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Download Reports: Post-Pandemic Future: Implications for Privacy

Post-Pandemic Future: Implications for Privacy The time has come for privacy to expand beyond compliance to include determinations about what should be protected and consideration of ethical implications, balancing institutional priorities with the rights of individuals. The intersection of issues including COVID-19, student success, and the emergence of the chief privacy officer (CPO) role highlights […]

The Effectiveness of Adaptive Learning Software on Exam and Course Outcomes in Online Precalculus Courses

The study examines the effectiveness of adaptive learning technology as a supplemental component in online precalculus courses using data from vendor software and a public university system in the southeastern United States. Outcomes examined include final exam score and course completion with a passing grade. The results highlight that not all students utilize the technology […]

The higher degree by research student as ‘master’: Utilising a design thinking approach to improve learner experience in higher degree research supervision

This article presents a work-based learning and research approach to professional postgraduate education specifically in the case of Higher Degree by Research (HDR) programs. It highlights a prototype of the Cohort-based Advisory Team (CAT) model as a useful strategy. The authors propose that a design thinking approach that empathises with the student experience as the […]

Using Peer Assisted Learning to improve academic engagement and progression of first year online law students

The University of Southern Queensland’s online study environment continues to grow with over 16,000 students studying online. Pre-Covid-19, online enrolments typically represent around 67% of all students studying at USQ. This article usefully analyses quantitative data in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot of an online peer-assisted learning program for first-year Law students. […]

Professional Networking: Exploring Differences Between Offline and Online Networking

Professional networking has mostly been researched in offline contexts. With professional social networking sites (SNS), such as LinkedIn or the German platform XING, professional networking can be extended to online contexts. Therefore, this study examines if people differ in the intensity of offline and online networking and if influence factors differentially predict offline and online […]

Download White Paper: Breaking Through the Distance: How Relationships Foster Online Learning

In the spring of 2020, in response to COVID-19, Breakthrough Collaborative mounted an unprecedented, network-wide effort to develop a virtual ecosystem. The aim was to deliver a replica of its in-person summer program of academic and social-emotional support to thousands of students at its 24 affiliates across the country. The staff faced two significant challenges: […]

Content-specific differences in Padlet perception for collaborative learning amongst undergraduate students

Collaborative learning offers benefits but there is insufficient information on how students perceive specific digital tools supporting collaborative learning and whether there are content-related differences in students’ perceptions. Here, we utilised Padlet to mediate collaborative learning amongst undergraduate students from two distinct disciplines, Dentistry and Bioscience to examine students’ perceptions of Padlet-mediated learning and identify […]

Introducing augmented reality in early childhood literacy learning

Augmented reality (AR) as an emerging technology has gradually been incorporated into educational contexts; however, the cases that incorporate AR into early childhood contexts are underrepresented and especially scant in the literacy domain. Aiming to measure the impact of AR on early childhood learning and motivation in the literacy domain, this study brought an application […]

Supporting Online Doctoral Students to Increase Persistence and Completion

The literature indicates that approximately 50% of those who seek a doctoral education complete the degree.  Research indicates that persistence is one of the key issues that students struggle with and negatively impacts their ability to graduate. Other factors include the ability to maintain enrollment; topic selection; and ability to maintain a dissertation supervisor (Seagram, […]

Free for All: An Open Source Online Based Teaching Template

The increasing cost of textbooks has created a demand for no cost/low cost learning resources for students.  The University System of Georgia, through their Affordable Learning Grants has supported the development of no cost/low cost course transformation activities.  Faculty at Clayton State University (CSU) have been engaged in the development of a number of Open […]