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Helen Benson; Keith Heggart; Kylie A. Williams; Chloé Smit; Patrick Abela – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2025
This article investigates the effectiveness of a newly developed online tool for assessing and improving the design and accessibility of Learning Management System (LMS) sites in Higher Education. The study employs a mixed-methods approach, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data. Results from 25 subject coordinators and 3 peer…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Learning Management Systems, Higher Education, Usability
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Powers, F. Eamonn; Moore, Robert L. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Collaboration and teamwork are concepts routinely attributed to organizational success and successful change management. Yet often the details of these collaborative experiences are limited to participants in the team involved. In this case study we highlight how a learning experience architect, as part of an organizational working group, could…
Descriptors: Learning Management Systems, Educational Change, Change Strategies, Performance Technology
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Ramirez, Arlene; LaPrairie, Kimberly N.; Hebert, Waneta – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
A name for the field of instructional technology has long been debated. Terms such as learning design, educational technology, instructional systems design and learning systems have been used to describe the field over the past 100 years. With an exploration of the history of the field, this article rebrands the field as Knowledge Systems Design…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Design, Educational Technology, Professional Development
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Wonjin Yu; Wanju Huang – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
This study introduces a case of developing and piloting a tailored education program on AI education for beginner-level learners using machine learning platforms such as Google Teachable Machine and Scratch. The program was piloted with 27 elementary school students. Learning effects and satisfaction were examined during the pilot phase. The…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Program Development, Educational Technology, Learning Management Systems
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Hamadi, Hanadi; Tafili, Aurora; Kates, Frederick R.; Larson, Samantha A.; Ellison, Carlyn; Song, Jihee – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Online discussion boards are a standard learning management system (LMS) instructional tool used in the emerging online learning pedagogy. This pilot study examined an innovative approach that differs from how discussion boards have been commonly used. Using a retrospective, cross-sectional design, we evaluated the effect of shifting from…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Discussion Groups, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Computer Mediated Communication