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Using Time-Compression to Make Multimedia Learning More Efficient: Current Research and Practice
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Pastore, Raymond; Ritzhaupt, Albert D. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
It is now common practice for instructional designers to incorporate digitally recorded lectures for Podcasts (e.g., iTunes University), voice-over presentations (e.g., PowerPoint), animated screen captures with narration (e.g., Camtasia), and other various learning objects with digital audio in the instructional method. As a result, learners are…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Literature Reviews, Multimedia Instruction, Multimedia Materials
Teaching Information Security with Workflow Technology--A Case Study Approach
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He, Wu; Kshirsagar, Ashish; Nwala, Alexander; Li, Yaohang – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2014
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the demand from professionals in different areas for improving the curricula regarding information security. The use of authentic case studies in teaching information security offers the potential to effectively engage students in active learning. In this paper, the authors introduce the…
Descriptors: Information Security, Case Studies, Teaching Methods, Active Learning
Successful Use of CALL Software: An Investigation from the User's Perspective
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Scagnoli, Norma; Yontz, Ruth; Choo, Jinhee – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2014
This study explores the use and implementation of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) software in graduate professional education. The investigation looked into self-reported information on graduate students' use of ESL (English as a Second Language) software to improve language skills and their competencies in professional English…
Descriptors: Courseware, Usability, Use Studies, Program Validation
A Check List for Evaluating Persuasive Features of Mathematics Courseware
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Aris, Baharuddin; Gharbaghi, Alireza; Ahmad, Maizah Hura; Rosli, Mohd Shafie – International Education Studies, 2013
The main purpose of this study is to introduce a check list for evaluating persuasive features of mathematics courseware. Since mathematics is a source of anxiety among students (Zeidner & Matthews, 2010), this research is an attempt to employ persuasive features that can be used in mathematics courseware. Specifically, we sought to determine…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Courseware, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Universal Instructional Design Principles for Moodle
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Elias, Tanya – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
This paper identifies a set of universal instructional design (UID) principles appropriate to distance education (DE) and specifically tailored to the needs of instructional designers and instructors teaching online. These principles are then used to assess the accessibility level of a sample online course and the availability of options in its…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Distance Education, Online Courses, Teaching Methods
Screen to Screen: A Study of Designer/Instructor Beliefs and Actions in Internet-Based Courses.
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Jeris, Laurel; Poppie, Ann – 2002
Fourteen university instructors of Internet-based courses were interviewed and their course syllabi examined to produce instructor profiles of philosophical orientations and instructional strategies. How the instructors' belief systems regarding the effective teaching of adults changed as a result of teaching online was examined. The Philosophical…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Citizenship