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Yeh-Zu Tzou – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2024
In the recent decade, project-based learning has gained popularity in translator training, with its foundation rooted in the situated learning theory. Advancements in digital technology have opened up new learning opportunities for both teachers and students in translation classrooms. One such opportunity lies in the realm of online communities…
Descriptors: Translation, Learner Engagement, Electronic Learning, Access to Education
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Erkarslan, Onder; Aykul, Zeynup – Design and Technology Education, 2019
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the adoptability of Open Source Tools (OST) as a learning strategy in undergraduate Industrial Design (ID) education. OST has the potential for students to overcome certain difficulties in specific tasks, such as design presentation, design research, design decision, concept generation and design…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Problem Solving, Industrial Arts, Design
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Wang, Qiao – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
This study searched for open-source semantic similarity tools and evaluated their effectiveness in automated content scoring of fact-based essays written by English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) learners. Fifty writing samples under a fact-based writing task from an academic English course in a Japanese university were collected and a gold standard…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Scoring
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Osaci-Costache, Gabriela; Cocos, Octavian; Cocos, Alina – Romanian Review of Geographical Education, 2017
Present-day geography is inconceivable in the absence of GIS software. The students and staff of the Faculty of Geography within the University of Bucharest use both proprietary GIS software and Open Source computer programmes. Consequently, this study aims at identifying to what extent each of them is used for various tasks and what is the…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Geography Instruction
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Watson, C. Edward; Domizi, Denise P.; Clouser, Sherry A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
As public funding for higher education decreases and the cost to students to attend college increases, universities are searching for strategies that save students money while also increasing their chances for success. Using free online textbooks is one such strategy, and the OpenStax College initiative at Rice University is one of the most widely…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Shared Resources and Services
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Serapiglia, Anthony – Information Systems Education Journal, 2013
Many students are entering Computer Science education with limited exposure to operating systems and applications other than those produced by Apple or Microsoft. This gap in familiarity with the Open Source community can quickly be bridged with a simple exercise that can also be used to strengthen two other important current computing concepts,…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Introductory Courses, Laboratories, Computer Science Education
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Vojtech, Gabrielle; Grissett, Judy – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
Research indicates that students find open educational resources (OER) favorable, but there is no research regarding students' perceptions of faculty who use open textbooks. In the present study we examined this topic experimentally with two undergraduate psychology courses at a small public university. Participants read two passages--one about an…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, College Faculty, Textbooks
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Ellis, Heidi J. C.; Hislop, Gregory W.; Jackson, Stoney; Postner, Lori – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2015
Providing students with the professional, communication, and technical skills necessary to contribute to an ongoing software project is critical, yet often difficult in higher education. Involving student teams in real-world projects developed by professional software engineers for actual users is invaluable. Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Open Source Technology, Computer Software, Social Values