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The Buzz on Campus: Social Networking Takes Hold
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Violino, Bob – Community College Journal, 2009
This article talks about the latest trend in education, which is social networking. As this phenomenon continues to grow, community colleges are getting into the act, launching online initiatives and harnessing the technology to communicate, promote, and conduct important school business. School administrators believe that social networking can…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Handheld Devices, Social Networks, Web Sites
Beyond Blackboard and into Virtual Communities
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Cleaver, Samantha – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2008
Online learning is evolving into much more than discussions via Blackboard. Today's online learners are spending time engaged in discussions, meeting in virtual classrooms, and combining online and on-the-ground learning, even if they live time zones away from campus. In response, universities are adjusting their curriculum, learning expectations,…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Virtual Classrooms, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
An Exploratory Study of a Novel Online Formative Assessment and Instructional Tool to Promote Students' Circuit Problem Solving
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Chung, Gregory K. W. K.; Shel, Tammy; Kaiser, William J. – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2006
We examined a novel formative assessment and instructional approach with 89 students in three electrical engineering classes in special computer-based discussion sections. The technique involved students individually solving circuit problems online, with their real-time responses observed by the instructor. While exploratory, survey and…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Formative Evaluation, Engineering, Engineering Education