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Grasso, SandraJean M. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2017
University students use social media tools not only to connect with friends socially but also to collaborate with classmates. Many universities have embraced academically-focused social media platforms such as social question answering (SQA) applications to make student interactions easier. This study addresses how students in a face-to-face…
Descriptors: College Science, Biology, Asynchronous Communication, Interaction
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He, Jinxia; Huang, Xiaoxia – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2017
This study examined differences in student satisfaction and perceptions of online teamwork in two cohorts of an undergraduate educational technology course: one delivered fully asynchronously and the other incorporating synchronous Google Hangouts sessions in student online teamwork. Participants included 50 undergraduate students at a large…
Descriptors: Student Satisfaction, Student Attitudes, Teamwork, Undergraduate Students
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Tamim, Rana M. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2018
Blended learning (BL) is still in its infancy in the United Arab Emirates, but is gaining growing attention and acceptance. The particular university under investigation offers its nationally accredited graduate programs with a BL format that makes use of synchronous virtual classrooms, asynchronous self-study, and face-to-face sessions. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blended Learning, Graduate Students, Student Empowerment
Russell, Michael; Kleiman, Glenn; Carey, Rebecca; Douglas, Joanne – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2009
The study investigated whether online professional development courses with different levels of support have different impacts on teacher outcomes. Variations of an online course for middle school algebra teachers were created for four experimental conditions. One was a highly supported condition, with a math education instructor, an online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Algebra, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Teachers
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Papanikolaou, Kyparisia; Boubouka, Maria – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2011
In this paper we investigate the value of collaboration scripts for promoting metacognitive knowledge in a project-based e-learning context. In an empirical study, 82 students worked individually and in groups on a project using the e-learning environment MyProject, in which the life cycle of a project is inherent. Students followed a particular…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Case Method (Teaching Technique), College Students
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Falloon, Garry – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2011
This study explored the use of the Web-based virtual environment, Adobe Connect Pro, in a postgraduate online teacher education programme at the University of Waikato. It applied the tenets of Moore's Theory of Transactional Distance (Moore, 1997) in examining the efficacy of using the virtual classroom to promote quality dialogue and explored how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses