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The Relationship Between an Online Synchronous Learning Environment and Knowledge Acquisition Skills and Traits: The Blackboard Collaborate Experience
Online learning is becoming more attractive to perspective students because it offers them greater accessibility, convenience and flexibility to study at a reduced cost. While these benefits may attract prospective learners to embark on an online learning environment there remains little empirical evidence relating the skills and traits of knowledge acquisition with a synchronous online […]
Barriers and Opportunities of E-Learning Implementation in Iraq: A Case of Public Universities
Although the implementation of e-learning initiatives has reached advanced stages in developed countries, it is still in its infancy in many developing nations and the Middle East in particular. Recently, few public universities in Iraq have initiated limited attempts to use e-learning alongside traditional classrooms. However, different obstacles are preventing successful adoption of this technology. […]
The effectiveness of instructor personalized and formative feedback provided by instructor in an online setting: some unresolved issues
Formative feedback has great potential for teaching and learning in online undergraduate programmes. There is a large number of courses where the main source of feedback is provided by the instructor. This is particularly seen in subjects where assessments are designed based on specific activities which are the same for all students, and where the […]
Online Professional Skills Workshops: Perspectives from Distance Education Graduate Students
While many online graduate students are gaining academic and scholarly knowledge, the opportunities for students to develop and hone professional skills essential for the workplace are lacking. Given the virtual environment of distance learning, graduate students are often expected to glean professional skills such as analytical thinking, self-awareness, flexibility, team-building, and problem-solving inherently through informal […]
‘I can use things, but I can’t make anything’: a qualitative exploration of team networks in the development and implementation of a new undergraduate e-compendium
In higher education, undergraduate teaching materials are increasingly becoming available online. There is a need to understand the complex processes that happen during their production and how social networks between different groups impact on their development. This paper draws on qualitative interviews and participant drawings of their social networks to understand the dynamics of creating […]
Download Report: The Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning
The bar has moved. Access to high-speed broadband in K-12 education is no longer an afterthought; instead it is fundamental for implementing the student-centered learning models critical in preparing all students for college and careers in the digital age. Schools and districts are moving towards student-centered, personalized learning approaches to increase student success — utilizing […]
A Closer Look at the Unplag Plagiarism Checker
What makes you try a new tool that performs the same functions as the one you’re already using? Perhaps there are some inconveniences with your current tool that you’d rather do without. Or maybe you’ve heard from others the new tool is easier to use and more powerful. After all, it’s always good to try […]
State of learning management systems ‘verging on embarrassing’
FutureLearn’s Simon Nelson says universities must go through ‘organisational pain’ of prioritising learning technology or suffer the consequences Times Higher Education
U.S. Education Department Approves Extension of New Hampshire’s Competency-Based Assessment Pilot
OCTOBER 6, 2016 Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov The U.S. Department of Education today announced a one-year extension of New Hampshire’s existing competency-based assessment pilot to include a total of nine districts across the state. The pilot will continue to provide students, families and educators with timely and actionable feedback on student progress towards college and […]