Research

The national broadband network and the challenges of creating connectivity in education: The case of Tasmania

Tasmania, one of the first locations to have communities connected to the national broadband network (NBN), provided the context within… More »

Mining interactions in immersive learning environments for real-time student feedback

The analysis and use of data generated by students’ interactions with learning systems or programs – learning analytics – has… More »

Planning and Managing Distance Education Systems: System Methodology

Farhad Saba, Ph. D. Founder and Editor, Distance-Educator.com In this series of articles, I presented a hierarchical model of distance… More »

Shape Shifting Smart Phones: Riding the Waves in Education

The smartphone is a recent technological addition to post-secondary education and it has both educational and non-educational applications. This study… More »

Evolution of the framework for 21st century competencies

This article presents the successive changes and evolution of the frameworks for 21st century competencies, since the appearance of the… More »

Rich Media e-Compendiums: A New Tool for Enhanced Learning in Higher Education

Electronically supported learning has increasingly been introduced and accepted into the academic community over recent decades, and a variety of… More »

Is it cheating – or learning the craft of writing? Using Turnitin to help students avoid plagiarism

Plagiarism is a growing problem for universities, many of which are turning to software detection for help in detecting and… More »

Combining the formative with the summative: the development of a twostage online test to encourage engagement and provide personal feedback in large classes

The aim of this action research project was to improve student learning by encouraging more “time on task” and to… More »

Using ePortfolios to Measure Student Learning in a Graduate Preparation Program in Higher Education

Ten second-year master’s students in a higher education program participated in this study, which was designed to assess their experience… More »

Exploration of ePortfolios for Adding Value and Deepening Student Learning in Contemporary Higher Education

In recent years, higher education has undoubtedly faced a sea-change. The landscape of the sector has shifted with changes in… More »