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Facilitating Community of Inquiry through Video-Enhanced Online Instruction: What Are Learners' Impressions?
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Lazarevic, Bojan; Fuller, Julia; Cain, Jabari – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
This study explores the relationship between the three elements of the Community of Inquiry (teaching, social, and cognitive presences) and video-based instruction in the online environment. The video-based instruction included instructor-created videos and screencasts, video feedback assignment critiques, video-enhanced content discussions, and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Video Technology, Online Courses
Exploring Student Preference between Textbook Chapters and Adaptive Learning Lessons in an Introductory Environmental Geology Course
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Farmer, E. Christa; Catalano, Amy J.; Halpern, Adam J. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
In a Fall 2017 introductory course in Environmental Geology, homework assignments alternated between traditional textbook chapters in an electronic format and adaptive learning platform (ALP) modules on the Smart Sparrow (www.smartsparrow.com) platform to assess student preference for and satisfaction with either modality. Few studies have…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Preferences, Textbooks, Electronic Publishing
Like or Tweet: Analysis of the Use of Facebook and Twitter in the Language Classroom
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Miller, Alyssia M.; Morgan, William Justin; Koronkiewicz, Bryan – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
Social media has become a daily activity in today's technological age, and with this development, educators are met with another possible tool to facilitate language learning. This study was conducted to examine the use of social media, in particular Facebook and Twitter, as a pedagogical instrument in beginning level Spanish courses. Two…
Descriptors: Social Media, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Introductory Courses
Exploring Flipboard to Support Coursework: Student Beliefs, Attitudes, Engagement, and Device Choice
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Hornik, Steven; deNoyelles, Aimee; Chen, Baiyun – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
The purpose of the study is to explore the use of a mobile application called Flipboard, which facilitates the curation of digital content into a magazine-like product, to engage students in class discussion and participation in a college course. Research questions include: (1) What were students' beliefs and attitudes regarding the use of…
Descriptors: College Students, Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs, Discussion (Teaching Technique)