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Hoekstra, Angel; Mollborn, Stefanie – Learning, Media and Technology, 2012
This article identifies how clicker use can support or augment existing principles of good teaching across different disciplines in higher education. While many of these principles will be familiar to instructors, the link between student response system (SRS) use and existing pedagogical methods is still often unclear, even for scholars who are…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Intellectual Disciplines
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Savin-Baden, Maggi – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
Whilst there is considerable literature on feedback for students and on the use of audio feedback, literature in the area of podcasting assignment feedback (PAF) remains sparse. Partly, this may be due to a lack of clarity about what counts as feedback, the way in which feedback is located pedagogically and the relationship between feedback…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Assignments, Educational Practices, Learning Processes
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Yates, Bradford L.; Adams, Jennifer Wood; Brunner, Brigitta R. – Learning, Media and Technology, 2009
Nearly 700 US journalism and mass communication faculty (all teaching personnel) reported their perceptions of student email use via a web-based survey. This nationwide study focused on the content of email sent by faculty to students, email's effectiveness, and email's effect on student learning. Comparisons were made based on faculty gender,…
Descriptors: Journalism, College Faculty, National Surveys, Teacher Attitudes
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Cheng, Gary; Chau, Juliana – Learning, Media and Technology, 2009
The ability to self-reflect is widely recognized as a desirable learner attribute that can induce deep learning. Advances in computer-mediated communication technologies have led to intense interest in higher education in exploring the potential of digital tools, particularly digital video, for fostering self-reflection. While there are reports…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), College Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Games, Ivan Alex – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
This article presents the results of a three-year study of "Gamestar Mechanic" (www.gamestarmechanic.com), a flash-based multiplayer online role-playing game developed for the MacArthur Foundation's digital media learning initiative by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Gamelab in New York. The game's objective is to help children…
Descriptors: Design, Role Playing, Discourse Analysis, Thinking Skills