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Angeli, Charoula; Schwartz, Neil H. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Two hundred and eighty undergraduates from universities in two countries were asked to read didactic material, and then think and write about potential solutions to an ill-defined problem. The writing was conducted within a synchronous or asynchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) environment. Asynchronous CMC took the form of email…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries
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Schenker, Theresa – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2021
The present study investigated the effects of group set-up in a semester-long telecollaborative discussion forum project in second-semester German. In order to explore whether group set-up affects learning in discussion forums, small groups of non-native speakers (NNS) of German were partnered either with native speakers (NS), other NNS with the…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Computer Mediated Communication, Teaching Methods, Native Speakers
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Martin, Florence; Wang, Chuang; Jokiaho, Annika; May, Birgit; Grübmeyer, Sonja – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2019
With the increase in the number of online courses being offered, it is important for faculty to be prepared to teach online. In this study, we examine US and German faculty perceptions on their preparedness to teach online based on the perception of importance of teaching online competencies and their efficacy to teach online. We also examine…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Readiness
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Oskoz, Ana; Gimeno-Sanz, Ana – Language Learning & Technology, 2019
This study examines the linguistic resources by which foreign language (L2) learners express their ideological positions in online discussions taking place in a telecollaborative encounter during one semester. More specifically, the study attempts to decipher how L2 learners discuss and argue their points of view regarding their first culture,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Attitudes
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Shelley, Mack, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
Education, science, and technology disciplines at all levels have never been more important, more exciting, or more crucial for its broader impacts on human society. The need for advanced technical skills is increasingly pressing to address climate change, combat COVID and other diseases, enhance the infrastructural built environment, grow food…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Education, Sciences
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Shelley, Mack, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – Online Submission, 2022
Education, science, and technology disciplines at all levels have never been more important, more exciting, or more crucial for its broader impacts on human society. The need for advanced technical skills is increasingly pressing to address climate change, combat COVID and other diseases, enhance the infrastructural built environment, grow food…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Education, Sciences, Technology
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Watts, Helen; Malliris, Makis; Billingham, Olivia – Journal of Peer Learning, 2015
Peer Assisted learning (PAL) in-class is well-established and flourishing in higher education across the globe; nevertheless, interest is growing in online versions and is reflected by a number of pilot schemes. These programs have responded to perceived and actual needs of students and institutions; they have explored the available software…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Higher Education, Online Courses, Technology Uses in Education
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Sahin, Ismail, Ed.; Shelley, Mack, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2020
The collection of chapters in this special book examines educational practices during the COVID-19 viral outbreak. This special book brings together a variety of studies and scholars in an effort to exemplify how the COVID-19 shapes the learning and teaching processes in different countries. The twelve chapters selected for this special book…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Sahin, Ismail, Ed.; Shelley, Mack, Ed. – Online Submission, 2020
The collection of chapters in this special book examines educational practices during the COVID-19 viral outbreak. This special book brings together a variety of studies and scholars in an effort to exemplify how the COVID-19 shapes the learning and teaching processes in different countries. The twelve chapters selected for this special book…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Koutsoupidou, Theano – Open Learning, 2014
This study examines online distance learning (ODL) as applied in music and music education programmes at different educational levels with a special focus on the digital tools employed in such programmes. It aims to provide an up-to-date snapshot of the current online courses focusing on the potential benefits and drawbacks of ODL from the…
Descriptors: Music Education, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Distance Education
Bhatnagar, Sameer; Lasry, Nathaniel; Desmarais, Michel; Dugdale, Michael; Whittaker, Chris; Charles, Elizabeth S. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2015
This paper reports on an analyis of data from a novel "Peer Instruction" application, named DALITE. The Peer Instruction paradigm is well suited to take advantage of peer-input in web-based learning environments. DALITE implements an asynchronous instantiation of peer instruction: after submitting their answer to a multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Peer Evaluation, Web Based Instruction, Asynchronous Communication
Sagaravasi, Varasiri – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation aims at investigating the speech act of disagreement as it is carried out linguistically in an English-language asynchronous online forum between unacquainted Americans and Thais (TEFL and TESL). The analysis and interpretation of the data are based on both "emic" and "etic" perspectives, in the framework of…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Communication Strategies, Asynchronous Communication, Persuasive Discourse
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Carpenter, Jeffrey P.; Krutka, Daniel G. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2014
While the microblogging service Twitter is increasingly popular among educators and offers numerous affordances for learning, its relationship with formal education systems remains complicated by generally ambivalent educator attitudes and institutional policies. To better understand the role Twitter plays in education, we conducted a survey of…
Descriptors: Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Teacher Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education
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Clarke, Lane Whitney; Bartholomew, Audrey – Online Learning, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate instructor participation in asynchronous discussions through an in-depth content analysis of instructors' postings and comments through the Community of Inquiry (COI) framework (Garrison et. al, 2001). We developed an analytical tool based on this framework in order to better understand what instructors…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Teacher Participation, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Content Analysis
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Stryker, Deborah S. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2011
Given that little is empirically known about the use of distance education within deaf education teacher preparation (DETP) programs, the purpose of the present study was to obtain baseline data on distance education activities in these programs. Using a census of the program coordinators of the 68 DETP programs in the United States, the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Deafness, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs
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