Background/purpose: The contemporary educational landscape, shaped by technological advancements, demands that pre-service teachers cultivate creative thinking to design engaging learning experiences. This study addresses this need by investigating the efficacy of a pedagogical model that integrates Project-Based Learning (PjBL) and e-modules. The…

The COVID-19 outbreak necessitated a rapid transition to eLearning in higher education institutions worldwide, including Uganda, where infrastructural and digital literacy challenges compounded this shift. Predicting student satisfaction with eLearning systems helps institutions evaluate how well these platforms are working, assess their future…

Purpose: As digital learning expands, higher education institutions increasingly rely on Wi-Fi networks to facilitate student learning. This study investigated factors influencing medical students' intention and actual use of a hostel Wi-Fi system for academic learning at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, using the…

Digital humanities (DH) is one of the fastest-growing interdisciplinary fields, driven by rapid technological advancements. However, the majority of DH tools, databases, and methodologies have been developed primarily for research purposes, with comparatively few designed explicitly for teaching and learning. This study adopts an experimental…

The rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools has underscored the urgent need for pre-service teachers to develop technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) and self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies -- both critical for integrating AI into classrooms. However, existing teacher education programmes lack…

Amid Vietnam's ongoing curriculum reforms and digital transformation, our study explores key factors influencing the implementation of blended learning among secondary school teachers, particularly in elective subjects. Using a large-scale mixed-methods design, we surveyed 1,834 teachers and conducted focus groups with 40 participants from diverse…

Purpose: This paper examines the determinants of e-learning efficiency (ELE) of university students in Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach: This paper employs SmartPLS version 3.0 and the PLS-SEM to estimate the research model for the dataset of 718 observations collected through our survey done in 2023 based on the online course providing…

Purpose: The aim of this research was to evaluate the external factors and core elements of the technology acceptance model (TAM) that influence the adoption of distance learning platforms (DLP) and to examine the impact of DLP adoption on students' academic performance. Design/methodology/approach: To achieve the research objectives, an online…

Purpose: Digital twin enabled e-learning (DTEe-L) transitions from traditional instructional design to innovative learner-centered e-learning design. Initially, during the COVID-19 pandemic, DTEe-L demonstrated great promise for significantly optimizing e-learning environments, emerging as a suitable mechanism for innovative and active learning,…

Emerging technologies and innovative instructional methods have revolutionized education, making blended learning the new standard in the artificial intelligence era. However, poor integration of online and face-to-face learning has led to challenges such as superficial student engagement. This study developed a Community of Inquiry-based blended…

Professionalism in opera singing depends on the quality of education. This study examines the teaching of opera singing online via master classes and seminars. Based on the present findings, master classes are effective in improving the voice technically and range-wise, whereas seminars are effective in helping opera singers achieve emotionality.…

This study analyzes the possible occurrence of plagiarism and self-plagiarism in a sample of articles published in the Scientific Periodicals Electronic Library (SPELL), an open database that indexes business journals in Brazil. The author compared one sample obtained in 2013 (n = 47 articles) and another selected from 2018 (n = 118 articles). In…

College students often need to seek academic help, especially in online environments. Students may choose from variety of options for help, including their instructor, the internet, and friends. Current research efforts fail to fully explain undergraduate students' source selection process available in a real-world context. A holistic,…

Phishing emails pose a serious threat to individuals and organizations. Users' ability to identify phishing emails is critical to avoid becoming victims of these attacks. The current study examined the effectiveness of a short online phishing training program designed to help users identify phishing emails. Half of the participants were in the…

The Buck Institute for Education defines Project-Based Learning as, "a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex question, problem, or challenge." (What is PBL, 2020). The idea behind this teaching technique is to…