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Direct linkHuang, Rongjin; Helgevold, Nina; Lang, Jean – International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2022
Purpose: Finding ways in which technology can be used to modify, strengthen, scale up and sustain lesson study (LS) is an emerging field of research. It has become even more important due to a pandemic leading to teacher and student learning being delivered online. The purpose of this paper is to present research findings about experiences of…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Lesson Plans, Instructional Effectiveness
Download full textWilson, Emerald C.; Berge, Zane L. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
Within its 20 years of development, the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework has become the most widely used theoretical framework in e-learning. It is considered in much of the distance education literature to be a robust collaborative-constructivist process model that uses three essential elements to interpret educational experience: cognitive…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Instructional Design, Outcomes of Education, Communities of Practice
Minul Doluweera; Kiriheneappuhamilage Don Harindu Kusaljith Kirihene; Neluwa-Liyanage Ruwan Indika; Channa Nirmal Sirisena; Asel Helitha Jatunarachchi; Uthkarsha Chandrasena; Senumi Gihansa Dharmadasa; Amali Samaranayake; Vonara Gatharie Devendra; Vinudi Nimethma Edirisinghe; Thusharie Sugandhika Suresh; Sharmila Jayasena; Gracia Fe Budoy Yu; Crist John Pastor; Tharanga Thoradeniya – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2024
The Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) and the College of Biochemists of Sri Lanka (CBSL) organized a virtual education symposium in 2021 funded by the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB). The parallel session named "Students' Perception" was attended by 188…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Science Education, STEM Education
Scott McNamara; Victoria Larocca; Rebecca Bassett-Gunter – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2024
Background: Educational podcasts are a new medium that provides content and profession-specific knowledge. Although educational podcasts are widely distributed and listened to within professional fields, little is known about the communities of learners or communities of practices (CoPs) that surround them. Within the field of physical education,…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Audio Equipment, Telecommunications, Physical Education
Andrea Cook – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Using the Community of Inquiry framework (CoI) to ground the study, this research study explored the relationship between teaching presence behaviors, select faculty characteristics, and student rating of instruction for teaching effectiveness. Data from the Individual Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA), conducted at Ottawa University…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Teacher Behavior
Varty, Nicole G. – Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2021
Learning communities (LCs) represent a high impact practice in higher education with marked benefits for all stakeholders. In general education composition courses, learning communities can provide key support for students. This paper provides an example of a mixed-methods assessment design, and its consequent revision due to the COVID-19…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Academic Achievement, Writing Instruction, College Curriculum
Wang, Jianlan; Wang, Yuanhua – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2021
Online teacher education is an important alternative in response to the problem of teacher shortage. The format of interaction is critical in leveraging social and intellectual connection between learners. Yet, few studies have examined this issue in online teacher preparation. In this study, we examined two commonly used interactional formats…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Web Based Instruction
Yildirim, Denizer; Seferoglu, Suleyman Sadi – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2021
The purpose of the study, in order to improve the courses presented in online environments based on Community of Inquiry, is to investigate relations among the Community of Inquiry' presences (teaching, social and cognitive), learners' characteristics (e.g. gender, age, occupational status, and the type of registered program), "e-readiness…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
Robert Dawson Coffey – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Technology is transforming higher education by removing geographic constraints for both students and instructors and increasing learning and cooperation with internet-based applications. Bloom's taxonomy continues to play a significant role in instructional design for both the classroom and online, but other theories that address the challenges of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Instructional Effectiveness
Tanyanyiwa, Vincent Itai; Madobi, Rejoice – Journal of Learning for Development, 2021
This qualitative case study examines the challenges that influence the effective teaching and learning of Geography and Environmental Studies through Open and Distance e-Learning (ODeL) at the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU). Semi-structured interviews and documentary analysis were employed to solicit information from twenty students and four…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Geography Instruction, Environmental Education, Distance Education
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, 2021
In 2019, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) was awarded a grant through the federal Teacher and School Leader (TSL) Incentive Program to expand and sustain work to support teachers and improve students' academic success in three Indiana school districts. TSL grants support districts' human capital management systems, specifically…
Descriptors: Grants, Program Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Alexis A. Chontos; John R. Kenney – Journal of Instructional Research, 2024
This study identifies the best online teaching practices to benefit first-year visual arts students, notably to include instructor-created videos. Such instructor-created videos provide a firm foundation for these students to succeed in their first year of college. The introduction of Web 2.0, focusing on user-generated content, has shown…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Best Practices
Cacciamani, Stefano; Perrucci, Vittore; Fujita, Nobuko – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2021
This study investigates different instructional designs to promote students' collective cognitive responsibility for Knowledge Building in blended university courses. Using an iterative, design-based research methodology with reference to the conjecture mapping technique, the blended learning design of an undergraduate educational psychology…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Responsibility, Blended Learning, Synchronous Communication
Maré, Suné; Mutezo, Ashley Teedzwi – Open Learning, 2021
Unisa has embraced the use of online learning and e-tutoring as a new approach to teaching and learning in an ODeL environment. According to the Community of Inquiry Theory, a learning community is important to enhance the social, cognitive and teaching presences for online learning to achieve student success. Online e-tutor and student…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Tutoring, Tutors, Teaching Assistants
Zhang, Rui – Language Learning & Technology, 2020
It is widely accepted that effective blended learning initiates students into constructivist learning experiences by integrating face-to-face approaches with online technology. The Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework combines teaching, social, and cognitive presences to explore students' blended learning experiences from the perspectives of…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Active Learning, Inquiry, English for Special Purposes
