This study examined the lived experiences of educators who reported a transformation in their pedagogical beliefs and practices as a result of the transition to fully online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mezirow's transformative learning theory was used to guide this research study. The transformative learning theory outlines a process of…

Distance education and blended learning have become increasingly relevant aspects of higher education due to the impact of COVID-19 which has seen universities switch to online teaching at unprecedented pace and scale. Hybrid models of teaching are becoming more prevalent with aspects such as recorded lectures, online fora, chat rooms and flipped…

The goal of this research was to examine teacher perceptions of high school student learning and engagement in the online learning environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was valuable in order to design, plan for, instruct, and assess students; to make technical, instructional, and student engagement modifications; and to create…

Online professional learning in education is revered by some and strongly avoided by others. Despite these polarized feelings, virtual trainings are quickly becoming the norm at least as an option for educators. Developers and facilitators of professional learning can increase the chances of teacher learning by designing online learning…

Although online learning has been in existence for over 20 years, not all instructors have been trained to teach online or had the desire to teach online. The recent COVID-19 pandemic quickly changed typical face-to-face instruction and disrupted the current educational system by requiring all college courses be delivered online, either…

Purpose: To explore the relationship between knowledge change, self-confidence, and satisfaction with learning concepts of growth and development across the pediatric age span using a virtual learning environment (VLE), My Virtual Child©. Design: A cross-sectional descriptive correlation design. Measurement: An author-created assessment entitled…

This study compared high school students' test scores using online instruction and traditional instruction. It is not known if, or to what extent, there is a statistically significant difference between students' academic performance in Algebra 1 when using online versus traditional instruction. This research study uses Zimmerman's self-regulated…

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research aims to make systems versatile, easy to use, and accessible for most people. While computer technologies have successfully remodeled and improved the learning process, students with vision impairment (SVI) are at a disadvantage due to the lack of accessibility to their learning tools. This research aims to…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the United States were closed for a significant period of time. During this closure, schools moved to a remote format and teachers tried to educate students to the best of their abilities. School principals had to be the glue that held the school together. This study was designed to examine principal…

This modified e-Delphi study sought to gain consensus from a group of K-12 educational professionals on the intersection between essential components of connectivism, the next-generation digital learning environment, and the substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition model. Twelve participants, each having a minimum of five years…

Feedback in higher education can have powerful effects on improving students' learning (Carless & Boud, 2018; Hattie & Timperley, 2007; Hattie & Yates, 2014; Jonsson, 2012). However, opportunities for students to learn from feedback are lacking (Robinson et al., 2013). The current study was a mixed-method single case design exploring…

How much did students' grades in spring 2020 and spring 2021 differ from grades during pre-pandemic years? We used course grades data for students in grades 4-12 in Chicago Public Schools in spring 2020 and spring 2021, and compared them to course grades in spring terms from 2017-19. This study also considered differences in the proportion of…

This book is a collection of the leading scientific studies, which elaborate on the unique specifics of Central Asia and Russia and dwell on the potential and current contribution of digital higher education to the preservation of these specifics and adaptation of universities to them. In the four parts of this book, the authors determine the…

Currently, the education system is faced with objective problems associated with the need for active development of information and communication technologies, adaptation of Internet resources for educational purposes, search for new ways to organize educational activities of students using the electronic environment and distance technologies. The…

This paper examines the evolving landscape of higher education publications, focusing on the emergence of new models that are reshaping scholarly discourse and dissemination. Through a comprehensive review of literature, we analyze the trends, challenges, and opportunities presented by these new models. Our exploration encompasses diverse…