate Study, Educational Technology, Learning Experience
O'Sullivan-Donnell, Becca – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This case study explored the use of students' personal mobile devices in the classroom for learning. The context was a district with an initiative called Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT), whereby students regularly utilized their personal technology as part of the curriculum. The focus of this study was to better understand how students' personal…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Handheld Devices, Case Studies, Technology Uses in Education
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Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Kalin, Jana, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed.; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Niemczyk, Ewelina, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2016
Papers from the proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society was submitted in two volumes. Volume 1 contains papers submitted at the conference held in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 14-17, 2016. Volume 2 contains papers submitted at the 4th International Partner Conference of the International Research Centre…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Conferences (Gatherings), Comparative Education, Educational History
Balaban, Nancy – 1987
Discussion focuses on teachers' beliefs and values as they relate to working with young children. Specific attention is given to (1) whether the reported blurring of the boundaries between child-life and adult-life has affected the education of young children; (2) parental pressure to provide very young children with persistently optimal…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Style, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers