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Richardson, Lindsay D. – Research in Learning Technology, 2023
With the shift to online learning, many instructors have been forced into course delivery that involves educational lecture videos. There are a number of different elements that impact the quality of educational videos and overall student experience (e.g. instructor eye gaze, audio levels, screen sizing). More specifically, research has…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Electronic Learning, Lecture Method, College Students
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Laura Jenkins; David Maidment – Psychology Teaching Review, 2024
Engaging a large cohort of students with teaching content is a difficult task for any educator working in higher education. When students are not receiving feedback about their participation efforts, this can lead to decreased engagement. Polling activities, such as hands up responses, can be used to address this but students cannot respond…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
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Smith, Alyssa C.; Ralph, Brandon C. W.; Smilek, Daniel; Wammes, Jeffrey D. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Background: Much work has focused on "inattention" in the classroom, examining how episodes of task-unrelated thought (i.e., mind wandering) and engagement with various forms of media (e.g., media multitasking, smartphone use) influence retention of lecture material. However, considerably less work has examined factors that may…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Lecture Method, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries
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Kelling, Nicholas J.; Kelling, Angela S. – Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2022
The coronavirus pandemic contributed to significant life changes, which likely diminished student engagement in coursework. With this challenge in mind, a graduate course was redesigned using edutainment as a model to enhance student engagement and learning in an online environment and delivered during the pandemic. The course redesign…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Instructional Design, Learner Engagement, Graduate Students
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Harris, Richard; Blundell-Birtill, Pam; Pownall, Madeleine – Student Success, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a shift to online teaching, which has dramatically affected all facets of the student experience. In this practice report, we reflect on the synchronous delivery of a popular final-year module "Face Perception" in a United Kingdom (UK) psychology undergraduate degree. In the module, students learned via…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Synchronous Communication, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students
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Timothy M. Ottusch; Ashley C. Jordan – Family Science Review, 2022
As enrollment in online courses continues to rise, examining quality student engagement opportunities in online settings is important for their success and well-being. The current study sought to understand students' perspectives on using interactive video lectures in fully online classes. Surveys were collected from 161 undergraduate students…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Video Technology
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Harris, Richard; Blundell-Birtill, Pam; Sutherland, Ed; Pownall, Madeleine – Psychology Teaching Review, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shape and disrupt teaching provision in Higher Education, educators have responded with a swift pivot to online teaching for the 2020-2021 academic year. The debate surrounding the pedagogic utility of pre-recorded 'asynchronous' versus live 'synchronous' lecture modality continues to grow among teachers of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Electronic Learning, Lecture Method
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Oldfield, Jeremy; Rodwell, Judith; Curry, Laura; Marks, Gillian – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2019
In the past 20 years, the landscape of Higher Education in the United Kingdom has changed considerably. With the prospect of tuition fees spiralling above £9,000 per year, per student, it is important to explore the impact this has upon the student experience. In spite of the vast financial investment current students make towards their education,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Seminars, Undergraduate Students, Focus Groups
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Carmichael, Cheryl L.; Schwartz, Anna M.; Coyle, Maureen A.; Goldberg, Matthew H. – Teaching of Psychology, 2019
In two studies, we demonstrate an engaging classroom activity that facilitates student learning about Kohlberg's theory of moral development by using digital resources to foster active, experiential learning. In addition to hearing a standard lecture about moral development, students watched a video of a morally provocative incident, then worked…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Moral Development, Lecture Method, Scores
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Hua, Tzu-Ling – Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning, 2019
English-medium instruction (EMI) has become a global education phenomenon in recent decades, especially in higher education. However, its implementation is still facing criticism. On the one hand, learners are welcoming the envisaged benefits of preparing them with professional content knowledge and English language proficiency to compete in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
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Raffo, Deana M. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2016
TED Talks are short videos of experts talking about a variety of topics. This paper outlines six TED Talks that connect with the leadership literature and topics commonly taught with an explanation of how they enhance teaching about a corresponding leadership topic. The researcher shares how introducing TED talks related to leadership can…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Video Technology, Leadership Training, Critical Thinking
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Cramer, Kenneth M.; Sands, Mandy – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2016
As in most disciplines, the typical introductory class presents topics to students in a linear fashion, beginning (to use psychology as an example) with the history of the field, research methods, brain and neurons, sensation and perception, and so on. This study examined the impact of topic sequence on student achievement. The same professor…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Introductory Courses, Psychology, College Students
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Dyson, Benjamin; Vickers, Kristin; Turtle, John; Cowan, Sara; Tassone, Adrianna – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2015
Both lecture delivery and Facebook use are ubiquitous aspects of higher education from staff and student points-of-view, respectively. An attempt was made to integrate the two by setting up a Facebook group and delivering contemporary news stories in preparation for in-lecture discussion in a large-scale (1,200 students across 5 sections)…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication, Lecture Method
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Wu, Jennifer; Kraemer, Philipp – Teaching of Psychology, 2017
This project describes the results from a large enrollment introductory psychology course specially designed to improve performance of first-year students. The main objective of the project was to identify early indicators of student success to inform future teaching and promote classroom engagement. Variables representing academic preparation,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Academic Achievement
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McKenzie, Wendy A.; Perini, Eloise; Rohlf, Vanessa; Toukhsati, Samia; Conduit, Russell; Sanson, Gordon – Computers & Education, 2013
A blended learning model was developed to enhance lecture delivery in a large, diverse introductory psychology unit, introducing the use of an online, personalized learning system for lecture preparation and using lecture time to extend students' understanding. Changes to the assessment included diagnostic, formative and summative online quizzes.…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Tests, Psychology, Blended Learning
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