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John Funchess Ott Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to implement and evaluate the impact of a virtual reality book club on the social presence of students. This research examined participants using virtual reality headsets to study the works of William Shakespeare. This study examined two research questions: (1) How does the implementation of a virtual…
Descriptors: Books, Clubs, Computer Mediated Communication, Interpersonal Relationship
Stewart-Mitchell, Jennifer – Educational Leadership, 2020
How can you get your students to have a robust online discussion that goes beyond, "Good post!" or "I like that!"? Education technology coordinator Jennifer Stewart-Mitchell offers up strategies on deepening discussions online with digital book clubs. Blogging, memes, video, and more enhances creativity and thoughtful response.
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Books
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Harwood, Chris; Brett, Clare – Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning, 2019
Informed by sociocultural theory this study presents insights gained through qualitative study of an undergraduate literacy activity in a North American university that used "Facebook Groups" to host student online book clubs. Data from student and instructor interviews and online collaborative writing interactions from a 24-week…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Social Media, Clubs, Books
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Menin, Andrea; Perham, Jenny; Vong, Joanna; Wachtel, Amelia – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2016
Providing general education curriculum for students in self-contained special needs classrooms, as mandated by federal laws, has been a challenge for educators. Utilizing the class work of general education students is an easy, no-cost way to bridge the curriculum gap and offers benefits to both general education and special education students. In…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Technology Uses in Education, Disabilities, Educational Technology
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Colwell, Jamie; Hutchison, Amy C. – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2015
A systematic review of relevant literature was conducted to provide a source of information and practical guidelines for teachers and teacher educators to consider instructional methods for using digital tools in elementary language arts classrooms to promote literacy. Focal studies are highlighted to provide rich descriptions of practical uses…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Language Arts, Teaching Methods
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Scharber, Cassandra – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2009
In this Digital Literacies column, online book clubs are offered as one example of how to effectively bridge old and new literacy practices. These Internet-based book clubs capitalize on children's interest in new literacy practices while complementing, and hopefully encouraging, traditional reading practices. Examples from online book clubs…
Descriptors: Books, Clubs, Discussion Groups, Computer Mediated Communication
Johnson, L.; Levine, A.; Smith, R.; Stone, S. – New Media Consortium, 2010
The annual "Horizon Report" describes the continuing work of the New Media Consortium's Horizon Project, a qualitative research project established in 2002 that identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, or creative inquiry on college and university campuses within the next five years. The…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Cooperation, Computers, Program Effectiveness
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers