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Ukonu, Michael O.; Ohaja, Edith U.; Okeke, Somtochukwu V.; Okwumbu, Ruth O. – Cogent Education, 2021
The replacement of Times New Roman (TNR--serif) with Calibri (sans serif) as default typeface on Microsoft Office Word reflects the growing prevalence of screen-based reading. The change also points to a festering conflict in the literature on the readability and legibility of serif and sans serif typefaces in print and computer-based platforms.…
Descriptors: Layout (Publications), Printing, Visual Literacy, Visual Stimuli
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Robinson, Heather A.; Kilgore, Whitney; Warren, Scott J. – Online Learning, 2017
The purpose of this study was to identify emergent themes regarding higher education instructors' perceptions concerning the provision of collaborative learning activities and opportunities in their online classroom. Through semi-structured interviews, instructors described their teaching experiences and reported specifically about the online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Cooperative Learning, Learning Activities, Semi Structured Interviews
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Ali, Ahmad Zamzuri Mohamad; Wahid, Rahani; Samsudin, Khairulanuar; Idris, Muhammad Zaffwan – International Education Studies, 2013
Reading on the World Wide Web has become a daily habit nowadays. This can be seen from the perspective of changes in readers' tendency to be more interested in materials from the internet, than printed media. Taking these developments into account, it is important for web-based instructional designers to choose the appropriate font, especially for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Readability, Computer System Design
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Hojjati, Nafiseh; Muniandy, Balakrishnan – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2014
Texts are a group of letters which are printed or displayed in a particular style and size. In the course of the fast speed of technological development everywhere and expanding use of computer based instruction such as online courses, students spend more time on a computer screen than printed media. Texts have been the main element to convey…
Descriptors: Layout (Publications), Printing, Word Processing, Design
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Yen, Nai-Shing; Tsai, Jie-Li; Chen, Pei-Ling; Lin, Hsuan-Yu; Chen, Arbee L. P. – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2011
To investigate the most efficient way to represent text in reading Chinese on computer displays, three typographic variables, character size (41[feet] arc/24 pixels and 60[feet] arc/32 pixels), character spacing (1/4 and 1/8 character width) and font type (Kai and Ming), were manipulated. Results showed that the reading speed for Chinese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chinese, Reading Rate, Eye Movements
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Peachey, Paul; Jones, Paul; Jones, Amanda – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2006
This paper presents an empirical study involving initiatives that encouraged students to log onto online courses in entrepreneurship delivered by the University of Glamorgan. The aim of the research was to explore items of interest to the online students that may increase participation in the forums and hence potentially enhanced engagement with…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Student Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Online Courses
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McLoughlin, Catherine – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1999
Traces the development of an online unit for Indigenous Australian learners, and accounts for cultural issues that impacted on the design of learning tasks and the associated avenues for communication provided to learners. In this context, culturally responsive design was ensured by the adoption of Lave's (1991) community of practice model. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning, Culturally Relevant Education
Detlor, Brian – 1999
This paper explores the viability of a new approach to intranet design, one that is based on an understanding of the organizational information environment and user information behavior. The approach was used by 11 project teams of graduate students to develop intranet designs for local organizations. The workbooks used by the project teams were…
Descriptors: Behavior, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer System Design
Wyman, Steven K.; And Others – 1997
This exploratory study establishes analytical tools (based on both technical criteria and user feedback) by which federal Web site administrators may assess the quality of their websites. The study combined qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques to achieve the following objectives: (1) identify and define key issues regarding…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Design Preferences, Evaluation Criteria