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Wu, Dezhi; Bieber, Michael; Hiltz, Starr Roxanne – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2008
The online participatory exam transforms the traditional exam into a constructivist, cooperative and engaging learning experience. Students learn from designing and answering exam questions, from evaluating their peers' performance, and from reading questions, answers and evaluations. This paper, aimed at faculty who teach online and at…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Learning Experience, Constructivism (Learning)
Skinner, Richard A. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2008
Globalization is enabling transnational provision of post-secondary education. The leadership of higher education needs to attend to issues of quality and accreditation. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Online Courses, Global Approach, College Administration
Nelson, Erik T. – Online Submission, 2009
This paper examines the differences that exist between the traditional face-to-face classroom and the online courseroom. Instructors should begin by identifying the epistemological foundation for the course conversion process. During the instructional design phase, courses can be developed from a team approach or by the instructor alone. Issues of…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Online Courses, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods
Crisp, Matthew Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The emerging use of portable digital devices by students, parents and teachers, is forcing schools to develop real-time communication systems that integrate technology into the general operations of schools, and contemplate governing policies and procedures to sustain and guide the challenges of these new technologies. This study contributes to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Handheld Devices, Written Language, Telecommunications
Soylu, Firat – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2009
Lack of student participation and intrinsic motivation in online learning environments is a challenge to instructional design. There are some online communities which overcome this challenge by attracting participants from diverse backgrounds to engage, learn, and share information within their context. Eksisozluk, an online collaborative…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Motivation, Cooperation
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Coll, Cesar; Engel, Anna; Bustos, Alfonso – European Journal of Education, 2009
The rapid spread of learning networks based on asynchronous written communication--Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALNs)--makes it crucial to assess the possibilities offered by these new environments to facilitate and promote learning processes and learning outcomes. Our interest in this area is specifically directed towards the study of…
Descriptors: Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Learning Processes, Profiles, Content Analysis
Moore, Janet C.; Fetzner, Marie J. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
Although online course completion rates are commonly believed to be lower than in other delivery modes, some programs achieve equal or better course completion rates. This issue presents studies that suggest certain practices contribute to student success. Readers are invited to contribute to work-in-progress on key factors for a framework of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Online Courses, Educational Practices, College Instruction
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Schlager, Mark S.; Farooq, Umer; Fusco, Judith; Schank, Patricia; Dwyer, Nathan – Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
The authors argue that conceptual and methodological limitations in existing research approaches severely hamper theory building and empirical exploration of teacher learning and collaboration through cyber-enabled networks. They conclude that new frameworks, tools, and techniques are needed to understand and maximize the benefits of teacher…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Research Methodology, Educational Change, Educational Research
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Strang, Kenneth David – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2011
Virtual learning is a popular teaching modality, and it has been reported in research that there is no significant difference in academic outcome as compared with face-to-face courses. Not all researchers agree with this assertion and some claim it is more difficult to teach math-oriented subjects online. Given that educational psychology theories…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Online Courses, Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication
Gimeno, Ana, Ed. – European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL), 2011
"The EUROCALL Review" is published online biannually by the European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL). This issue offers regular sections on: (1) up-to-date information on Special Interest Groups; (2) reports on on-going CALL or CALL-related R&D projects in which EUROCALL members participate; (3) reports…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
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Babacan, Alperhan – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2011
This paper discusses the online Juris Doctor Program (JD Program) at RMIT University. The first part of the paper provides a brief overview of the JD Program, the graduate capabilities of the Program and key principles associated with the teaching of law to online postgraduate students. In line with the literature in the area of online teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Law Students, Online Courses
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Lynch, Grace; Paasuke, Philip – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
In response to an exponential growth in enrolments the "Tutorial Support Management" (TSM) model has been adopted by Open Universities Australia (OUA) after a two-year project on the provision of online tutor support in first year, online undergraduate units. The essential focus of the TSM model was the development of a systemic approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, School Holding Power, Undergraduate Study
Wilson, Robert John – Online Submission, 2010
This study explored rural middle-school students' participation in an online summer reading course. The research question explored the patterns and practices of the student's participation in an online reading course and the instructional moves made by the teacher. Data were gathered from a small group (n = 4) of rural middle school students…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Rural Schools, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Muir, Kristopher D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Culture tends to be misplaced as a secondary instructional goal in most foreign language classrooms. Although research has suggested that a strong link exists between language and culture, the problem resides in how best to teach culture in the classroom. While this problem impacts all learners, it may affect high school students more because they…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Statistical Analysis, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
Reilly, Mary Ann; Gangi, Jane M.; Cohen, Rob – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
This book is a wonderful blending of methodologies. This juxtaposition of art and literature serves as an instrument for teachers to inspire their students to create, critique, compare and predict, all higher-level intellectual behaviors, while composing across symbol systems. The work contains detailed classroom transcripts of strategies that…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Sociocultural Patterns, Current Events, Writing Workshops
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