NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 8 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Taylor, Katie – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2020
In an ideal world, classrooms are not designed for and educators are not trained to teach the average student because the average student does not exist. Each student has unique measures, unique strengths, and weaknesses. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) allows teachers to easily accommodate every student; it blurs the lines of special…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Access to Education, Student Needs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Greear, Krista; Humphrey, Michael; Lowenthal, Alison; Conley, Quincy; Giacumo, Lisa A.; Dunlap, Joanna C. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2020
Accessibility is a hot topic in online education these days. Despite the increased focus on accessibility, most discussions of creating "accessible" online courses and elearning simply focus on adding alternative text to images and captions to video. In this article, we argue that online educators and workplace learning professionals…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Inclusion, Online Courses, Student Needs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Smith, Gerald W. – Journal of Management Education, 2009
The use of film to assist with teaching various theoretical concepts has been integrated into the classroom for many years. However, the use of films has been primarily as a supplementary material to the typical textbook instruction. This article bridges the gap in the literature and discusses one approach whereby feature films were incorporated…
Descriptors: Industrial Psychology, Films, Course Content, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Atjonen, Paivi – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2005
This investigation focused on the development of a study module called Pedagogical Ethics (PEd) in teacher education at the university level. The main aim was to examine both experiences of the study process and learning results. The quasi-experimental design was developed by student teachers. The experimental group (n = 32) attended a web-based…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Learning Modalities, Ethics, Instructional Effectiveness
Check, John F. – 1984
This study was conducted to determine theoretical models, learning styles, and activities adult learners prefer. From a total of 154 survey forms administered to undergraduate and graduate students in adult studies and in the adult learner course at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 119 questionnaires were analyzed, using a chi square model on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Olapiriyakul, Kamolbhan; Scher, Julian M. – Internet and Higher Education, 2006
Hybrid learning, or blended learning, has become an interesting learning delivery method in recent years. Many universities have sought to develop their own hybrid learning courses as another option for students and instructors who prefer to replace some portion of traditional face-to-face meeting time with online instruction. This paper provides…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Distance Education, Learning Modalities, Course Content
Overbaugh, Richard C. – 1993
Previous studies established that 6 hours of instruction focusing on cognitively demanding aspects of computer use were sufficient to reduce computer anxiety significantly among teacher education students. This paper reports on a study of whether or not it is possible to reduce anxiety at least as efficiently by providing a similar length computer…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy
Rivers, Wilga M. – 1973
Test design and content and course design and content are mutually influential. In accordance with changing trends in foreign language instruction--individualized learning, independent study, small group instruction, peer teaching--testing should likewise be revamped to reinforce and inform the learning process. Tests must take into account…
Descriptors: Course Content, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Independent Study