In recent years, supported by digital technology, virtual reality (VR) has brought about a paradigm shift in education. Students can experience the interactivity and immersive learning offered by VR technology in virtual worlds. This study applies virtual reality as a new instructional mode in field trip courses and explores the factors…

Background: The 6- to 7-year-old children are in a delicate development phase. Children's homes are meant to provide and protect them. This age range is often sidelined in research, and challenges regarding fulfilling their rights in children's homes are often unknown. Aim: This study explores the educational challenges experienced by the 6- to…

This study provides insight into the role of learner-generated content (LGC) in affective response and engagement during interactive tasks on a video conferencing platform. It also examines task content, affect and conation with respect to recall of the language used on tasks. The performances of four learners on recommendation tasks are analyzed…

In professional education, cultivating students' abilities in communication, cooperation, reflection, and problem solving is a crucial objective. Taking nursing student training as an example, cooperative learning involves collectively discussing the evaluation and management of first aid cases. This aims to help students comprehend their roles…

This study investigated the development of syntactic complexity in second language (L2) learner essays, focusing on how key syntactic features evolve as L2 learners practice writing through the use of an automated written corrective feedback (AWCF) tool. Using a corpus of essays written across three writing sessions, five indices of syntactic…

The use of digital technologies is a reality in the educational context. Smart boards, computers, laptops, tablets or internet connection are frequently used in education. In physical education (PE), the use of digital technology is also gaining traction. However, little is still known about which digital technologies are being used, why they are…

This study investigates the metaphors used by primary school students (aged 7-8) to describe Artificial Intelligence (AI), aiming to clarify their conceptual understanding of the subject. The metaphor analysis method was employed to explore how students conceptualize AI and to uncover the underlying cognitive structures influencing their…

In order to create successful strategies for building adequate capacity by enhancing skills, we examined the impact of faculty members' access to technology and support, perception of distance education, self-efficacy, and error management on their digital competence using a quantitative, descriptive, and correlational design. Data were collected…

This study sets out to explore how trainee teachers engage with each other in an initial synchronous virtual exchange task. We adopt Gijsen's (2021) task engagement parameter of partner orientation in combination with multimodal (inter)action analysis (Norris, 2004) to investigate how different verbal and coverbal modes contribute to establishing…

The online dating industry generated 2.98 billion USD in 2023 and is estimated to reach 3.6 billion USD by 2025. Not surprisingly, online dating platforms are rife with romance scams that cause financial damages, with estimated losses of 1.3 billion USD in 2022 alone. Additionally, victims suffer emotional and psychological harms. This paper…

This study explored factors influencing faculty adoption of Blended Learning (BL) at a public university in Ghana, explicitly applying socio-constructivist and socioecological frameworks to examine how individual, institutional, and socio-cultural dynamics shape engagement with digital learning technologies. Data were collected through…

Interactional Competence (IC) is an important subcomponent of oral proficiency, but many computer-mediated oral English assessments fall short in assessing this construct mainly due to technological limitations. Spoken Dialogue Systems (SDSs) have shown promise in assessing L2 oral communication, yet further investigation is needed on their…

Purpose: Most research on tandem language learning (TLL) has involved university contexts . To contribute to the paucity of research in school settings, this study focuses on a high school teacher's attempt at setting up an ESL-FSL exchange in a Canadian intranational context. To better understand the complexity of innovation, the process is…

Previous studies have not investigated the mechanisms through which multilingual and multicultural practices on social media influence individuals' self-concept clarity (SCC) and well-being. This mixed-method study examines the impact of youths' translanguaging practices (flexible use of multiple languages and diverse semiotic resources) on social…

This study analyzed an AI chatbot's perspectives on adolescent sexting through quantitative questionnaire responses and a qualitative conversational interview. Findings revealed problematic biases stemming from limitations in training data and algorithms. The chatbot showed an imbalanced focus on sexting's risks compared to benefits for healthy…