Background/purpose: Collaborative Online International Learning projects have emerged as practices that connect students from different countries. Such actions can be appealing to universities but also arouse uncertainty. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to explore COIL experiences in HE reported in the scientific literature in terms of…

Concerned with disinformation, fake news, and a posttruth era, literacy research on digital learning ecologies has focused on content of the texts that youth encounter but less explicitly on aesthetics--issues of form or the way a text is written. Drawing on critical sociocultural theories, this article examines youth aesthetic meaning-making with…

Indonesian higher education rarely employed e-learning until COVID-19. Many students tried online learning for the first time during the pandemic. After the pandemic ended in 2022, universities switched to blended learning, but student adaptation, system integration, and learning effectiveness remain challenges. This study examines these…

Using mixed quantitative and qualitative methods, the current study examined the efficacy of fully online flipped classroom. 250 Chinese undergraduate social work students, with 126 students experienced the conventional online teaching method and 124 students learned with the online flipped classroom approach, were involved. The quantitative…

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a sudden and universal shift towards online learning. This has led to a 'forced readiness' for online education. Although some countries have eased restrictions, online education is becoming the new normal. However, learning or teaching from a distance can negatively affect the social well-being of both teachers…

One goal of mathematics education is to adapt features of digital learning materials to students' characteristics. This paper presents a multi-layered research approach to identify key aspects of mathematics students within the persona approach. Data for this research was collected from 5,624 mathematics students using an instrument focusing on 15…

This article aimed to understand how students in distance education experience challenges with e-learning tools in their learning. Specifically, it aimed to identify challenges students experienced with the implementation of podcasts and vodcasts and how lecturers responded to these challenges. The research context for the article is an Academic…

Implementation of blended teaching (BT) practices is in- creasing rapidly in K-12 classrooms. This trend creates an urgent need for professional development to support BT. An understanding of how experienced teachers implement BT can inform teacher educators and professional development leaders as they develop training to support this practice. We…

The proliferation and growth of online initial teacher education (ITE) has provided emerging evidence that access to this pathway provides life-changing opportunities for students who may have previously been marginalised from higher education. However, there is limited research that examines achievement of groups known to have been…

In light of current or future pandemics, natural disasters, war, or personal preferences, remote or online learning is becoming increasingly common. This reality means that teachers need to be equipped with the skills necessary to effectively teach online. In this article the authors highlight the importance of preparing teachers with effective…

The primary role and value of a transdisciplinary online collaborative problem-based learning (OCPBL) project is that all disciplines fully participate in producing solutions to challenges. Acquiring the confidence to do so transcends all disciplines. The central role of educators then emerges in facilitating students' confidence in their ability…

Besides linguistic benefits, e-tandem virtual exchanges provide opportunities for intercultural meaning negotiation in interaction. However, several studies showed that learners in such exchanges often engage in lengthy interactions but do not always succeed in intercultural communication. The present paper examines intercultural negotiation of…

An issue arising in emergency distance education procedures, such as the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is a lack of appropriate high-quality content and course activities for high ability students suitable for distance education. In this study, online CAD-based learning experiences structured with the Tinkercad Circuits Platform designed for…

Purpose: The effect of e-learning success relies on the learning management system and its effectiveness provided to the learners. As a result, higher education institutions (HEIs) are expanding using various e-learning platforms and focusing on system and information quality. This study adopts the ISS (information system success) model to assess…

The current demand for integrating technology into English language instruction to engage students in meaningful conversations is pressing in the digital era. Despite this, research on employing Google tools for collaborative, task-based activities in English education is scarce, particularly in meeting the needs of today's digital learners and…