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Alcántar, María del Rocío Carranza; Ballesteros, Nuria Salán; Torres, Claudia Islas; Padilla, Alma Azucena Jiménez; Barajas, Rosa Elena Legaspi – World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 2016
Social networks, specifically Facebook and Twitter, are currently one of the most mainstream forms of media in the world. Yet, its educational use for the dissemination of knowledge is not significantly evident. Under this premise, this report is presented, considering an experience in which teachers and university-level students used these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Social Media, Electronic Learning
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Ogba, E. I.; Ogbu, J. E. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study was designed to investigate the extent of utilizing electrical equipment in poultry production in the rural areas of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted for the study. Three research questions guided the study. The population for the study was 46 respondents comprising 16 Extension agents and 30 Poultry farmers.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Production, Animal Husbandry, Electronic Equipment
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Cain, Tim – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
In this paper, I argue that the movement for research utilisation in education can be seen as part of an attempt to alter the foundations on which teachers base their decisions, replacing liberal values with which teaching has been associated, with the values of "what works." I review the empirical literature around teachers' use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Utilization, Educational Research, Evidence Based Practice
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Longley, Dana H. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2016
How does a smaller, fully online academic library offer a wide and deep collection of academic level e-books to its distance learners in a sustainable and affordable way? The State University of New York (SUNY) Empire State College Online Library, with a staff of four, has used demand-driven e-book acquisitions since September 2013. Despite…
Descriptors: Books, Electronic Publishing, Library Materials, Library Services
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Criniti, Shannon; Crane, Betsy; Woodland, Mark B.; Montgomery, Owen C.; Urdaneta Hartmann, Sandra – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2016
Despite patient demand for sexual health discussions with their physicians, sexuality instruction in residency is often lacking. This exploratory quantitative study assessed the amount and usefulness of sexuality instruction received by a sample of medical residents, as well as the residents' self-perceived readiness regarding addressing sexuality…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Graduate Students, Medical Students, Statistical Analysis
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Knight, Charles G.; Kaye, Linda K. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2016
The emergence of social media as a new channel for communication and collaboration has led educators to hope that they may enhance the student experience and provide a pedagogical tool within Higher Education (HE). This paper explores academics' and undergraduates' usage of Twitter within a post-92 university. It argues that the observed disparity…
Descriptors: Social Media, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
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Massengale, Lisa; Piotrowski, Pattie; Savage, Devin – College & Research Libraries, 2016
Engaging in ongoing assessment is key to libraries demonstrating their value to their institutions. This study is an initial step in a STEM library's long-term goal of measuring the library's connection to, and impact on, student academic success markers such as retention and persistence. Initial results showed that any library usage was always…
Descriptors: Success, Libraries, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average
Week, Sandra McElrath – ProQuest LLC, 2016
University instructors experience continual technological change that affects their classroom teaching and their relationships with students. Few studies have been conducted regarding instructor views about student off-task multitasking during class. This study used a qualitative design with a phenomenological approach to discover meaning that…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, College Students, Technology Uses in Education
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Lamothe, Alain R. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2014
This article investigates the possibility that e-journal collections can reach a maximum size that satisfies long-term patron needs without further significant expansion. The study included collection and usage data taken from 2000 to 2013. In terms of the e-journal collection, the occurrence of a maximal mass appears to be very real. The…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Library Materials, Library Services, Statistical Analysis
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Girard, Adam – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2014
Introduction: This review of barriers to e-book use systematically identifies obstacles to engaging reading experiences. Through the use of an analytical framework, the users being studied, study setting, and methods used in previous work are described in order to identify promising areas for future research. Method: The method used is a…
Descriptors: Books, Electronic Publishing, Barriers, Adoption (Ideas)
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Mugo, David Gitumu; Njagi, Kageni; Chemwei, Bernard; Gakuru, Paul Maina – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2015
The workplace in the modern world continues to demand higher qualifications and refined competencies. In the recent past, workers would respond to such demands through learning by correspondence. When the Internet and e-Learning emerged, it received widespread accolade as a solution to the challenges experienced by distant learners. The technology…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
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Villalta-Cerdas, Adrian; McKeny, Patrick; Gatlin, Todd; Sandi-Urena, Santiago – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2015
RateMyProfessors.com (RMP) is the most popular commercial website to evaluate instructors, and houses a wealth of student-generated information in the form of ratings and reviews. This study investigated whether general chemistry students who use RMP were different from other students, and their reasons to use and contribute to the site. A pool of…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Web Sites, Use Studies, Student Surveys
Datnow, Amanda; Park, Vicki – Educational Leadership, 2015
School leaders are often drowning in data but are unsure which forms of data will help them create a portrait of student achievement that will motivate staff to look beyond simple trends and delve deeper into root causes. Teachers often wish for more guidance on the kinds of data analysis and teaching strategies that will help them move the needle…
Descriptors: Evaluation Utilization, Data, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation
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Ilaria, Daniel – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2017
Online teacher professional development is becoming more prevalent as the ability to harness technology to bring teachers and resources together becomes easier. Research is needed, however, to determine the effectiveness of models and to share practices that increase teacher knowledge of content and pedagogy. This study examines how a hybrid…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Faculty Development, Blended Learning, Models
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Hoff, Meagan A.; Hodges, Russ; Lin, Yuting; McConnell, Michael C. – Learning Assistance Review, 2017
The study explored usage patterns of the Learning Support Centers in Higher Education (LSCHE) web portal, an open educational resource (OER) that serves learning support center professionals. Results of an online survey taken by LSCHE users (N = 41) tracked their self-reported usage and perceived value of resources on the web portal, which…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Higher Education, Web Sites, Use Studies
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