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Arabacioglu, Taner; Akar-Vural, Ruken – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2014
The main purpose of this research was to compare the communication media according to effective teaching. For this purpose, in the research, the mixed method, including quantitative and qualitative data collecting techniques, was applied. For the quantitative part of the research, the static group comparison design was implemented as one of the…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Quasiexperimental Design, Preservice Teachers, Courseware
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Juhary, Jowati – International Education Studies, 2013
This brief paper examines the issues of awareness and application of a Learning Management System (LMS) used at the National Defence University of Malaysia (NDUM), Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. The paper argues that due to the discouraging responses from academics at the university on using the LMS, proactive measures must be taken immediately in order…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Military Schools, Familiarity, Technology Uses in Education
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Wright, L. Kate; Zyto, Sacha; Karger, David R.; Newman, Dina L. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013
Web-based collaborative annotation tools can facilitate communication among students and their instructors through online reading and communication. Collaborative reading fosters peer interaction and is an innovative way to facilitate discussion and participation in larger enrollment courses. It can be especially powerful as it creates an…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Annotated Bibliographies, Biology, Molecular Biology
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Sözcü, Ömer Faruk; Ipek, Ismail – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2013
The purpose of this study is to discuss strategies for developing integrated e-learning (IEL) courseware based on instructional design and technology (IDT) models and approaches as well as new discussions of e-learning. For this purpose, the study begins with the selection of one or more IDT models to conduct an e-courseware design including IEL…
Descriptors: Courseware, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Design
Feliciano, Josephine S.; Mandapat, Louie Carl R.; Khan, Concepcion L. – Online Submission, 2013
This paper presents the open learning initiatives of the Science Education Institute of the Department of Science and Technology to overcome certain barriers, such as enabling access, cost of replication, timely feedback, monitoring and continuous improvement of learning modules. Using an open-education model, like MIT's (Massachusetts Institute…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Modules, Science Course Improvement Projects, Open Source Technology
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Tsai, Shu-Chiao – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
The study reports on implementing self-developed English for specific purposes (ESP) courseware for technology industries in an elective course, "English reading for technology," offered to junior students of English as a foreign language in a technical university in southern Taiwan. Courseware implementation was combined with a…
Descriptors: Courseware, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Gurung, Regan A. R. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2015
In three separate introductory psychology classes over a three-year period, I tested whether over 600 students' exam scores were associated with the use of textbook technology supplements (TTSs). Each class used a different textbook and a different TTS ("Learnsmart," "PsychPortal," and "Aplia"). In general, students…
Descriptors: Investigations, Textbook Publication, Textbooks, Electronic Publishing
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Kiliçkaya, Ferit – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
This study aims to find out whether there are any statistically significant differences in participants' achievements on three different types of instruction: computer-based instruction, teacher-driven instruction, and teacher-driven grammar supported by computer-based instruction. Each type of instruction follows the deductive approach. The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Grammar
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Jaime Pastor, Asuncion; Perez Guillot, Cristina; Candel-Mora, Miguel A. – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
One of the main problems relating to language courses offered at language centres is measuring the students' entry-level skills in a fast, efficient and reliable way. This problem is particularly acute in language centres with large numbers of students, especially at the beginning of the academic year, as a mechanism has to be implemented which…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Student Placement, Prior Learning, Computer Assisted Testing
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Rienzo, Thomas F.; Athappilly, Kuriakose K. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2012
Business students taking data mining classes are often introduced to artificial neural networks (ANN) through point and click navigation exercises in application software. Even if correct outcomes are obtained, students frequently do not obtain a thorough understanding of ANN processes. This spreadsheet model was created to illuminate the roles of…
Descriptors: Spreadsheets, Artificial Intelligence, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
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Kirsch, Breanne A.; Bradley, Lola – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2012
At the University of South Carolina Upstate, two librarians created a series of workshops to proactively prevent plagiarism. To reach distance education students, online workshops were developed in Blackboard including basic and advanced workshops for lower and upper-level courses. The workshops are intended to introduce students to the concepts…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, Distance Education, Online Courses, Integrity
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Parton, Becky Sue – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2014
Foreign sign language instruction is an important, but overlooked area of study. Thus the purpose of this paper was two-fold. First, the researcher sought to determine the level of knowledge and interest in foreign sign language among Deaf teenagers along with their learning preferences. Results from a survey indicated that over a third of the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Assistive Technology, Sign Language, Deafness
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Alrushiedat, Nimer; Olfman, Lorne – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2014
In recent years, we have observed a rising interest in studying the effects of Web 2.0 technologies on student learning. We learned that human behavior can be influenced by personal and environmental factors as in Bandura's concept of "reciprocal causation." For business statistics students, we implemented online discussions to extend…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Web 2.0 Technologies
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Parton, Becky Sue – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2014
Foreign sign language instruction is an important, but overlooked area of study. Thus the purpose of this paper was two-fold. First, the researcher sought to determine the level of knowledge and interest in foreign sign language among Deaf teenagers along with their learning preferences. Results from a survey indicated that over a third of the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Assistive Technology, Sign Language, Deafness
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Awwad, Mohammad Amin – Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
This paper aims at providing an objective evaluation and transformation of Higher Education in the Arab World with a focus on its contribution to knowledge and human development. It argues that despite the great expansion in the number of higher education institutions and the great increase in the number of students enrolled in them, the needs and…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Arabs, Educational Trends, Higher Education
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