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Who can benefit from augmented reality in chemistry? Sex differences in solving stereochemistry problems using augmented reality

This paper is about augmented reality (AR) and its potentials to support students in handling scientific representations. For this purpose, first representations are examined from a science educational and instructional psychology perspective. After giving a short overview of AR in general and how it can be delineated from virtual reality (VR), potential advantages of an […]

The use of augmented reality to foster conceptual knowledge acquisition in STEM laboratory courses—Theoretical background and empirical results

Learning with hands‐on experiments can be supported by providing essential information virtually during lab work. Augmented reality (AR) appears especially suitable for presenting information during experimentation, as it can be used to integrate both physical and virtual lab work. Virtual information can be displayed in close spatial proximity to the correspondent components in the experimentation […]

Teaching as Dialogue: Toward Culturally Responsive Online Pedagogy

Despite the preponderance of online learning in K-12 public schools, still little is known about what constitutes good online teaching. The purpose of this interpretivist investigation was to learn about some of the ways in which culturally responsive teaching occurs online. This study focused on the practices of four full-time online high school teachers. Using […]

What (Some) Faculty Are Saying about the Shift to Remote Teaching and Learning

Faculty are using social media to support, encourage, and maintain connections with their students and colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they also need to be aware of the potential sensitivity of the information they share about their students. EDUCAUSE Review

EDUCAUSE COVID-19 QuickPoll Results: Fall Planning for Education and Student Support

As challenging as the current academic term has become, colleges and universities are facing an even longer list of unanswered questions and daunting obstacles for the fall. EDUCAUSE Review

Cal State Stands Alone

As many colleges line up to say they’ll be reopening campuses, California State University is planning for most courses to be online. What makes the system different? Inside Higher Ed

The 5 Stages of Moving Online

From determining a remote learning strategy to planning for the new normal and enabling standards-based practices, these five phases describe the progress institutions are making toward excellence in teaching and learning online. Campus Technology

New tool gauges online learning programs’ effectiveness

A new program will help higher-ed institutions evaluate how effective their online learning programs are–a measure growing especially important as the global coronavirus outbreak has forced campuses to shut down physical operations. eCampus News

Are telemedicine and distance learning finally having a chance? | Guest View

Back in 1994 and 1995, I wrote grant proposals for telemedicine and distance learning. These new technologies were “the next big thing,” so we thought. Even with the subsequent rise of the internet, both telemedicine and distance learning have undergone 25 years of fits and starts to catch on. Now, a pandemic is giving these […]

Using Structured Pair Activities in a Distributed Online Breakout Room

With the increasing availability of synchronous video-based breakout rooms within online courses, there is a growing need to understand how to best leverage this technology for enhanced online education. To help address this challenge, this paper reports on a case study that explored student activity within online video-based breakout rooms via a Structured Paired Activity […]

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