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Tang, Tiffany Y.; Winoto, Pinata; Leung, Hareton – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2014
A number of research studies have focused on the usability of groupware in supporting collaborative work. Unfortunately, our understanding of their impact on collaborative learning is still limited due to a lack of attention on this issue. The majority of educators and designers in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) expect…
Descriptors: Usability, Use Studies, Computer Software, Cooperative Learning
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Noorhidawati, A.; Hanum, N. Fariza; Zohoorian-Fooladi, N. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2013
Introduction: This paper reports an exploratory study examining how users participate in social tagging activities in a scholarly digital library environment to learn about their motivations, behaviour, and practices. Method: This study was conducted in two phases: a survey to investigate usage and attitudes of social tagging tool, and a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Electronic Libraries, Indexing
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Colasante, Meg; Douglas, Kathy – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
Annotation of video provides students with the opportunity to view and engage with audiovisual content in an interactive and participatory way rather than in passive-receptive mode. This article discusses research into the use of video annotation in four vocational programs at RMIT University in Melbourne, which allowed students to interact with…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Video Technology, Audiovisual Aids, Interactive Video
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Ivanova, Malinka; Chatti, Mohamed Amine – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2011
The development of Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) is in the scope of research groups and educators aiming to propose suitable mechanisms for the organization of self-controlled and self-directed learning, providing students with tools and services for access to content and human intelligence inside and outside the educational institutions.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Controlled Instruction, Individualized Instruction, College Students
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Wong, Lung-Hsiang; Chai, Ching-Sing; Gao, Ping – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
This paper reports an exploratory study on Singapore secondary and primary school students' perceptions and behaviors on using a variety of Chinese input methods for Chinese composition writing. Significant behavioral patterns were uncovered and mapped into a cognitive process, which are potentially critical to the training of students in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing (Composition), Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning
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Tsong, Chau Kien; Chong, Toh Seong; Samsudin, Zarina – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
Multimedia augmented with tangible objects is an area that has not been explored. Current multimedia systems lack the natural elements that allow young children to learn tangibly and intuitively. In view of this, we propose a research to merge tangible objects with multimedia for preschoolers, and propose to term it as "tangible…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multimedia Instruction, Case Studies, Observation
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Wood, Denise; Willems, Julie – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
The Australian Government's widening participation agenda--also referred to as the social inclusion agenda--considers equity through the triple focus of access, participation and outcomes. These foci are catalysts for re-examining teaching and learning approaches in formal education. This article considers this national refocus and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Inclusion, Outcomes of Education
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Yau, Jane Y.-K.; Joy, Mike; Dickert, Stephan – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
We report the results of a diary study to determine whether a diary approach could be used as a successful way of retrieving a) the user's learning contexts, b) which learning contexts are significant for consideration within an m-learning application, and c) which learning materials are appropriate for which learning situation. Analyses of data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Data Analysis, Student Characteristics
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Jones, Norah; Blackey, Haydn; Fitzgibbon, Karen; Chew, Esyin – Computers & Education, 2010
To understand the student experience on social software, the research aims to explore the disruptive nature and opportunity of social networking for higher education. Taking four universities, the research: (1) identifies the distinction between the students' current usage of social software; (2) reports on the students' experience on…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Social Life, Student Experience, Educational Technology
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Johannesen, Monica; Habib, Laurence – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2010
This article uses the notion of professional identity within the framework of actor network theory to understand didactic practices within three faculties in an institution of higher education. The study is based on a series of interviews with lecturers in each faculty and diaries of their didactic practices. The article focuses on the use of a…
Descriptors: Diaries, Nursing Education, Engineering Education, Teacher Education
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Williams, Peter – British Journal of Special Education, 2006
Use of the Internet and other forms of information and communications technology (ICT) by people with learning difficulties has not been extensively researched. This article by Peter Williams of the Rix Centre at the University of East London reports some of the findings from "Project @pple", a major ESRC-funded programme exploring the…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Internet, Foreign Countries, Computer Software
Alepis, Efthymios; Virvou, Maria – Online Submission, 2010
Mobile computing facilities may provide many assets to the educational process. Mobile technology provides software access from anywhere and at any time, as well as computer equipment independence. The need for time and place independence is even greater for medical instructors and medical students. Medical instructors are usually doctors that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Medical Education, Medical Students
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Wood, Simon; Romero, Pablo – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
Learner centred design methods highlight the importance of involving the stakeholders of the learning process (learners, teachers, educational researchers) at all stages of the design of educational applications and of refining the design through an iterative prototyping process. These methods have been used successfully when designing systems…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Interaction, Educational Technology
Ruman, Cindy; Gillette, Jay – Ed at a Distance Journal, 2001
Describes Blackboard CourseInfo, a software package for distance learning; defines elements that are used in an on-campus graduate class; and gives results of a survey on how useful and usable the software was. Discusses results of group interviews, usability testing sessions, and an end-user survey, as well as staff and faculty interviews.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Conventional Instruction, Courseware, Distance Education
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Kennedy, Gregor E.; Judd, Terry S. – Computers & Education, 2007
Developers of educational multimedia programs have expectations about the way in which they will be used. These expectations can be broadly categorised as either functional (primarily related to the interface) or educational (related to learning designs, processes and outcomes). However, student users will not always engage with educational…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Medical Students, Multimedia Materials, Computer Software
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