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Liang, Hai-Ning; Sedig, Kamran – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2009
Interactive visual learning tools (IVLTs) are software environments that encode and display information visually and allow learners to interact with the visual information. This article examines the application and utility of frameworks in the analysis and design of IVLTs at the micro level. Frameworks play an important role in any design. They…
Descriptors: Visual Learning, Interaction, Educational Technology, Instructional Design
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Chen, Der-Thanq; Wang, Yu-Mei; Hung, David – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2009
Research on asynchronous online discussions has primarily focused on their efficacy in relation to learning outcomes. Rarely are there investigations on how the design of online learning activities or how discussions could be incorporated into student learning experience. We contend that successful online activities need careful and meticulous…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learning Experience, Group Discussion, Guidelines
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Thornton, Kate; Yoong, Pak – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2011
The purpose of this research was to explore the use of ICT to support leadership learning within an education context. Leadership development opportunities that encourage reflection, the development of self-awareness, the sharing of practice, and that support the transfer of learning back to the workplace are challenging to fit into the life of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Transfer of Training, Leadership Training
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Gao, Hong; Shen, E.; Losh, Susan; Turner, Jeannine – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2007
Collaborative concept mapping engages two or more students in coordinated and sustained efforts in the creation of one or more concept maps in order to learn and construct knowledge. It is a potentially powerful instructional strategy in that it fosters meaningful learning and group knowledge construction and helps the building of common ground…
Descriptors: Investigations, Educational Strategies, Concept Mapping, Virtual Classrooms
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Zhou, George G.; Brouwer, Wytze; Nocente, Norma; Martin, Brian – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2005
Several Canadian universities and colleges have been working together for years to build Web-accessible computer-based applets to help students learn physics concepts. This paper reports the findings from a study that evaluated the effectiveness of these applets in enhancing conceptual learning. We integrated quantitative and qualitative methods…
Descriptors: Internet, Physics, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
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Lavooy, Maria J.; Newlin, Michael H. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2003
Explores the different forms and potential applications of computer mediated communication (CMC) for Web-based and Web-enhanced courses. Based on their experiences with three different Web courses (Research Methods in Psychology, Statistical Methods in Psychology, and Basic Learning Processes) taught repeatedly over the last five years, the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Course Content, Distance Education