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Carlin McFarlane – ProQuest LLC, 2024
For this dissertation, Academic Support Technology (AST) is defined as any institutionalized technology activities and purchases that are performed in support of the instructional efforts of that institution. AST is the technology support that includes, but is not limited to, Student Information Systems, Learning Management Systems, Classroom…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Educational Strategies
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Gregory, Jess L. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2013
Lecture is a much maligned classroom method of instruction. Like any other technique employed by educators, there are both effective and ineffective ways to deliver content through a lecture format. Respecting that the college learner has changed, active lecturing strategies maximize student learning of course content, engaging both modern…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Instructional Effectiveness, Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Study
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Auerbach, Arthur H. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 2012
The traditional format for teaching courses to undergraduate students has long been that of lecture when professors speak and students listen. However, as times have evolved so too have the pedagogical methods in the classroom. In teaching a course on diversity and discrimination in the society, this instructor opted to combine several teaching…
Descriptors: Documentaries, Undergraduate Students, Lecture Method, Learner Engagement
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Smith, Charlene M.; Sodano, Todd M. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2011
As digital natives from the "wired" Net Generation permeate today's classrooms, and educators adapt to students' digital expectations, exploring the pedagogical use of educational technology is essential for today's faculty. Student competency in oral communication and presentation skills transcends disciplines in higher education, as does the…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Student Attitudes, Educational Technology, Nursing Students
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Kamboj, Pooja; Singh, Sushil Kumar – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2015
Effective teaching in schools requires flexibility, energy and commitment. Successful teaching also requires that teachers are able to address learner's needs and understand the variations in learner's styles and approaches. Teachers can accomplish these requirements while creating an optimal teaching-learning environment by utilizing a variety of…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Strategies, Cognitive Style
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Hermann, Christoph; Ottmann, Thomas – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2011
In this paper, we present the integration of a Wiki with lecture recordings using a tool called "aofconvert", enabling the students to visually reference lecture recordings in the Wiki at a precise moment in time of the lecture. This tight integration between a Wiki and lecture materials allows the students to elaborate on the topics…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Accuracy, Video Technology, Web 2.0 Technologies
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Babb, Kimberley A.; Ross, Craig – Computers & Education, 2009
The use of PowerPoint slides has become an almost ubiquitous practice in university classrooms, however little research has examined whether the timing of lecture slide availability to students (either before or after lecture) affects classroom behaviour or exam performance. Using a 2 (slide availability condition) x 2 (course type)…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Cognitive Development, College Students, College Instruction
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Titman, Andrew C.; Lancaster, Gillian A. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2011
Technology is increasingly used to aid the teaching of statistics. Personal Response Systems (PRS) involve equipping students with a handset allowing them to send responses to questions put to them by a lecturer. PRS allows lectures to be more interactive and can help reinforce material. It can also allow the lecturer to monitor students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Course Content, Data Collection, Statistics
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Agbatogun, Alaba Olaoluwakotansibe – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2012
The student response system (SRS) is marketed as a reliable tool for improving students' academic attainment. However, findings to the question of whether or not the SRS does improve the learning outcomes of ESL [English as a Second Language] learners in primary education are not well documented in the research literature. Despite the wide use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Audience Response Systems, Educational Technology
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Yang, Ya-Ting C.; Wu, Wan-Chi I. – Computers & Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of Digital storytelling (DST) on the academic achievement, critical thinking, and learning motivation of senior high school students learning English as a foreign language. The one-year study adopted a pretest and posttest quasi-experimental design involving 110 10th grade students in two English…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables
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McGarr, Oliver – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
This paper examines the possible influence of podcasting on the traditional lecture in higher education. Firstly, it explores some of the benefits and limitations of the lecture as one of the dominant forms of teaching in higher education. The review then moves to explore the emergence of podcasting in education and the purpose of its use, before…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Study Guides, Lecture Method, Literature Reviews
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Wieling, M. B.; Hofman, W. H. A. – Computers & Education, 2010
To what extent a blended learning configuration of face-to-face lectures, online on-demand video recordings of the face-to-face lectures and the offering of online quizzes with appropriate feedback has an additional positive impact on the performance of these students compared to the traditional face-to-face course approach? In a between-subjects…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Grade Point Average, Predictor Variables, Lecture Method
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Turvey, Keith – Computers & Education, 2010
This paper argues that if new communications technologies and online spaces are to yield "new relationship[s] with learners" then research that is tuned to recognize, capture and explain the pedagogical processes at the center of such interactions is vital. This has implications for the design of pedagogical activities within Initial…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Teachers, Research Design, Learning Strategies
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Lawler, Ellen M.; Chen, X. Mara; Venso, Elichia A. – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2007
The increased use of instructional technology in the past decade has brought about many changes in college teaching, including changes in the lecture format. We surveyed students in six science courses to obtain their opinions regarding technology use, as well as non-technological instructional techniques, and the characteristics of outstanding…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Student Attitudes, Educational Technology, Lecture Method
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Hollandsworth, Randall J. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2007
This article discusses a pilot project applying podcast technology to a management course. The project was designed, implemented, and evaluated in spring 2006 in conjunction with the Management and Supervisory Development program at Athens Technical College (Athens, Georgia). The project goals were to evaluate the pedagogical, logistical, and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Management Systems, Educational Strategies, Educational Technology
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