Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
Source
| Change: The Magazine of… | 1 |
| Interactive Learning… | 1 |
| Journal of Chemical Education | 1 |
| Journal of Natural Resources… | 1 |
| Quarterly Review of Distance… | 1 |
Author
| Arago´n-Muriel, Alberto | 1 |
| Armbrecht, Jose´ Pen~aranda | 1 |
| Bowman, T. A. | 1 |
| Cowan, Wendy | 1 |
| Gale, Mark | 1 |
| Groom, M. | 1 |
| Hess, G. R. | 1 |
| Jou, Min | 1 |
| Liu, Chi-Chia | 1 |
| Magnusdottir, H. | 1 |
| Micolta, Germania | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 4 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| Iowa | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkCowan, Wendy; Gale, Mark – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2014
Is it possible to build a virtual community for teaching and learning where students have opportunities for instructor and peer interaction? In this article, Wendy Cowan and Mark Gale describe such a community at Athens State University, where the college of education faculty designed a set of courses so that students had multiple choices for…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Interaction, Virtual Classrooms, Participant Satisfaction
Armbrecht, Jose´ Pen~aranda; Arago´n-Muriel, Alberto; Micolta, Germania – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
High school students have had some difficulties in understanding chemistry due to traditional ways of teaching this specific science. It is important to improve teaching methods that increase student motivation, not only to enhance their capacity for understanding, but also to generate a greater level of interest in the study of chemistry for…
Descriptors: High School Students, Chemistry, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Jou, Min; Liu, Chi-Chia – Interactive Learning Environments, 2012
This article describes an implementation of interactive virtual environments that have been designed for supporting the education of technical skills in material processing technology. The developed web-based systems provide the capability to train students in the technical skills of material processing technology without the need to work on…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Semantics, Internet, Web Based Instruction
Thompson, J. R.; Hess, G. R.; Bowman, T. A.; Magnusdottir, H.; Stubbs-Gipson, C. E.; Groom, M.; Miller, J. R.; Steelman, T. A.; Stokes, D. L. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2009
Multi-institutional approaches to graduate education continue to emerge as a way to better prepare students for collaborative work. In this article, we describe a graduate course designed to investigate application of conservation biology principles by local land use planners. "Where is Conservation Science in Local Planning?" was…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Distance Education, Land Use, Collaborative Writing
Wheeler, Steve – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2006
This article describes how online discussion groups and visual collaboration can be used in combination to build and support a virtual community of learners. Data derived from several online discussion groups are presented, and the support needs of learners are highlighted as a key factor of success. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Online Courses
