Based on the experiences of preservice Turkish teachers (PTTs) along with the transition to distance education, the objective of this study was to evaluate their views on this process in terms of various variables and determine the problems they experienced during the distance education process. One hundred eighty PTTs constituted the sample of…

As the higher education landscape undergoes rapid transformation, educators continue to seek best practices for creating quality digital, blended, and online learning experiences. However, disparate definitions of quality and differing instructor and student preferences complicate this work. This report addresses the pressing need to bridge the…

With the increased attention focused on active learning, educators strive to find better and more innovative ways to engage students in the classroom. One of the hurtles that educators are presented with is that the classroom is no longer limited to a physical location but rather students and professor can meet via the internet, Before COVID-19,…

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine faculty instructional technology use at the EUCOE, as well as faculty and student perceptions of that use on student learning. Researchers also looked for differences between graduate and undergraduate faculty, as well as differences between faculty who taught remote courses and those who…

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine faculty instructional technology use at the EUCOE, as well as faculty and student perceptions of that use on student learning. Researchers also looked for differences between graduate and undergraduate faculty, as well as differences between faculty who taught remote courses and those who…

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine faculty instructional technology use at the EUCOE, as well as faculty and student perceptions of that use on student learning. Researchers also looked for differences between graduate and undergraduate faculty, as well as differences between faculty who taught remote courses and those who…

In this study I explored how the experience of forced virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and then going back to in-person learning impacted African American elementary school students from the perspective of their school counselor. I think this study is important because there is scarce qualitative research on the effects that forced…

Gastronomy shows a continuous development as a branch of science that aims to meet the socialization needs of individuals as well as their physical needs. Considerable importance is attached to the level of technological integration as the most fundamental variable that can accelerate this development. However, scientific findings on the…

In 2013, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 13-20% of youth living in the United States experiencing a mental health disorder. Research indicated that mental health disorders can negatively affect an individual's cognitive, social, and emotional functions (National Institute of Mental Health, 2018). As a result, students…

The global pandemic of COVID-19 forced an immediate shift to online learning at institutions of higher education around the world in 2020. This researcher, a faculty member in a technical education program at a community college, identified the opportunity to capture students' experiences with online and contextualized learning in the engineering…

A growing number of faculty in higher education are using technology applications in their teaching practices. However, a gap in the literature exists related to instructional technology integration in liberal arts courses. This gap also exists in theater education, where I have spent the last 20 years of my professional life. This self-study…

Using a pool of 226 students from introductory accounting courses offered during the COVID-19 pandemic, the author shows support for the efficacy of hybrid learning delivery methods. The author categorizes students' preferences for remote (via video conferencing), in-person (face-to-face (F2F)), or HyFlex (an on-demand combination of either…

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the decision to reopen schools for in-person instruction has become a highly salient policy issue. This study examines what overall factors drive public support for schools re-opening in person, and whether members of the public are any more or less willing to comply with school re-opening decisions based on their own…

This study explored diverse students' literacy development in Grades 3-5 in a literacy club. It also served as a self-study to examine how I developed and facilitated this literacy club. This study focused on a group of diverse students engaged in a literacy club across two study phases. The first phase consisted of an after-school literacy club…

This causal-comparative ex-post-facto study examined the association between learning modality and academic achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic created an environment in which multiple modalities of learning, including blended and remote classrooms, were occurring simultaneously, challenging the existing practices of…