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Tasha D. Jackson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The College of Technology at Wilmington University launched the Virtual Instructor Pilot Program (VIPP) in Fall 2022 to address the shortage of qualified adjunct instructors for on-campus courses following the COVID-19 pandemic. This study assessed the VIPP's effectiveness by analyzing student academic performance in on-campus courses with remote…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Program Effectiveness, Distance Education, On Campus Students
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Jalil Raza; Tahira Anwar Lashari; Sana Anwar Lashari; Hira Raza; Saima Anwar Lashari – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2022
In this study, two modes of communication for distance learning are discussed -Broadcast Media Technologies (one-to-many) and Communicative Media Technologies (many-to-many). In addition, the study sheds light on Synchronous Versus Asynchronous modes of communication. Further, the study evaluates the effectiveness of Digi skills' (an initiative by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Higher Education, Synchronous Communication
Jena, Ananta Kumar – Online Submission, 2021
This article reviews the scientific literature that depicts the influence of the COVID-19 on higher education. Fourteen studies examined pandemic coronavirus's effect on the human respiratory system and its impact on higher education. Nine studies reviewed related to UNESCO and WHO reports, and thirty studies relating to the staff readiness,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
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McGloin, Rory; Coletti, Amanda – Communication Center Journal, 2019
Effective presentation skills never go out of style, however, the channel by which we deliver presentations has been rapidly changing over the past two decades. Technological developments have made it easier to bring audiences together in virtual spaces and as a result, more and more presentations are taking place every day through digital…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Communication Skills, Computer Mediated Communication, Telecommunications
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Castleman, Benjamin L.; Page, Lindsay C. – Perspectives in Peer Programs, 2016
A report released in April 2013 by Benjamin L Castleman of Harvard University and Lindsay C. Page of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University examines the implications of two forms of interventions during the summer between high school and the first year of college on college enrollment. "Summer Nudging: Can Personalized…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Handheld Devices, Low Income Groups, High School Graduates
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Stephens, Keri K.; Barrett, Ashley K.; Mahometa, Michael J. – Human Communication Research, 2013
This study relies on information theory, social presence, and source credibility to uncover what best helps people grasp the urgency of an emergency. We surveyed a random sample of 1,318 organizational members who received multiple notifications about a large-scale emergency. We found that people who received 3 redundant messages coming through at…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Crisis Management, Organizational Communication, Efficiency
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Beaumont, Tim J.; Mannion, Aaron P.; Shen, Brice O. – Journal of Peer Learning, 2012
This paper reports on an online version of Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS), also known as Supplemental Instruction (SI), which was trialled in two subjects in the University of Melbourne in 2011. The program, named the Online Peer Assisted Learning (OPAL) scheme, was implemented with the aims of extending the benefits of a successful peer…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Peer Teaching, College Students, Program Effectiveness
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Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Seepersaud, Deborah, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2019
For the forty-second time, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two volumes. Volume 1 contains 37 papers dealing…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Research and Development, Elementary Education