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Al Rawashdeh, Alaa Zuhir; Mohammed, Enaam Youssef; Al Arab, Asma Rebhi; Alara, Mahmoud; Al-Rawashdeh, Butheyna – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2021
The architecture of a learning system implies a heavy task for e-learning to be integrated into a complicated system that is flexible, time scalable, and capable of lasting, even though there are many diverse tools. Currently, higher education in United Arab Emirates is experiencing a major transformation, considering increased accessibility.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Technology Integration, Affordances
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Toscu, Saliha; Erten, Ismail Hakki – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
This paper presents the results of an eight-week quasi-experimental study of English as a foreign language (EFL) learners at the tertiary level in Turkey. The purpose of the study was to reveal the extent to which EFL learners' intercultural communicative competence (ICC) was enhanced as a result of communication with native and non-native…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Gashi Shatri, Zamira – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2020
This study examines the advantages and disadvantages of using leading information technology to teach primary and lower secondary school students. The study sample consisted of 50 students between the ages of 11 and 14. The questionnaire included four types of scientific research questions, consisting of discovery, descriptive, explanatory, and…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Information Technology, Internet, Computer Use
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Chen, Julian Chengchiang; Dobinson, Toni; Kent, Sarah – Open Learning, 2020
Australian tertiary institutions offer online units to provide flexibility for students unable to attend classes on campus due to the constraints of distance and scheduling. While lecture materials and discussions can be accessed asynchronously, a synchronous element allows lecturers and students to interact in real time. Blackboard Collaborate,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Open Universities, Distance Education
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Chaka, Chaka; Nkhobo, Tlatso; Lephalala, Mirriam – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2020
This paper reports on a study that integrated two instant messaging applications (Moya Messenger App and WhatsApp) and a myUnisa's online discussion forum (ODF), and utilised them as tools to support student learning at an open and distance e-learning university in South Africa. The participants in this study were 41 undergraduate education…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion Groups, Integrated Learning Systems
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Li, Li – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2021
Sociocultural perspectives of learning emphasise the role of social interaction and activity in the process of knowledge construction and foreground the social-cultural settings in which knowledge construction occurs. This paper examines how in-service language teachers co-construct technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) in…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Development
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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