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Szeto, Elson; Cheng, Annie Y. N. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
A synchronous blend of online learning and "face-to-face" teaching is becoming a feasible instructional approach in higher education with the advent of technology. Although this learning mode is not new in higher education, little research has been done to contextualise social presence experiences in which effects of interactions were…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Learning
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Chen, Jingjing; Xu, Jianliang; Tang, Tao; Chen, Rongchao – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
Interaction is critical for successful teaching and learning in a virtual learning environment (VLE). This paper presents a web-based interaction-aware VLE--WebIntera-classroom--which aims to augment learning interactions by increasing the learner-to-content and learner-to-instructor interactions. We design a ubiquitous interactive interface that…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Interaction, Web Based Instruction, Computer Interfaces
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Xiong, Caiping; Ge, Jun; Wang, Qiyun; Wang, Xuejun – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
Imbalanced allocation of teacher resources is a major factor causing inequality in K-12 education in China. Traditional ways to solve this problem, such as on-site support teaching and recorded lectures of quality teachers, have posed many defects. It is suggested that information and communication technology should be employed to deal with the…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Sahlin, Johannes S.; Tsertsidis, Antony; Islam, M. Sirajul – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
During recent years, many schools have started to implement information and communication technologies (ICTs)-based learning devices (such as laptops, tablets, mobile phones, and active boards) in the classroom settings in order to increase learning outcomes. The aim of this study is to find which activities and outcomes are evident in the usages…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
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Hung, Hsiu-Ting – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
Flipped classrooms continue to grow in popularity across all levels of education. Following this pedagogical trend, the present study aimed to enhance the face-to-face instruction in flipped classrooms with the use of clickers. A game-like clicker application was implemented through a bring your own device (BYOD) model to gamify classroom dynamics…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Audience Response Systems
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Wu, Wen-Chi Vivian; Wang, Rong-Jyue; Chen, Nian-Shing – Interactive Learning Environments, 2015
This paper presents a design for a cutting-edge English program in which elementary school learners of English as a foreign language in Taiwan had lively interactions with a teaching assistant robot. Three dimensions involved in the design included (1) a pleasant and interactive classroom environment as the learning context, (2) a teaching…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Robotics, Elementary School Students