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Amy Danielle Hauver – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Learning is a complex, subjective process. An important perspective on learning is that anyone, regardless of their level of education, can participate in learning about science and contribute to their community. The public increasingly looks towards online resources to find answers to challenges, so it is necessary that people become empowered to…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Models, Educational Principles, Lifelong Learning
Morris, Thomas Howard – Adult Learning, 2019
Fostering adult learners' competence to adapt appropriately to our ever-changing world is a primary concern of adult education. The purpose of the present article is novel and examines whether the consideration of "modes of learning" (instruction, performance, and inquiry) could assist in the design of adult education that facilitates…
Descriptors: Adults, Adult Education, Independent Study, Social Change
Reis, Rosa; Marques, Bertil P. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2021
In this paper we present a model for designing professional courses in a blended learning context as a tool to help the interaction between students, teachers and learning resources. This model aims to promote new concepts, new approaches and new strategies that have been changing the paradigm of teaching and learning. To develop a course based on…
Descriptors: Programming, Instructional Design, Computer Science Education, Case Studies
Buus, Lillian; Georgsen, Marianne – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2018
Over the past 5 years, teaching staff at the School of Continuing Education, VIA University College, Denmark, has been designing digitally supported teaching within diploma programmes and tailor-made courses in the fields of health, education, social sciences and management. More and more of these programmes and courses are designed as blended…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Continuing Education, Teacher Role, Foreign Countries
Baukal, Charles E.; Ausburn, Lynna J. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
Continuing engineering education (CEE) is important to ensure engineers maintain proficiency over the life of their careers. However, relatively few studies have examined designing effective training for working engineers. Research has indicated that both learner instructional preferences and prior knowledge can impact the learning process, but it…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Cognitive Style, Learning Processes, Preferences
Bong, Hyeon-Cheol; Cho, Yonjoo; Kim, Hyung-Sook – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2014
As the number of organizations implementing action learning increases, both successful and failed cases also increase in action learning practice in South Korea. Existing studies on action learning have listed key success factors of action learning at the program level or at the team level but have not paid sufficient attention to the program…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Instructional Design, Design Preferences, Models
Fitzgerald, Carlton J., Ed.; Laurian-Fitzgerald, Simona, Ed.; Popa, Carmen, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
As traditional classroom settings are transitioning to online environments, teachers now face the challenge of using this medium to promote effective learning strategies, especially when teaching older age groups. Because adult learners bring a different set of understandings and skills to education than younger students, such as more job and life…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Learning Strategies, Adult Learning, Adult Education
Scherling, Sarah Ellen – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The population of adult learners in higher education continues to increase. In many cases, the majority of faculty teaching adult learners are adjunct instructors. These instructors bring a rich background of experience and expertise to the classroom, but may lack experience in designing and implementing effective instructional practices for adult…
Descriptors: Learner Controlled Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Adult Learning
Taylor, Edd V. – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2012
This study describes the Reflection Connection Cycle professional development designed to support teachers' use and appreciation of students' out-of-school practices related to school mathematics. The year-long program incorporated group lesson design, readings, and video analysis for 14 elementary school (ages 5-12) teachers. Analysis of lesson…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Mathematics Education, Program Descriptions, Elementary School Teachers
Bernola, Karen M. – Online Submission, 2010
Online learning is a process that incorporates a "mind over matter" mentality of rigorous, intrinsic learning. The course design addresses what the mind has to know in order for it to matter. Online learning is not a new concept but its acceptance continues to be a daunting one. Many are plagued with the task of gaining knowledge within limited…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Lozano Velandia, Sergio Andrés – Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning, 2015
This qualitative action research study explored the interactions of young-adult learners carrying out self-reflection on their learning processes in an ESP (English for special purposes) course at an airline training-center in Bogotá, Colombia. Needs analysis revealed that learners had poor knowledge of technical English, and lacked strong…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, English for Special Purposes, Qualitative Research, Action Research
Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi, Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
The rise of technology within educational settings has allowed for a substantial shift in the way in which educators teach learners of all ages. In order to implement these new learning tools, school administrators and teachers alike must seek new research outlining the latest innovations in the field. "Educational Technology Use and Design…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Adult Learning, Blended Learning
Li, Jessica; D'Souza, Derrick; Du, Yunfei – Human Resource Development Review, 2011
Despite the growing interest of business executives, there is limited academic research on the contributions of virtual worlds to learning in organizations. We address this limitation by using a recently developed typology of virtual world capabilities to investigate the potential contributions of virtual worlds to learning in organizations.…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Learning Processes, Workplace Learning, Virtual Classrooms
Hamalainen, Raija; Oksanen, Kimmo – Computers & Education, 2012
Along with the development of new technologies, orchestrating computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) has become a topic of discussion because new learning spaces challenge teacher to support collaborative learning in new ways. However, despite the optimistic notions of teachers' orchestration in CSCL situations, there are still no…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Group Activities, Professional Development, Time on Task
King, Kathleen P. – Educational Technology, 2011
In a world dominated by change and transformation, this article explores instructional technology connections to and applications of transformative learning. The author provides an overview of the theory of transformative learning, which embraces the hallmarks of 21st century learning. Rather than focusing solely on how to use technology,…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes