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Download full textGraesser, Arthur C.; Forsyth, Carol M.; Lehman, Blair A. – Grantee Submission, 2017
Background: Pedagogical agents are computerized talking heads or embodied animated avatars that help students learn by performing actions and holding conversations with the students in natural language. Dialogues occur between a tutor agent and the student in the case of AutoTutor and other intelligent tutoring systems with natural language…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Computer Managed Instruction, Natural Language Processing, Instructional Design
Direct linkDonnelly, Dermot F.; Linn, Marcia C.; Ludvigsen, Sten – Review of Educational Research, 2014
The National Science Foundation-sponsored report "Fostering Learning in the Networked World" called for "a common, open platform to support communities of developers and learners in ways that enable both to take advantage of advances in the learning sciences." We review research on science inquiry learning environments (ILEs)…
Descriptors: Science Education, Inquiry, Active Learning, Educational Environment
Blake, Canan; Scanlon, Eileen – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2013
Online learning environments offer new opportunities for learning and over the last decade or so a variety of online learning environments have been developed by researchers to facilitate collaborative learning among students. In this paper we will present a case study of a successful collaborative learning design. This involves a near synchronous…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Synchronous Communication, Online Courses, Seminars
Abdallah, Mahmoud Mohammad Sayed – Online Submission, 2013
This paper reports on a design study conducted within the Egyptian context of pre-service EFL teacher education, which implemented a Community of Practice (CoP) design facilitated by Facebook, to integrate some new forms of online writing. Based on some preliminary empirical results triangulated with literature review, a preliminary design…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Social Networks, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Interactive Computer Based Assessment Tasks: How Problem-Solving Process Data Can Inform Instruction
Zoanetti, Nathan – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This article presents key steps in the design and analysis of a computer based problem-solving assessment featuring interactive tasks. The purpose of the assessment is to support targeted instruction for students by diagnosing strengths and weaknesses at different stages of problem-solving. The first focus of this article is the task piloting…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Uses in Education, Problem Solving, Evaluation Methods
Ioannou, Andri; Hannafin, Robert D. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
Course management systems (CMSs) are software systems designed to manage course content and course activities. These tools integrate technological and pedagogical features into a web-based system that allows instructors, even those who are unfamiliar with web-based technologies, to design, deliver, and manage an online course. However, CMSs have…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Course Content, Courseware, Computer Managed Instruction
Lin, Qiuyun – Internet and Higher Education, 2008
Mixed or hybrid method has become an increasingly popular course delivery model in recent years, but research regarding the effect of mixed learning is limited because of its recent debut in the landscape of educational technology. This one-year exploratory study looked at 78 elementary teacher candidates' view of learning in four mixed courses…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Managed Instruction, Instructional Design, Educational Technology
Malikowski, Steven R.; Thompson, Merton E.; Theis, John G. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2007
Course management systems (CMSs), such as Blackboard, Desire2Learn, or WebCT, have become a common resource at universities, colleges, and distance learning organizations. Research into how these systems are used for learning is in an early state. Currently, this research focuses on technical features in a CMS more than research about how people…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Distance Education, Online Courses, Higher Education
Beatty, Brian; Ulasewicz, Connie – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
Online teaching and learning has been in transition for its entire existence. The number of courses offered at a distance has grown rapidly. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (Waits & Lewis, 2003), in 2000-2001 more than 56% of four-year colleges and universities in the United States offered distance education degree…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Online Courses, Distance Education, Computer Managed Instruction
