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Tracey, Monica W.; Kacin, Sara E. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2014
The following design case illustrates the approach a group of advanced graduate online-design students, two design coaches, and an instructor used to design an online instructional intervention as a service-learning project for parents interested in improving their parenting skills with their pre-teens. This design case is distinctive in that it…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Graduate Students, Parent Education, Instructional Design
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Coffey, John W. – Computers and Education, 2007
Novak and Iuli [Novak, J. D. & Iuli, R. J. (1991). The use of meta-cognitive tools to facilitate knowledge production. In "A paper presented at the fourth Florida AI research symposium (FLAIRS '91)," Pensacola Beach, FL, May, 1991.] discuss the use of Concept Maps as meta-cognitive tools that help people to think about thinking. This work…
Descriptors: Courseware, Metacognition, Conferences, Concept Mapping
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Wang, Qiyun; Nieveen, Nienke; van den Akker, Jan – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2007
The CASCADE-MUCH system was designed to help teacher-designers in Shanghai, China with the development of instructional scenarios for multimedia curricula. After four rounds of prototyping, a summative evaluation was carried out to assess practicality. Results showed that the system was practical for the intended target users in Shanghai and also…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Instructional Design, Summative Evaluation, Foreign Countries
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O'Dwyer, D. W.; Logan-Phelan, T. M.; O'Neill, E. A. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2007
The current paper describes the design and development of a qualitative analysis course and an interactive web-based teaching and assessment tool called VSE (virtual structural environment). The widespread reliance on structural analysis programs requires engineers to be able to verify computer output by carrying out qualitative analyses.…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Virtual Classrooms, Teaching Methods
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Howlett, David; Vincent, Tim; Gainsborough, Nicola; Fairclough, Jil; Taylor, Nick; Cohen, Jon; Vincent, Richard – E-Learning, 2009
Numerous studies have been undertaken demonstrating that online learning is an effective teaching tool, working best when combined with more conventional teaching methods. There is a paucity of data both examining the longitudinal blending of an e-module with more conventional modes of curriculum delivery and also relating to the time and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Medical Students, Undergraduate Study, Teacher Effectiveness
Lenze, James S. – 1995
This paper examines the conceptualization and design of the Pennsylvania Audiographics Distance Education Project's (PADEP) Life Skills and Drug Education Course, and discusses the successes and difficulties of the project based on results from formative evaluation. Educators from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, developed new courses that could be…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Correctional Education, Courseware, Distance Education
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Savenye, Wilhelmina; Dwyer, Herb; Niemczyk, Mary; Olina, Zane; Kim, Alexander; Nicolaou, Adamos; Kopp, Howard – Computers in the Schools, 2003
A school district in the southwestern United States has over the past several years built its infrastructure to support high-quality technology integration by its teachers. The district partnered with a nearby university's educational technology graduate program to develop a digital high school project. Teachers and advanced instructional-design…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Internet, Educational Technology, Web Based Instruction
Smart, Linda; Fennessy, Ben – 2001
It is increasingly necessary to encourage lifelong learning in order to keep pace with the Information Age. As learners increasingly take charge of their own learning, however, they will require support to enable them to achieve their goals--and a variety of learning opportunities will need to be created. Learners' interests, imagination, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, College Programs, Computer Oriented Programs