Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 18 |
Descriptor
| Design Requirements | 19 |
| Instructional Design | 19 |
| Usability | 19 |
| Foreign Countries | 12 |
| Computer System Design | 9 |
| Educational Technology | 8 |
| Electronic Learning | 8 |
| Computer Software | 6 |
| Higher Education | 6 |
| Online Courses | 6 |
| Web Based Instruction | 5 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Batatia, Hadj | 2 |
| Baurens, Benoit | 2 |
| Moen, Anne | 2 |
| Toikka, Seppo | 2 |
| Alias, Nor Aziah | 1 |
| Andreu, J. J. | 1 |
| Babic, Frantisek | 1 |
| Bauters, Merja | 1 |
| Ben Ami, Zvi | 1 |
| Bugnon, Alexandra | 1 |
| Böhrs, Sandra | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 14 |
| Reports - Research | 9 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 4 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 11 |
| Postsecondary Education | 10 |
| Adult Education | 5 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Location
| European Union | 4 |
| Botswana | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| Jordan | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkShanmugasundaram, Suresh; Chidamabaram, Divya Preya – Africa Education Review, 2020
Recognising the usability challenges that are linked to tools like the Blackboard learning management system are significant. This paper presents the outcome of an assessment of adherence to design principles on Blackboard from the learner-user perspective at Botho University, Botswana. As the university is shifting from a conventional teaching…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Instructional Design, Integrated Learning Systems, Usability
Mäkelä, Tiina; Helfenstein, Sacha – Learning Environments Research, 2016
The present study shows how the mixed-methods approach can be used in capturing and organising learning environment (LE) characteristics for the participatory design of psychosocial and physical LEs involving learners. Theoretical constructs were tested and further elaborated on in the analysis of two similar educational design research studies:…
Descriptors: Physical Environment, Educational Environment, Participatory Research, Individual Development
Download full textKrämer, Andreas; Böhrs, Sandra – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
This article explores the future potential for the development of online courses. The findings are based on an empirical study with 3 sample groups: (1) B2C segment in Germany, (2) B2C segment in the United States, and (3) B2B segment (international). In the first step the status quo of the use of e-learning in general and online courses in…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Expectation, Trend Analysis, Electronic Learning
Legon, Ron – American Journal of Distance Education, 2015
In countless discussions over the past ten years with educators considering the adoption of the Quality Matters (QM) Rubric™, the most common question asked is, "Can you prove that applying the QM Rubric to an online course improves outcomes--retention, grades, learner satisfaction?" This question seems necessary, reasonable, and even…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Relevance (Education), Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Misra, Pradeep Kumar – Open Praxis, 2013
This is a critical phase for Open Educational Resources (OER) movement: on one side the number of OER is increasing rapidly, and on other side debates about quality of OER-based courseware are heating up. These debates emanate from the fact that OER-based courseware are supposed to help users to follow a logical learning path and get an engaging,…
Descriptors: Courseware, Educational Principles, Guidelines, Educational Quality
Glore, Peyton; David, Alicia – International Journal on E-Learning, 2012
This article reviews research pertaining to the use aesthetics design, and usability in education. This article focuses on defining the role of visual elements and aesthetics in the user interface while exploring the importance of their application in a web-based learning environment. Research demonstrates that aesthetics are pivotal in…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Electronic Learning, Credibility, Web Based Instruction
Lim, Cheolil; Song, Hae-Deok; Lee, Yekyung – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
Usability is critical to the development of a user-friendly digital textbook platform interface, yet thorough research on interface development based on usability principles is in short supply. This study addresses that need by looking at usability attributes and corresponding design elements from a learning perspective. The researchers used a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Textbooks, Formative Evaluation
Villalta, M.; Gajardo, I.; Nussbaum, M.; Andreu, J. J.; Echeverria, A.; Plass, J. L. – Computers & Education, 2011
In a Classroom Multiplayer Presential Game (CMPG) peers interact collaboratively with the virtual world and amongst themselves in a shared space. The design of this kind of game, however, is a complex process that must consider instruction strategies, methodology, usability and ludic aspects. This article's aim is to develop and systematize…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Guidelines, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Technology
Porcaro, David; Carrier, Carol – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2014
As ideas and personnel flow across borders, there are many opportunities for instructional designers to collaboratively design online modules with international teams. These collaborations can take many shapes, as varying levels of localization and within-team communication are employed. This paper looks at ten guiding principles that are shaping…
Descriptors: International Cooperation, Design Requirements, Educational Practices, Educational Principles
Sahrir, Muhammad Sabri; Alias, Nor Aziah; Ismail, Zawawi; Osman, Nurulhuda – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
The design and development research, first proposed by Brown and Collins in the 1990s, is currently among the well-known methods in educational research to test theory and validate its practicality. The method is also known as developmental research, design research, design-based research, formative research and design-cased and possesses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Semitic Languages, Usability
Kharade, Kalpana; Peese, Hema – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2012
In recent years, e-learning has become a valuable tool for an increasing number of visually impaired (VI) learners. The benefits of this technology include: (1) remote learning for VI students; (2) the possibility for teachers living far from schools or universities to provide remote instructional assistance to VI students; and (3) continuing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Distance Education
Spiegel, Cheri Lemieux – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2012
This article describes how the author applied principles of universal design to hybrid course materials to increase student understanding and, ultimately, success. Pulling the three principles of universal design--consistency, color, and icon representation--into the author's Blackboard course allowed her to change the types of reading skills…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, College English, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
Khlaisang, Jintavee – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate proper website and courseware for e-learning in higher education. Methods used in this study included the data collection, the analysis surveys, the experts' in-depth interview, and the experts' focus group. Results indicated that there were 16 components for website, as well as 16 components for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Design Requirements
Lakkala, Minna; Paavola, Sami; Toikka, Seppo; Bauters, Merja; Markannen, Hannu; de Groot, Reuma; Ben Ami, Zvi; Baurens, Benoit; Jadin, Tanja; Richter, Christoph; Zoserl, Eva; Batatia, Hadj; Paralic, Jan; Babic, Frantisek; Damsa, Crina; Sins, Patrick; Moen, Anne; Norenes, Svein Olav; Bugnon, Alexandra; Karlgren, Klas; Kotzinons, Dimitris – Online Submission, 2008
One of the central goals of the KP-Lab project is to co-design pedagogical methods and technologies for knowledge creation and practice transformation in an integrative and reciprocal manner. In order to facilitate this process user tasks, driving objectives and high-level requirements have been introduced as conceptual tools to mediate between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Programming, Computer System Design, Educational Technology
Online Submission, 2008
The objectives of training activities as stated in the DoW are: 1. to organize training within the project for the participants to learn to use the necessary tools; 2. to support training activities of the partners when they deliver and take in use the tools and practices during extended pilots. The approach with regards to the first point is that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Training Methods, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1 | 2
