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Effects of Information Distribution Strategies on Student Performance and Satisfaction in a Web-Based Course Management System

The effects of three information distribution strategies in a course management system (CMS) on student performance and satisfaction were investigated. Analysis of the data found that the distribution of instructional materials in class resulted in significantly higher student performance on an end-of-the-semester technical knowledge test than when instructional materials were available to students via a […]

Improving Undergraduate Computer Instruction: Experiments and Strategies

AbstractToday, undergraduate students enter college with increasingly more sophisticated computer skills compared to their counterparts of 20 years ago. However, many instructors are still using traditional instructional modes and methods to teach this new generation of student. This research study discusses a number of instructional strategies that were employed to teach a college-level introductory computer […]

Towards transational virtual study circles: an introduction to the E-report project

AbstractE-report is an European Union project aiming at the constitution of a repertory of reference material with regard to the development of innovative methods in the field of e-learning system for educational projects and also for distance learning in VET. The activities of research, experimentation and analysis are combined with the use of ICT with […]

Cyber Learning is Authentic Learning

The purpose of this hypertext essay is to outline and explain our theory and to share our practice. We want to show that theory and practice, or practical theory, is the cadence to which teachers march: theory/practice, theory/practice, theory/ practice…Read the Full Article

Allowing Not-Knowing in a Dialogic Discussion

Inspired by Bakhtin’s and Vygotsky’s theories of learning, this project explores how â€œallowing not-knowingâ€ is enacted within collaborative student-led seminar discussions. Earlier research on student reflections (Feito, 2002) suggested that in successful seminars, participants regularly acknowledge their lack of understanding, offer partial understandings, and collectively develop new meanings. This project tracks these phenomena within actual […]

Software Engineering and eLearning: The MuSofT Project

eLearning supports the education in certain disciplines. Here, we report about novel eLearning concepts, techniques, and tools to support education in Software Engineering, a subdiscipline of computer science. We call this “Software Engineering eLearning”. On the other side, software support is a substantial prerequisite for eLearning in any discipline. Thus, Software Engineering techniques have to […]

Entering the Interaction Age: Implementing a Future Vision for Campus Learning Spaces…Today

Learning space design for higher education has become a popular topic of discussion as institutions attempt to chart a course for the future of their campuses. Several authors in EDUCAUSE publications have forecast the future for such spaces, a future infused with new and sometimes exotic-sounding technologies.Read the Full Article

Help Options and Multimedia Listening: Student’s Use of Subtitles and the Transcript

As multimedia language learning materials become prevalent in foreign and second language classrooms, their design is an important avenue of research in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). Some argue that the design of the pedagogical materials should be informed by theory such as the interactionist SLA theory, which suggests that input modification can help comprehension, but […]

Multiple Perspectives on Blended Learning Design

Learning in the corporate setting not only relates to individual competence development but also to a demonstration of business impact and a contribution to the strategic ambitions of the company. An approach to learning design that blends generic principles of learning and instruction with strategic goals important to the particular context, anchored in a commitment […]

Teaching One Way and Testing Another: An Interview with Scott Howell by James L. Morriosn

Editor-in-Chief James L. Morrison interviews Scott Howell, the co-editor of a three-volume book series entitled Online Assessment and Measurement that was published in 2006 by IDEA Group. In discussing his own research, Howell first highlights the value of test blueprints as a valuable tool for ensuring an effective alignment of assessment methodology with instructional content […]