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What does Fall 2020 hold for college students and faculty?

Fall 2020 is a looming question yet to be fully answered on shuttered campuses across the nation, as the duration of social distancing practices and potential treatments for COVID-19 remain uncertain. eCanpus News

As education moves online, universities weigh student engagement

Universities are navigating the new reality of education and leaning on data insights to assess student engagement with online learning, university leaders said Thursday during an online conference. edscoop

Three-Quarters of College Students Call Online Classes ‘Unengaging,’ Miss Campus Interactions

In an April survey done by education technology vendor Top Hat, a quarter of college students said they’re undecided about whether or not to continue their education in the fall. The survey found that 26 percent of students are re-evaluating their intentions of returning to school. Nearly seven in 10 (68 percent) consider the online […]

Preventing a Winter of Disillusionment

Preventing a Winter of Disillusionment Using artificial intelligence to better inform human intelligence, higher education can prevent a winter of disillusionment and ensure tangible student success outcomes. EDUCAUSE Review

The use of a wiki to boost open and collaborative learning in a Spanish university

Spanish universities are attempting to offer a more flexible and higher- quality education that is adapted to new social demands. As a result, they are offering a series of technological resources in both university management, as well as, in teaching and research – developments which are encouraged by the educational convergence process, occurring within the […]

Factors Affecting Indonesian Pre-Service Teachers’ Use of m-LMS: A Mix Method Study

The purpose of this research is to investigate factors affecting Indonesian pre-service teachers’ (PSTs) teachers’ use of m-learning management systems (m-LMS) in higher education. The difference regarding the use of m-LMS based on some demographic information namely gender, university, year in university, and age are also reported as well as gaining an in-depth understanding of […]

Learners’ Preferences for Online Resources, Activities, and Communication Tools: A Comparative Study of Turkey and Kyrgyzstan

The progresses in technology lead to advances in e-learning as well as lead to increase in number of learners participating in e-learning courses. Richness of online resources, activities, and communication tools presented in online courses can be one of the factors that influence learners’ attendance to e-learning. In this regard, the initial purpose of this […]

Does mobile instant messaging facilitate social presence in online communication? A two-stage study of higher education students

Online social presence supports student learning by making group interactions more appealing and has become a central concept in computer-mediated communication. However, questions remain over how social presence is presented in a mobile instant messaging (MIM)-facilitated environment and to what extent MIM can afford social presence compared to a threaded discussion forum. This study offers […]

The Current Use of Mobile Devices among Students and Faculty in EFL Teaching in a Saudi Arabian Context

Mobile technology has significant potential to support learning and teaching in English. However, few studies attempt to explore current use by students and faculty members of mobile technologies to facilitate English language learning and teaching in Saudi Arabia. Even fewer studies capture descriptions of current use in the words of these users. The present study […]

An Argument for ‘Remote’ Rather Than ‘Online’ Instruction

Might high-touch, residential colleges be better off tweaking the synchronous instruction they’ve done this spring rather than making a bigger shift if campuses are still closed to students in the fall? One campus official makes that case. Inside Higher Ed