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Exploring a cross-institutional research collaboration and innovation: Deploying social software and Web 2.0 technologies to investigate online learning designs and interactions in two Australian Universities

One significant manifestation of the proposition of a ‘classroom without walls’ is the online learning environments evident in most contemporary Australian universities. A key element of the effectiveness of those environments is the quality of the interactions that they foster. Planning and implementing rigorous research into that quality is crucial if these particular ‘classrooms without […]

Analyzing The Influences Of Course Design And Gender On Online Participation

Interaction is a critical component of successful online learning and by extension an important component in overall online program quality. The researcher studied the impact of course design on participation in an online university course. The participants were university students’ (n= 62, male= 33, female= 29). Their responses from online discussions were analyzed using repeated […]

Cognitive communication 2.0 in Higher Education: to tweet or not to tweet?

Research has been fertile in producing studies on pedagogical change and innovation through technology in Higher Education Institutions, namely the integration of the social media in pedagogical practice. However, there is a lack of Research has been fertile in producing studies on pedagogical change and innovation through technology in Higher Education Institutions, namely the integration […]

An Online Odyssey: A Case Study of Creating and Delivering an Online Writing Course for Undergraduate Students

Online courses continue to become increasingly prevalent in higher education. The relationship between computers and writing is natural, as computers are now the primary tool for producing writing. The purpose of this case-study paper is to report on the design, development, and delivery of an online course that was created in response to the identification […]

Learning technology through three generations of technology enhanced distance education pedagogy

This paper updates earlier work in which we defined three generations of distance education pedagogy. We then describe emerging technologies that are most conducive to instructional designs that evolve with each generation. Finally we discuss matching the pedagogies with learning outcomes. The European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning Full Article

Intellectual Capital, trust, cultural traits and reputation in the Romanian education system

Abstract: The contemporary approach to the concept of ‘intellectual capital’ has transformed. The three components (human, relational and organizational capital) are not enough to reflect reality, as the static perspective was replaced by an integrative vision: intangible resources, actions and process that contribute to sustainable competitive advantage. However, this theoretical division provides solid ground for […]

An Online Odyssey: A Case Study of Creating and Delivering an Online Writing Course for Undergraduate Students

Abstract Online courses continue to become increasingly prevalent in higher education. The relationship between computers and writing is natural, as computers are now the primary tool for producing writing. The purpose of this case-study paper is to report on the design, development, and delivery of an online course that was created in response to the […]

The academic online: Constructing persona through the World Wide Web

This paper explores the way individuals are part of the prestige economy generated by universities as institutions. It explores how the construction of online identities or persona is now an essential activity for the academic both from the perspective of university value and individual/career value. Five distinct types of academic persona are explored primarily through […]

Why first-year college students select online research resources as their favorite

This paper reports results of a preliminary study on why first-year college students select certain online research resources as their favorite. Results, based on a survey of over 500 U.S. college students in first-year writing classes, offer a more complex picture of student motivation than popular accounts of these students as disinterested, lazy, and ignorant. […]

A Systems Approach to the Future of Distance Education in Colleges and Universities: Research, Development, and Implementation

Introduction In recent years, there has been a tremendous increase in the popularity of distance education among higher-education administrators. Students in growing numbers are also taking advantage of the flexibility and accessibility that distance education offers. This growth, however, has been a mixed blessing since it derives from using the Internet without fully taking advantage […]