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Noah Glaser; Mohan Yang; Shangman Eunice Li; K. Rende Mendoza – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
This study examines learner experiences in the Museum of Instructional Design (MID), a 3D Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) developed using Mozilla Spoke and Hubs, focusing on Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) education. The MID utilizes a museum theme as a fundamental design element and allows learners to interact, converse, and develop…
Descriptors: Museums, Instructional Design, Educational Environment, Virtual Classrooms
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Alina Hase; Poldi Kuhl – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
Data-based decision-making is a well-established field of research in education. In particular, the potential of data use for addressing heterogeneous learning needs is emphasized. With data collected during the learning process of students, teachers gain insight into the performance, strengths, and weaknesses of their students and are potentially…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Technology Uses in Education, Journal Articles, Decision Making
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Bo Sichterman; Stan van Ginkel; Melanie van Halteren; Richard van Tilborg; Omid Noroozi – International Journal of Technology in Education, 2023
Although previous research on Virtual Reality (VR) demonstrated the effects of particular learning environment characteristics on learning, none of these studies constructed their virtual learning environment from a constructive alignment perspective. Therefore, this experimental study aims to investigate the impact of a constructively aligned…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Artificial Intelligence, Professional Personnel, Motivation
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Garcia, Brittany; Chun, Soo; Kicklighter, Caleb; Mai, Bin; Palma, Marco; Seo, Jinsil Hwaryoung – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2021
Virtual reality recently expanded to collaborative and social networking environments where users interact with virtual characters (VCs) of various appearances and behaviors, often impacting the quality of experience. In this paper, we present preliminary survey results of perceptions about characteristics of VCs and a user study of a VR lecture…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Oriented Programs, Lecture Method, Student Experience
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Baker, Abigail H.; Kassimer, Jennifer L. – Middle Grades Review, 2021
In this essay, we discuss how a Connected Learning (CL) approach to education can offer students and teachers a democratic framework to follow when designing instruction, especially with the recent shift to online and hybrid instruction due to the global pandemic. We present literature on the opportunities and challenges of transitioning to online…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Democracy, Electronic Learning, Instructional Design
Carolyn H. Kirio – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Despite the wide-spread discussions describing makerspaces and making in school library practitioner publications and conferences, there is a lack of research related to making, makerspaces, and fablabs in PreK-12 school libraries in the United States. (Mersand, 2020). This study examined current virtual makerspaces to discover insights into…
Descriptors: Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Media Specialists, School Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education
Sprick, Randall S.; Sprick, Jessica; Coughlin, Cristy; Edwards, Jacob – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2021
"Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: Encouraging Responsible Behavior and Enhancing Motivation, 4th Edition" is an insightful treatment of the always-challenging topic of discipline in the high school classroom. The newly revised edition of the book incorporates a renewed focus on classroom management plans, handling the use and…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Discipline, Classroom Techniques, Student Motivation
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Rice, Mary F. – Online Learning, 2018
As more K-12 students with disabilities enroll in online courses, virtual schools and programs are working to make courses accessible through stronger course design. When course designers approach the issue of accessibility, they must comply with legal requirements and mitigate the challenges many students with disabilities face for literacy and…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Disabilities, Virtual Classrooms, Educational Technology
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Valencia, Heriberto González; Enríquez, Jakeline Amparo Villota; Tigreros, María Eufemia Freire – English Language Teaching, 2018
In this research article an analysis and evaluation of virtual learning spaces is carried out. To address this process, three (3) academic virtual platforms were selected, Moodle, Blackboard and Jimdo. The methodology used was of a descriptive type, applying the synchronous and asynchronous methods of virtual teaching established in each of the…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Instructional Innovation, Vignettes, Virtual Classrooms
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Branch, Robert Maribe, Ed. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2018
The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" has become a standard reference in many libraries and professional collections. It provides a valuable historical record of current ideas and developments in the field. Part One of this updated volume, "Trends and Issues in Learning, Design, and Technology," presents an array of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Instructional Design, Special Education Teachers
Ahn, June; Asbell-Clarke, Jodi; Berland, Matthew; Chase, Catherine; Enyedy, Noel; Fusco, Judith; Gardner, Shari; Grover, Shuchi; Halverson, Erica; Jona, Kemi; Lane, H. Chad; Martin, Wendy; Mercier, Emma; Moher, Tom; Ogan, Amy; Pinkard, Nichole; Polman, Joseph; Roschelle, Jeremy; Schank, Patricia; Taylor, Katie Headrick; Wilkerson, Michelle; Worsley, Marcelo – Grantee Submission, 2017
Cyberlearning researchers envision and investigate the future of learning with technology. As of summer 2017, the Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies (CFTL) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) had made 279 research grant awards. In addition, several hundred other NSF research projects have cyberlearning themes. Many of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Science Course Improvement Projects, Instructional Design, Research Projects
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Fitzgerald, Carlton J., Ed.; Laurian-Fitzgerald, Simona, Ed.; Popa, Carmen, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
As traditional classroom settings are transitioning to online environments, teachers now face the challenge of using this medium to promote effective learning strategies, especially when teaching older age groups. Because adult learners bring a different set of understandings and skills to education than younger students, such as more job and life…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Learning Strategies, Adult Learning, Adult Education
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Kidd, Terry, Ed.; Morris, Lonnie R., Jr., Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
Incorporating new methods and approaches in learning environments is imperative to the development of education systems. By enhancing learning processes, education becomes more attainable at all levels. "The Handbook of Research on Instructional Systems and Educational Technology" is an essential reference source for the latest scholarly…
Descriptors: Guides, Educational Technology, Instructional Systems, Research
Sparks, Sarah D. – Education Week, 2011
The author reports on a "flip model" of instruction that has gotten national media attention lately, thanks to its promotion by Khan Academy, the high-profile nonprofit online-tutoring library created by Salman A. Khan, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate who was looking for a way to help his young relatives with their homework. The…
Descriptors: Homework, Technology Uses in Education, Online Systems, Virtual Classrooms
Downey, Steve – Educational Technology, 2012
In the past decade, virtual worlds have progressed from isolated sectors of the Internet, inhabited by computer and fantasy role-playing enthusiasts, to one of the fastest growing sectors in the gaming industry. In the process, they have established themselves as promising venues for the delivery of online instruction. Unfortunately, during that…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design, Online Courses
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