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Chen, Baiyun; Bryer, Thomas – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
Despite the high popularity of personal use of online social media, a low percentage of students and instructors use them for educational purposes. This qualitative study explores the use of social media among faculty in the discipline of public administration in the United States. Eight instructors participated in telephone interviews about their…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Networks, Web 2.0 Technologies, Informal Education
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Nasser, Ramzi; Cherif, Maha; Romanowski, Michael – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
In an attempt to enhance teacher and student performance in school, a learning management system (LMS) known as Knowledge-Net (K-Net) was introduced in Qatari independent schools. (All public schools in Qatar have transformed to independent schools; the independent schools model is similar to the charter school system in North America.) An LMS is…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Performance Factors