Nearly half of U.S. colleges are using OpenStax textbooks this year
The Rice University-based OER publisher reported that students across 5,160 colleges and universities are saving a combined $177 million on its textbooks. edscoop
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Download Report: School Leaders and Technology: Results from a National Survey
In February 2018, the Education Week Research Center fielded an online survey to a representative sample of more than 500 school leaders, including principals, assistant principals, and deans. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percent. The topic of the survey was technology. Specifically, the questionnaire focused on screen-time, personalized learning, social media, […]
Download Report: European Association of Distance Teaching Universities Mobility Matrix
According to the Programme Guide of the European Commission2, “student mobility can be in any subject area/academic discipline. To ensure high-quality mobility activities with maximum impact onthe students, the mobility activity has to be compatible with the student’s degree-related learning and personal development needs. The study period abroad must be part of the student’s study […]
Developing Student Support for Open and Distance Learning: The EMPOWER Project
European universities face great challenges dealing with twenty-first century world changes. Deep transformations are required to a wide range of life-long learning scenarios, which are replacing traditional modes of university study and giving access to students in more flexible ways. To address the transformation in learning, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) launched […]
Students’ Emotional Engagement, Motivation and Behaviour Over the Life of an Online Course: Reflections on Two Market Research Case Studies
Since 2013, Leeds Beckett University has carried out two studies, working with market researchers, into students’ feelings and perceptions of online courses and their learning context. This work has been conducted outside routine data collection for statistical reporting to regulatory agencies, as these exercises do not explore a student’s engagement or behaviour in a rich […]
Encouraging Learners to Explore Websites: Hyperlinks as Invitations
We applied a user interface (UI) design approach based on a constructivist perspective for web-based learning that conceptualizes interactions between learners and websites as conversations. Hyperlinks on the UI of a distributed interactive learning environment were treated as invitations for interaction to encourage learners’ active exploration. An experiment for examining the effects of two UI […]
Ethics in the Classroom: A Ten-Year Retrospective
The influence of classroom context on the probability of being caught cheating is compared between face-to-face classes and online classes. A decision tree model assigned in the context of a management science class presents alternatives, including unethical choices, risks and rewards, and a decision facing a potential ethical dilemma. Part of the student response to […]
Physiotherapy student perspectives on synchronous dual-campus learning and teaching
An increasing number of universities offer educational programmes across multiple campuses, as a way of facilitating access to tertiary education and filling the shortage of health professionals in rural and regional settings. Offering an equitable learning experience across all sites has been considered an important aspect in any learning and teaching approach. This qualitative study […]
A clinical educator’s experience using a virtual patient to teach communication and interpersonal skills
The purpose of this study was to explore one novice clinical educator’s experiences with training essential communication and interpersonal skills using a virtual patient. Over 3 weeks, the clinical educator (CE) delivered a series of half-day clinical placements to students using an educator-controlled virtual patient, depicting an older adult male with mild dementia. Students completed […]
A Step-by-Step Approach to Creating a Security Education, Training, and Awareness Program
Learn how Boston College created an effective security awareness program while strengthening relationships with campus faculty and staff. EDUCAUSE Review