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Teine, Matthias; Beutner, Marc – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
In accelerating fast changing knowledge-based and information societies such like the European Union technology dominates most facets of our everyday lives, and learning activities as well. Unfortunately, particularly seniors and elderly people suffer the risk to be left behind, and that the digital divide becomes bigger. This is problematic…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Older Adults, Adult Learning, Instructional Design
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Bianchi, Francesca; Marenzi, Ivana – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The current paper describes a first experiment in the use of TED talks and open tagging exercises to train higher-level comprehension skills, and of automatic logging of the student's actions to investigate the student choices while performing analytical tasks. The experiment took advantage of an interactive learning platform--LearnWeb--that…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction, Task Analysis
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Van Haneghan, James P.; Pruet, Susan A.; Neal-Waltman, Rhonda; Harlan, Jessica M. – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2015
The present study examines middle school teachers' beliefs about seven learning outcomes related to a project that involves developing and examining the effects of a set of engineering design modules constructed for use by middle school math and science teachers. Overall, the teachers involved in the intervention appear to believe they have the…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Engineering Education
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Jonach, Rafael; Ebner, Martin; Grigoriadis, Ypatios – Journal of Educational Issues, 2015
Lectures of courses at universities are increasingly being recorded and offered through various distribution channels to support students' learning activities. This research work aims to create an automatic system for producing and distributing high quality lecture recordings. Opencast Matterhorn is an open source platform for automated video…
Descriptors: Automation, Lecture Method, College Faculty, Video Technology
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Boudreault, Patrick; Palmer, Christina – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2015
Information about cancer, the disease that kills more Americans than any other except heart disease, is essential. In some ways, information is our first line of defense. It allows us to identify individual risk factors, to note when a problem means we should see a professional, and to avoid activities that might put us at risk. However,…
Descriptors: Cancer, Bilingualism, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
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Richardson, John T. E. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2015
In the UK and other countries, the use of end-of-module assessment by coursework in higher education has increased over the last 40?years. This has been justified by various pedagogical arguments. In addition, students themselves prefer to be assessed either by coursework alone or by a mixture of coursework and examinations than by examinations…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Modules, Educational Assessment, Higher Education
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Ayse Oguz Unver; Sertac Arabacioglu – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2015
Current atom concept teachings haven't reached required levels from the points of both teaching methods and learning attainments. With this purpose in this research atom concept is conveyed to the classroom milieu through observations and experiments related to the atom concept during historical development process starting with the masterpiece…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction
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Sainsbury, Peter – Primary Science, 2013
In this article, Peter Sainsbury advocates the use of microscopes in the primary classroom to transform the familiar into something quite amazing. After Sainsbury's school borrowed a Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) Microscope Activity Kit, both Sainsbury and the school changed their attitude and approach to using microscopes in the primary…
Descriptors: Laboratory Equipment, Class Activities, Science Activities, Learning Modules
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Li, Nai; Marsh, Vicky; Rienties, Bart – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2016
A key concern for most institutions and instructors is whether students are satisfied with their learning experience. However, relatively few studies have unpacked what the key drivers for learner satisfaction are in blended and online courses. Using logistical regression modelling, learner satisfaction data of 62,986 learners in 401 undergraduate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Satisfaction
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Ciarocco, Natalie J.; Dinella, Lisa M.; Hatchard, Christine J.; Valosin, Jayde – Teaching of Psychology, 2016
The current study empirically tested the effectiveness of a modular approach to integrating professional development across an undergraduate psychology curriculum. Researchers conducted a two-group, between-subjects experiment on 269 undergraduate psychology students assessing perceptions of professional preparedness and learning. Analysis…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Program Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students, Psychology
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Organ, Alison – Research-publishing.net, 2016
A work placement module is compulsory in the second year of most degree programmes at York St John University, as part of an institution-wide strategy to embed employability in the curriculum. As most languages students spend their second year studying abroad, the Languages in the Workplace module was designed in such a way that the setting up of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Employment, Job Placement
Trachtman, Roberta; Koenigsberg, Ellen; Berkowitz, Amy – Online Submission, 2016
In summer 2014, program staff at 2 teacher preparation organizations designed and launched Phase 1 of an 8-week course designed to develop 100 novice teachers' understanding of key issues related to teaching English Learners. The Phase 1 evaluation led to major course revisions, an implementation of the revised course with a new cohort of 50…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Beginning Teachers, English Language Learners, Program Effectiveness
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Baijnath, Narend – Journal of Learning for Development, 2014
As part of the endeavor to reposition itself in the open distance and e-learning arena, the University of South Africa (UNISA) has designed and developed six modular courses (one module per College) referred to as "Signature Courses". The focus of these modules is on a student-centred online teaching and learning approach; extensive…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Curriculum Development, Learning Modules, Distance Education
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Zhang, Xue-Fang; Huang, Ren-Qun – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2014
This paper proposes a new computer-aided educational system for clothing visual merchandising and display. It aims to provide an operating environment that supports the various stages of display design in a user-friendly and intuitive manner. First, this paper provides a brief introduction to current software applications in the field of…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Clothing Instruction, Visual Aids, Merchandising
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Arabandi, Bhavani; Sweet, Stephen; Swords, Alicia – Teaching Sociology, 2014
We present a learning module to engage students in the global inequality debate using Google Public Data World Development Indicators. Goals of this article are to articulate the importance and urgency of teaching global issues to American students; situate the central debate in the globalization literature, paying particular attention to global…
Descriptors: Sociology, College Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Global Approach
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