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Vetter, Matthew A.; Moroz, Oksana – Composition Studies, 2019
Indiana University of Pennsylvania's (IUP) course catalogue describes English 101: Composition I as a first-year writing course in which students use a variety of resources--including but not limited to memory, observation, critical reading and viewing, analysis, and reflection--and a focus on writing process to create projects in a variety of…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Course Descriptions, Electronic Publishing, Collaborative Writing
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Zgheib, Ghania E.; Dabbagh, Nada – Online Learning, 2020
This study explored how experienced faculty are using social media to support student learning. It analyzed the types of social media learning activities (SMLAs), their design, the cognitive processes that they support, and the types of knowledge that students engage in when completing SMLAs. Data gathered from five different cases of six faculty…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Media, Learning Activities, Program Design
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Holtz, Peter; Kimmerle, Joachim; Cress, Ulrike – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2018
The advent of the social web brought with it challenges and opportunities for research on learning and knowledge construction. Using the online-encyclopedia Wikipedia as an example, we discuss several methods that can be applied to analyze the dynamic nature of knowledge-related processes in mass collaboration environments. These methods can help…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Constructivism (Learning)
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Mnkandla, Ernest; Minnaar, Ansie – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
The adoption of social media in e-learning signals the end of distance education as we know it in higher education. However, it appears to have very little impact on the way in which open and distance learning (ODL) institutions are functioning. Earlier research suggests that a significant part of the explanation for the slow uptake of social…
Descriptors: Social Media, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Higher Education
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Barnhisel, Greg; Rapchak, Marcia – Communications in Information Literacy, 2014
Students in a senior English class examined the question of whether the "wisdom of experts" or "the wisdom of crowds" is more reliable and useful in a writing course by engaging in a parallel Wikipedia project. Each student either created a new entry or made significant changes to an existing Wikipedia entry, tracked changes to…
Descriptors: College Seniors, College English, Encyclopedias, Collaborative Writing
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Bayliss, Gemma – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2013
This article presents the research findings of a small-scale study which aimed to explore the cautionary attitude toward the use of Wikipedia in the process of learning. A qualitative case study approach was taken, using literature review, institutional documentation, and semi-structured interviews with five members of academic teaching staff from…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Collaborative Writing, Electronic Publishing, Web 2.0 Technologies
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
These proceedings contain the papers of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2013), October 22-24, 2013, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), co-organized by The University of North Texas (UNT), sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Short Term Memory
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers