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Portman Daley, Joannah – ProQuest LLC, 2012
(Re)Writing Civics in the Digital Age: The Role of Social Media in Student (Dis)Engagement addresses an important gap in the knowledge of civic rhetoric available in Rhetoric and Composition by using qualitative methods to explore the parameters of civic engagement through social media-based digital writing. With funding from URI's Office of…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Diaries, Citizenship Education, Technical Writing
Khalifa, Marwa A.; Sandholz, Simone – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2012
Worldwide, innovation in education is highly perceived as an effectual approach to promote awareness for sustainability. International organizations interested in education, research and training support projects seeking modernization of Higher Education (HE) and put much emphasis on developing new curricula, teaching methods or materials to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Natural Resources, Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation
Tunks, Karyn W. – Journal of Educators Online, 2012
With online course development on the rise the challenge for instructors is to enhance and ensure learning through this modality. When direct contact with students in a traditional face-to-face classroom is not feasible, instructors must be innovative in content delivery and provide for students a sense of instructor presence. It has been…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Web 2.0 Technologies
Cordes, Sean – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2012
This article is an exploratory study of student behavior using online tools to do project-based work for a library science course at a mid-sized Midwestern public university. The population was 22 net generation students aged 18-24, who were enrolled in an Introduction to Information Resources course. The study was designed to better understand…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Publishing
Reid, Carol; Young, Helen – Journal of Education Policy, 2012
The new schooling-leaving age policy in New South Wales, a state in Australia, requires all students to stay at school until they are 17 years old. The policy was introduced in January 2010, with little warning and, it appears, little consideration of its impact in complex contexts. In south-western Sydney, the most diverse region in the city, the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Ethnicity, Older Adults, Foreign Countries
Chang, Wei-Wen; Chen, Cheng-Hui Lucy; Huang, Yu-Fu; Yuan, Yu-Hsi – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2012
Empirical studies have found that participation in international service increases learners' intercultural competence, language skills, appreciation of cultural differences, and tolerance for ambiguity. While previous studies suggest that international service experience is potentially transformative in nature, the present study examined…
Descriptors: Service Learning, International Programs, Transformative Learning, Social Psychology
Rockinson-Szapkiw, Amanda J. – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2012
As higher education institutions enter the intense competition of the rapidly growing global marketplace of online education, the leaders within these institutions are challenged to identify factors critical for developing and for maintaining effective online courses. Computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems are considered critical to…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Performance Factors, Performance Technology
Jain, Ameeta; Thomson, Dianne; Farley, Alan; Mulready, Pamela – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2012
The introduction of a social software blog space called the Trading Room in an undergraduate finance unit generated a great deal of activity to support student learning. A subsequent evaluation of this innovation, viewed through the lens of Activity Theory, demonstrated that students perceived high value in the opportunity it provided for them to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Feedback (Response), Course Evaluation
Childs, Mark; Schnieders, H. Lori; Williams, Gweno – Interactive Learning Environments, 2012
Using virtual worlds as media for learning and teaching gives rise to the potential for many unique ethical problems. Some of these arise due to the nature of the engagement with these virtual worlds, in which the students create a virtual representation, called an avatar, which may enable a sense of embodiment, and hence exposure, within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Opportunities, Simulated Environment, Self Concept
Dworin, Joel – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2011
This study investigated the language and literacy practices of five graduates of a Spanish-English K-12 dual language immersion program through semistructured interviews to understand the residual impact of thirteen years in a Spanish-English bilingual school program. Drawing from sociocultural theory, the interviews also sought to provide an…
Descriptors: Literacy, Bilingualism, Coding, Spanish
Gary, Jon O. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of the study was for the researcher to develop and have evaluated the content, organization and ease of use of a computer-training program "Emergency Response Quick Start" book based on Information and Communication Technology environmental designs. This book was most notably based on underutilized women social networking…
Descriptors: Females, Social Networks, Computer Assisted Instruction, Emergency Programs
Mikal, Jude P. – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2011
Dubbed the Net Generation, modern university students have grown up not only with advanced communication technologies at their disposal, but using such technologies to both maintain and create social networks of support. In a study abroad context, the maintenance of dual on- and offline personas provides students with the opportunity to demolish…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Cultural Differences, Maintenance, Foreign Countries
Needs and Challenges of Daily Life for People with Down Syndrome Residing in the City of Rome, Italy
Bertoli, M.; Biasini, G.; Calignano, M. T.; Celani, G.; De Grossi, G.; Digilio, M. C.; Fermariello, C. C.; Loffredo, G.; Luchino, F.; Marchese, A.; Mazotti, S.; Menghi, B.; Razzano, C.; Tiano, C.; Zambon Hobart, A.; Zampino, G.; Zuccala, G. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: Population-based surveys on the quality of life of people with Down syndrome (DS) are difficult to perform because of ethical and legal policies regarding privacy and confidential information, but they are essential for service planning. Little is known about the sample size and variability of quality of life of people with DS living…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Social Integration, Quality of Life, Down Syndrome
Bullock, Shawn Michael – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to document and analyse the author's first two years of developing a pedagogy that meaningfully incorporates the content creation and social collaboration functions of digital technologies. Design/methodology/approach: This paper uses self-study methodology to describe, interpret, and challenge excerpts from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses
Yu, Ge; Renton, Adrian; Wall, Martin; Estacio, Emee; Cawley, Justine; Datta, Pratibha – Social Indicators Research, 2011
Achieving adequate levels of physical activity (PA) is important to maintain health and prevent chronic disease. The costs of inadequate physical activity to the NHS have been estimated at over a billion pounds annually. While socio-demographic characteristics such as age, sex and ethnicity have been reported to be associated with different levels…
Descriptors: Incidence, Health Needs, Ethnicity, Marital Status