Adult online learners represent the largest demographic in higher education. Academic leaders increasingly use non-designer instructors (NDIs) to meet demands. NDIs have little control over course design, part of teaching presence valued by learners. This quantitative, predictive correlational study investigated (1) to what frequency online…

Despite efforts to increase participation in education across the globe, it remains an inaccessible right for millions of children and adults. Mobile learning, and specifically 'mobile assistance', can provide personal support to learners when teachers are scarce or learners have pressing individual goals. MASELTOV was a project which implemented…

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are currently in favour as a mechanism for 'delivering education' on a massive scale, including language education. However, when viewed as a new educational 'technology', they have arguably not yet reached the stage of normalisation (Bax, 2003) at which they might be most productive. This paper examines the…

Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) is a technology-supported nursing tool that has become the standard of practice for medication administration. When used effectively and efficiently, this tool has the potential to reduce medication errors in acute care settings. In a pediatric unit at a major urban hospital in the northeast region of the…

This study applies a combination of learning, motivational, organizational, and change theories and the utilization of the Clark and Estes (2008) gap analysis framework to understand support for schools implementing a student-centered learning paradigm. The purpose of this project was to identify the resources necessary in the design of a…

This mixed methods study explores secondary students' math identities. The primary purpose of this dissertation is to examine the relationships among students' math identities, their perceived problem solving practices, and their perceived self-regulated learning strategies. This study holds implications for teachers, school administrators,…

Even as educational technologies and one-to-one initiatives offer promises of increasing effectiveness and efficiency of learning, the potential impacts on student learning are not being optimized. Despite progress made by interactive learning technologies (ILTs) toward fulfilling the personalized learning dream, they have not yet realized their…

The purpose of this study was to assess the influence Black mentoring living and learning communities have on the sense of mattering and persistence of Black males at a regional predominately White institution. The researcher employed the Unified Measure of University Mattering (UMUM)-15 survey to examine the ego-extension area of mattering and…

This dissertation examined the emotional and relational aspects of co-design, and how the co-design process for creating caring classrooms supported teacher learning. I drew on key elements of improvement science, as a type of design-based implementation research, to understand teachers as learners and as experts. I elaborated two layers of theory…

This guide has been designed as part of a wider project to raise awareness of ways in which English for Speakers of Other Language (ESOL) learners can benefit from and progress to employment as an apprentice. It also illustrates how a focus on meeting ESOL learners' needs in the workplace can benefit employers and training providers. It is drawn…

Intentional learning is the process of acquiring skills and attributes that facilitate knowledge attainment and application, and this process may foster learning skills and attributes in nursing students so they may thrive in student-centered nursing curricula and competently practice in today's dynamic and complex healthcare system. The purposes…

A recent survey of top-rated mobile(-assisted) language learning (MALL) apps revealed four front-runners on the digital marketplace: three proprietary language course apps: duolingo, Babbel, busuu, and one flashcard/spaced repetition system (SRS): Memrise (Lotherington, 2017). The survey was followed by empirical studies of the embedded…

Innovation zones help state policy leaders create space in state policy for local educators to design innovative education models. They allow local districts or schools to request a waiver from outdated state policies and regulations that communities have identified as a barrier to high-quality, student-centered learning. These models are also…

By 2020 it is estimated that there will be more than ten thousand international schools educating five million students. Native speakers of English, the language of instruction in 90 per cent of these schools, will be in the minority. The learning needs of second language learners in national education systems differ fundamentally from those in…

Familiarity with the television set as a principal news and entertainment medium has allowed for a smooth transition of television programmes into the language classroom (Mishan, 2005). However, in the technology-rich environment we live in today, access to television programmes in foreign languages is not restricted to class. A good understanding…