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Erin Riesland – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In the three papers that form this dissertation, I inquire about the future of learning (Ross, 2023) through a "postdigital" stance (Jandric, 2017) that I apply to place-based education (PBE) methods and practices (Sobel, 2005; Greenwood, 2008). I argue that a postdigital approach -- one that presupposes technology is "part" of…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Technology Uses in Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Undergraduate Students
Chaney, Heide L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Problem: Sepsis is a nocuous host response to infection that leads to organ dysfunction and hypotensive shock. Now deemed a public health burden, sepsis is predicted to increase as the population in the United States ages. Recent research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that 80 percent of sepsis begins outside…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Adults, Primary Health Care, Pilot Projects
Kelly, Valerie Hunter – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Virtual environments, virtual worlds, simulations, 3D models are loaded with potential, promise, and problems. While learning in virtual settings is still being researched, instructional designers are challenged as to which instructional design practices are best suited for virtual environments (VEs). The problem is there is a lack of a conceptual…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Virtual Classrooms, Humanities, Computer Simulation
Hall, Kurt A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Since the establishment of the first volunteer fire brigades in the United States, firefighters have lost their lives in fire fighting operations at emergency incidents and live-fire training activities. While there are various reasons for these firefighter deaths and injuries, the United States Fire Administration (2002) reported that many of…
Descriptors: Fire Science Education, Leadership, Decision Making, Virtual Classrooms
Franetovic, Marija – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Current educational initiatives encourage the use of authentic learning environments to realistically prepare students for jobs in a constantly changing world. Many students of the Millennial generation may be social media savvy. However, what can be said about learning conditions and student readiness for active, reflective and collaborative…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Virtual Classrooms, Cooperative Learning, Learner Engagement
Lindgren, Robb – ProQuest LLC, 2009
An extensive research literature in education and psychology demonstrates positive effects of perspective-taking on various forms of learning. Until recently, perspective-taking has been limited to the mental simulation of how someone with different beliefs, knowledge, physical location, etc., perceives an object or event. Over the last decade…
Descriptors: Photography, Videotape Recorders, Educational Technology, Training Methods
Blair, Kristen Pilner – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Research addressing the effectiveness of feedback for learning has focused on many dimensions of feedback, including the timing (Kulik & Kulik, 1988), type (Mory, 2004), and amount of available information (Dempsey et. al, 1993). Much of the feedback research in education has tacitly assumed that the available information is perceived, and any…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Instructional Design, Error Correction, Computer Software