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Using a Multimedia Final Project in an IT Ethics Course
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Howard, Elizabeth V.; Woods, David M. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2016
In previous semesters of our IT Ethics course, students created traditional final projects where they presented some topic in IT Ethics that we did not cover during the course. Students were free to choose how they would present their information with most groups choosing a traditional presentation where some members of the group were clearly…
Descriptors: Ethics, Multimedia Materials, Information Technology, Student Projects
From Students to Scholars: The Transformative Power of Communities of Practice
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Kriner, Bridget A.; Coffman, Karie A.; Adkisson, Anthony C.; Putman, Paul G.; Monaghan, Catherine H. – Adult Learning, 2015
Participating in a doctoral program can be a transformative experience that shapes the identity of the learner. What learning spaces might best facilitate that identity development? This article presents the findings of a study examining doctoral student perspectives of participating in a Community of Practice (COP) intentionally used to foster…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Transformative Learning, Doctoral Programs, Learning Experience
Differences among Preferred Methods for Furthering Aging Education in Ohio
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Leson, Suzanne M.; Van Dussen, Daniel J.; Ewen, Heidi H.; Emerick, Eric S. – Educational Gerontology, 2014
Workers serving Ohio's aging population will require increased levels of gerontological education. Using data from 55 Ohio counties, this project investigated the educational needs and reasons for seeking education from professionals in aging. Respondents reported interest in attaining aging related education. Preferred delivery methods included…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Intermode Differences, Teaching Methods, Educational Gerontology
Data Driven Program Planning for GIS Instruction
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Scarletto, Edith – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2013
This study used both focus groups (qualitative) and survey data (quantitative) to develop and expand an instruction program for GIS services. It examined the needs and preferences faculty and graduate students have for learning about GIS applications for teaching and research. While faculty preferred in person workshops and graduate students…
Descriptors: Evidence, Best Practices, Geographic Information Systems, Program Development
Response Rates for Mixed-Mode Surveys Using Mail and E-Mail/Web
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Converse, Patrick D.; Wolfe, Edward W.; Huang, Xiaoting; Oswald, Frederick L. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2008
This study examines response rates for mixed-mode survey implementation involving mail and e-mail/Web components. Using Dillman's Tailored Design Method, 1,500 participants were sent a survey either (a) via mail with a follow-up contact via e-mail that directed them to a Web-based questionnaire or (b) via e-mail that directed them to a Web-based…
Descriptors: Mail Surveys, Measures (Individuals), Response Rates (Questionnaires), Research Methodology
Training within Industry as Short-Sighted Community Literacy-Appropriate Training Program: A Case Study of Worker-Centered Training and Its Implications
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Remley, Dirk – Community Literacy Journal, 2009
This essay presents a case study of the modes used in training employees at a munitions plant in Ohio between 1940 and 1945. Theories of multimodal discourse and learning advanced by The New London Group (1996), Gunther Kress and Theo Van Leeuwen (2001) and Richard Mayer (2001) inform this analysis. With an unskilled labor force and many workers…
Descriptors: United States History, War, Weapons, Manufacturing Industry