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Direct linkG., Abigail Jennifer; Lipin, R. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
Innovative and contemporary methods have established "digital mode of chemistry learning" as a known medium in the pre-COVID era. Developing countries, however, had less exposure and reliance on digital platforms, while the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the digital translation from conventional classroom setup, making it a mandate…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, COVID-19, Pandemics
Mahler, Robert L. – Natural Sciences Education, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has changed the way higher education delivers materials to students. The purpose of this study is to compare the pros and cons of teaching Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition (Soils 446), a class with a history of being taught live and online, from both the live and online perspectives. For our comparison, the…
Descriptors: Soil Science, Science Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Web Based Instruction
Abha Verma – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Activities and strategies will be discussed that have helped students at the Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically Black and Catholic university, effectively engage in the course and learn organic chemistry in an online synchronous remote mode during the five-week summer session courses (summer 2020 and summer 2021) using video-creations,…
Descriptors: African American Students, College Students, Black Colleges, Catholics
Giordano, Andrea N.; Christopher, Casey R. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The Spring 2020 semester will be marked in our history as one of the most challenging semesters for higher education, although through the adversity, we were presented with opportunities for classroom innovation. A reflective account of the teaching insights gained from implementing a COVID-19 miniunit and utilizing remote oral examinations is…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Teaching Methods, COVID-19, Pandemics
Download full textImpey, Chris D.; Wenger, Matthew C.; Austin, Carmen L. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
Astronomy: State of the Art is a massive, open, online class (MOOC) offered through Udemy by an instructional team at the University of Arizona. With nearly 24,000 enrolled as of early 2015, it is the largest astronomy MOOC available. The astronomical numbers enrolled do not translate into a similar level of engagement. The content consists of 14…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Seepersaud, Deborah, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2018
For the forty-first time, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two volumes. Volume 1 contains twenty-seven…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education
Vick, Matthew – Online Submission, 2012
This case study analyzes five science courses of a United States virtual charter school. Online quizzes and exams are provided by the corporate partner, while local teachers have selected report topics, virtual labs and at-home labs for students to complete. These assessments were coded for their correlation to the cognitive levels of the revised…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Secondary School Science, Science Tests, Thinking Skills
Peer reviewedKennepohl, Dietmar; Last, Arthur M. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1997
Explores some of the problems that may be encountered by an institution when trying to design science courses for delivery at a distance. Describes solutions to these problems that have been adopted by Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada. (DDR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Sánchez, Inmaculada Arnedillo, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the 10th International Conference on Mobile Learning 2014, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, in Madrid, Spain, February 28-March 2, 2014. The Mobile Learning 2014 International Conference seeks to provide a forum for the presentation and…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
Timmers, Shannon F. – 1983
The Open Learning Institute (OLI) is both an academic institution offering distance education courses and a publishing house for developing and producing distance education course materials. OLI has no resident faculty, but draws science content experts (course writers and consultants) from other academic institutions. The development process…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Biology, Course Content, Design Requirements
Ingebritsen, Thomas S.; Flickinger, Kathleen – 1998
Iowa State University, through a program called Project BIO (Biology Instructional Outreach), has been using RealAudio technology for about 2 years in college biology courses that are offered entirely via the World Wide Web. RealAudio is a type of streaming media technology that can be used to deliver audio content and a variety of other media…
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Content, Course Evaluation
Peer reviewedWorthy, Ward – Chemical and Engineering News, 1988
Describes a system where advanced placement courses are offered to rural secondary schools via satellite and microcomputer links with Oklahoma State University. Emphasizes the AP chemistry curriculum and explores testing and laboratory difficulties related to satellite teaching. (ML)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Chemistry, College Science, Course Content
Cheaney, James D.; Ingebritsen, Thomas S. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
Problem-based learning (PBL) is the use of a "real world" problem or situation as a context for learning. The present study explores the use of PBL in an online biotechnology course. In the PBL unit, student groups dealt with the ethical, legal, social, and human issues surrounding pre-symptomatic DNA testing for a genetic disease. Issues…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Testing, Problem Based Learning, Program Effectiveness
