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Pluye, Pierre; Hong, Quan Nha; Granikov, Vera; Vedel, Isabelle – Education for Information, 2018
A mixed studies review (MSR) is a type of literature review that includes qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies. This form of literature review is popular since it can provide a rich understanding of complex health interventions and programs. However, conducting a MSR can be challenging since it combines several study designs. A…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Web Sites, Editing, Collaborative Writing
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Walker, Allison S. – Community Literacy Journal, 2016
This is a snapshot of a service learning course founded on narrative medicine, a clinical practice designed to replace impersonal care with empathic listening. By utilizing poetry therapy techniques among nursing home populations, a program called "HPU LifeLines" promotes a community literacy of illness and provides psychological and…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Empathy, Listening, Poetry
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Landwehr, Peter; Spraragen, Marc; Ranganathan, Balki; Carley, Kathleen M.; Zyda, Michael – Simulation & Gaming, 2013
In this article, the authors discuss the development of the "Sudan Game," an interactive model of the country in the time period leading up to the Sudanese referendum on the secession of the South. While many simulations are designed to educate about their subjects, the "Sudan Game" is intended to be a prototype for policy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Games, Public Policy, Policy Formation
FitzGerald, Lee – International Association of School Librarianship, 2010
Guided Inquiry is a means by which student enquiry can be facilitated in schools, while simultaneously being the vehicle for evidence-based practice. This paper illustrates this twin purpose in two contexts: An overview discussion of the 2008 NSW Association of Independent Schools' Project, led by Dr. Todd, and a 2010 Guided Inquiry at Loreto…
Descriptors: Evidence, School Libraries, Inquiry, Academic Achievement
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Mills, Kathy Ann; Levido, Amanda – Reading Teacher, 2011
Reading and writing are being transformed by global changes in communication practices using new media technologies. This article introduces iPed, a research-based pedagogy that enables teachers to navigate innovative digital text production in the literacy classroom. The pedagogy was generated in the context of a longitudinal digital literacy…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Critical Literacy, Computer Literacy, Educational Technology
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Hatzipanagos, Stylianos; Warburton, Steven – Learning, Media and Technology, 2009
The paper explores the relationship between formative assessment and social software. Formative assessment practices though beneficial for student learning become marginalised and constrained in open and distance learning environments in higher education. Feedback is a key factor in formative assessment and learners can benefit from the deployment…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Distance Education