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Conrad Borchers; Clémence Darriet; Joshua M. Rosenberg; Francesca López – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2025
Public Internet Data Mining methods enable studying educational institutions' public-facing communication. Multiple online data sources can illuminate differences in how different audiences are addressed online, opening the door for critical inquiry into emerging issues of representation and targeted advertising. The present study presents a case…
Descriptors: School Districts, Advertising, Social Media, Web Sites
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Marull, Crystal; Kumar, Swapna – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
We describe the integration of telecollaborative language coaching sessions into an online Spanish program as the unifying thread for asynchronous learning and reflection activities. In survey responses, students reported improved language skills and cultural knowledge, and the ability to apply linguistic skills to "real-life" situations…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Instruction, Language Skills, Cultural Awareness
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Naghdipour, Bakhtiar; Eldridge, Nilgün Hancioglu – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
The use of online social networking sites for educational purposes or expanding curricular opportunities has recently sparked debates in scholarly forums. This potential, however, has yet to attract sufficient attention in second language classes, and particularly in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts. The current study explores the…
Descriptors: Social Media, Affordances, English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction
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Wang, Charles Xiaoxue; Jaeger, David; Liu, Jinxia; Guo, Xiaoning; Xie, Nan – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2013
To explore the potential applications of synchronous technology to enrich student learning, faculty members from an American regional state university and a Chinese regional university collaborated to find appropriate ways to integrate synchronous technology (e.g., Adobe Connect) into an educational technology program in the American university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Synchronous Communication, Internet, Teleconferencing