This paper attempted to investigate the relationship between English major learners' use of metacognitive strategies of listening to overcome the difficulties they face while learning listening skills at Al-Balqa Applied University (BAU). The data was collected by administering an online Microsoft Form questionnaire to 168 first-year English major…

This research note presents the key findings of a small-scale, mixed-methods international study which explored the challenges and opportunities of online schooling for the educational inclusion of Newly Arrived Migrant and Refugee Students (NAMRS). The study was conducted in 2022 in England, Germany and the Netherlands and the findings are based…

Fake news and disinformation are easily spread in today's digital society. Therefore, it is important that students learn how to evaluate the trustworthiness of online information, but this skill is often confined to a limited number of subjects in secondary education. History classes can potentially contribute to developing this skill. Therefore,…

This study explores the classroom management challenges encountered by teachers in online classrooms compared to traditional classrooms. A qualitative case study approach was employed, whereby 97 teachers with experience of remote teaching were interviewed using semi-structured questions to identify and analyze the challenges encountered. The…

A survey was conducted to investigate how samples of 452 pre-service teachers from 5 Spanish universities seek information on science and technology using informal resources, particularly the Internet. Findings reveal that pre-service teachers exhibit information-seeking patterns similar to their age group in the wider population, predominantly…

Education is crucial for individual and societal growth. However, it was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with long-lasting effects. Estimates suggest that students' learning decreased by up to 50% compared to a typical year, though the full impact remains unclear. This paper evaluates primary AA drivers to guide efforts addressing…

Global migration and the dispersal of language learners across the globe have led educators and researchers to investigate Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as scalable educational solutions. This paper examines Language MOOCs (LMOOCs) as tools for language learning among refugees who are unable to participate in face-to-face language classes.…

This article discusses some of the macro-trends impacting and changing the post-secondary or tertiary education landscape across Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. It argues that ongoing geopolitical and geo-economic shifts, demographic transitions, and an ageing population, technological and digital…

In 1932 Dewey and Tufts issued an extensively revised edition of their famous Ethics of 1908. Both versions are now available as public domain resources on the Internet, and teachers are likely to assign the second edition, since it reflects the authors' mature views. However, at least as regards Dewey's treatment of virtue, I argue that the…

Higher education regularly experiences cyber attacks. Organisations that do not adequately protect themselves risk the loss or exposure of personal student and staff data and also commercial, institutional and research data that are valuable to cyber criminals operating domestically and internationally. This paper discusses: (1) the current…

The following document considers the role of digital information organization in the creation of knowledge and value within and beyond the physical space of the art museum by interrogating two major scholarly products of the well-endowed, early-21st-century Western art museum's ecosystem: online catalogues and online exhibitions. The questions…

We introduce Content Addressable Resources for Education (CARE) as a method for addressing issues of scale, access, management and distribution that currently exist for open educational resources (OER) as they are currently developed in higher education. CARE is based on the concept of the distributed web (dweb) and, using (for example) the…

Microteaching, one of the teacher training techniques in-use to help pre-service teachers gain knowledge and experience with teaching, is conventionally provided on-campus. However, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a switch to remote education, thereby moving teacher training practices to online platforms. This novel situation indicated a need…

The study was planned to explore the challenges faced by distance learners during paperless assignment process. This initiative was introduced a couple of years ago at a distance learning university in Pakistan. Target population comprised on distance learners of M. Phil Education and MBA (col) sessions 2017 to 2019 programs running online through…

This study explores advertising students' recognition and comprehension of in-feed native advertising on Instagram, a leading platform for social media native advertising. Data were collected from 303 U.S. college advertising students. It examines the impact of two key aspects of Instagram in-feed native advertising--an additional label…