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Choi, Beomkyu – Journal of Educational Technology, 2022
Online learning has been growing steadily as an essential instructional mode in most higher education settings. In response to its popularity, many studies have been conducted to provide a better understanding of how learning occurs in this environment. Various frameworks and theories have been adopted to examine learning in this environment.…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Asynchronous Communication, Communities of Practice, Metacognition
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Hess, Kimberly; McAuliffe, Erin L.; Gleckman-Krut, Miriam; Shapiro, Shoshana – Teaching Sociology, 2022
How did instructors design their sociology courses for remote teaching during the 2020-2021 academic year, and what challenges did they face in teaching those courses? To answer these questions, we surveyed lead instructors and graduate teaching assistants (n = 77) in the Sociology Department at the University of Michigan, supplemented by…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Distance Education
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Cusi, Annalisa; Morselli, Francesca; Telloni, Agnese Ilaria – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2020
We discuss a distance teaching-learning approach, developed within two courses for prospective mathematics teachers, exploiting digital technologies to activate formative assessment practices. In particular, we analyse excerpts, from synchronous and asynchronous activities within the courses, to highlight the formative assessment processes that…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Information Technology
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Harrell, Kelly M.; McGinn, Melissa J.; Edwards, Cherie D.; Warren Foster, Kenneth; Meredith, M. Alex – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2021
In early 2020, the COVID-19 crisis forced medical institutions worldwide to convert quickly to online platforms for content delivery. Although many components of medical education were adaptable to that format, anatomical dissection laboratory lost substantial content in that conversion, including features of active student participation,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Laboratory Procedures, Teaching Methods
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Julie Rosenthal; Emily Carlisle-Johnston; Timothy Turriff – OTESSA Conference Proceedings, 2021
Social annotation and role-play are two pedagogical approaches that promote active, student-centred learning. In this paper, we report on how the two approaches were combined in a senior-level university course that aimed to reveal the multiple dimensions and complexity of policy development and decision-making for natural resource management. We…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Teaching Methods, Student Centered Learning, Active Learning
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Rasi, Päivi; Vuojärvi, Hanna – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
This study aims to develop asynchronous formative audio feedback practices for mobile learning in higher education settings. The development was conducted in keeping with the principles of design-based research. The research activities focused on an inter-university online course, within which the use of instructor audio feedback was tested,…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Feedback (Response), Formative Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Cotter, Matthew; Hinkelman, Don – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Assessing student presentations can be made more reliable with video-recording and post-performance rating. Further, self assessment and peer assessment can aid in the learning process by students when using specific, easy-to-understand rubrics. A ten-year action research study involved video-recorded performance assessment tasks using a free,…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Video Technology, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Peer Evaluation
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Carliner, Saul, Ed. – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2019
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. "E-Learn 2019: World Conference on E-Learning" took place in New…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Electronic Learning, Conference Papers, Learner Engagement
Dohl, Cynthia – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The evidence is overwhelming; affective factors, in particular anxiety, do affect students who are learning a second or foreign language. Foreign language anxiety can affect students' achievement and desire to continue their studies. Instructors want their students to succeed and want them to continue. Therefore, finding ways to reduce this…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Stress Management
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Phelan, Liam – Distance Education, 2012
This article discusses whether the very act of accessing online students' experiences of teaching may itself foster students' sense of belonging to a learning community. The article reports and reflects on the application of Brookfield's critical incident questionnaire (CIQ) in postgraduate courses delivered online in 2008-2010 through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Asynchronous Communication, Integrated Learning Systems
Laumakis, Mark; Graham, Charles; Dziuban, Chuck – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
The authors contend that blended learning represents a boundary object; a construct that brings together constituencies from a variety of backgrounds with each of these cohorts defining the object somewhat differently. The Sloan-C Pillars (learning effectiveness, access, cost effectiveness, student satisfaction, and faculty satisfaction) provide…
Descriptors: Psychology, Case Studies, Models, Instructional Design
Dziuban, Charles; Moskal, Patsy; Brophy, Jay; Shea, Peter – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2007
The authors discuss elements that potentially impact student satisfaction with asynchronous learning: the media culture, digital, personal and mobile technologies, student learning preferences, pedagogy, complexities of measurement, and the digital generation. They describe a pilot study to identify the underlying dimensions of student…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Correlation, Evaluation Methods
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Wilkinson, Kelly – Journal of Educators Online, 2008
An important component of internships is the connection between students, universities and employers. "High-quality internships... encourage contact between faculty and students as well as develop cooperation among students," (Implementing and Assessing Internships, 2002, 67). This "good practice" must exist to ensure good…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Internship Programs, Business Administration Education, Student Journals
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Chyung, Seung Youn – Journal of Educators Online, 2007
In a face-to-face classroom, the instructor can easily diagnose students' motivational status by observing their facial expressions and postures, but such cues are absent in an online classroom. Therefore, online instructors often estimate students' motivational level based on their online behavior such as the number of messages they post, and…
Descriptors: Cues, Learning Strategies, Adult Learning, Adult Students
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Deubel, Patricia – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2003
Authorship, implementation, and consumer perspectives should be considered when judging the quality of an online course. This article supports that position with reflections of an adjunct professor, who implemented a doctoral level course, Instruction Delivery Systems, during 2001 at Nova Southeastern University that had been authored by another…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Quality, Student Attitudes, Doctoral Programs