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Tracking Students’ Mental Engagement Using EEG Signals during an Interaction with a Virtual Learning Environment

Monitoring students’ level of engagement during learning activities is an important challenge in the development of tutoring interventions. In this paper, we explore the feasibility of using electroencephalographic signals (EEG) as a tool to monitor the mental engagement index of novice medicine students during a reasoning process. More precisely, the objectives were first, to track […]

Taking OER Abroad with Library-Led Partnerships

Partnerships are key to strengthening open and affordability initiatives on campus, allowing for strategic collaboration and the alignment of department goals to promote open educational resources in the classroom. This paper will focus on our Libraries’ partnership with our International Programs division to promote open course materials and the open movement at our international study […]

8 Tips for More Professional Education Videos

Let 2020 be the year you master the art of the video. It’ll help you come across as more professional in your courses and will keep your students better engaged with the learning. In a session at last fall’s OLC Accelerate conference, Rachel Valerio, who serves as an elearning video producer at Miami University in […]

5 critical steps to securing modern school networks

After over 30 years in IT, change is the only constant. I love that this job brings with it constant opportunities for me to learn and grow. Unfortunately, if you are like me, the past several years have seen an exponential increase in risk, and a serious loss of sleep. I have ransomware to thank […]

Pronunciation development and instruction in distance language learning

The goal of this study was to explore how distance language learners’ pronunciation skills develop with and without targeted pronunciation training during their first semester of university language instruction. To this end, a new computer-assisted method of pronunciation instruction was designed, and its effectiveness,as well as learners’ experiences with the method, were assessed. The study […]

Supporting High Quality Teaching in Online Programs

The increasing popularity of standardized online course design mandates that administrators and course designers understand faculty and student perceptions of the value of specific course components in the online learning management system (LMS). The results of a survey sent to online faculty and students revealed that both groups value the inclusion of videos in course […]

Exploring Faculty Perceptions about Classroom Technology Integration and Acceptance: A Literature Review

In examining the complexity of how higher education institutions integrate and adopt classroom technology, this study explores literature regarding classroom technology integration and acceptance that appears in research articles published from 2012-2018. The literature review of 148 articles was centered on a deeper understanding of faculty perceptions regarding classroom technology integration and acceptance. The evidence […]

The Future of Higher Education: Reports and Resources

How Technology Is Changing the Future of Higher Education Labs test artificial intelligence, virtual reality and other innovations that could improve learning and lower costs for Generation Z and beyond. The New York Times 2025: A Look Into the Future of Higher Education The Wiley Faculty Fellows, a group of distinguished instructors from Wiley’s partner […]

How To LMS: Video — Best Video Learning Platforms of 2020

It seems the industry finally got the memo. Video continues to grow as the top engagement medium. A new LMS Video Platform launches every so often, hoping to make a dent in a space eager for disruption. We love all-round Open Source BigBlueButton, you may not. Kaltura and Panopto seem to gain popularity as of […]

Beyond Saving Money: Engaging Multiple Stakeholders is a Key to OER Success

This article addresses how the mere development of open educational resources (OERs) and the financial savings are not enough to support OERs as means to academic success. The transition from for-pay textbooks does not end with the adaptation, adoption, or creation of open-access resources; it must also provide broad-ranging support provided for multiple campus stakeholders. […]

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