Video: Stanford University Research — Tweenage girls and multitasking
The researchers asked 3,461 girls, ages 8 to 12, about their electronic diversions and their social and emotional lives. Stanford UniversityVideo
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An Open Educational Resource Supports a Diversity of Inquiry-Based Learning
Abstract There have been numerous calls for research that demonstrates how open education resources (OERs) are actually being used. This case study sought to shed light on the users of a well-visited set of modular music-education materials published at Connexions. Respondents to a voluntary survey included teachers, students, self-directed learners, music ensemble participants, and casual […]
Talking back to theory: the missed opportunities in learning technology research
Abstract Research into learning technology has developed a reputation for being driven by rhetoric about the revolutionary nature of new developments, for paying scant attention to theories that might be used to frame and inform research, and for producing shallow analyses that do little to inform the practice of education.Although there is theoretically-informed research in […]
Is the Second Time the Charm? Investigating Trends in Online Re-enrollment, Retention and Success
Abstract Online education is becoming an increasingly important component of higher education. The Sloan Foundation 2010 Survey of Online Learning reports that more than 30% of all students take at least one online course during their college career. Because of this, attention is now turning to the quality of student outcomes that this instructional method […]
Some Associations, Scholars Protest Bill That Would Curb Public Access to Research
Opposition to the Research Works Act continues to spread. In a statement posted today on its Web site, the Modern Language Association said it opposes the bill, HR 3699, which would prevent federal agencies from requiring researchers to make the published results of federally supported research available to the public without publishers’ consent.Wired Campus Full […]
Distance Education in the United States, Past, Present, Future
Through a generous offer of Mr. Lawrence Lipsitz publisher and editor of Educational Technology Magazine, subscribers to Distance-Educator.com e-Newsletter can download a PDF copy of Distance Education in the United States, Past, Present, Future. Published since 1961, Educational Technology Magazine has chronicled the growth and development of the field by many leading scholars who have […]
Supporting the Generation of Guidelines for Online Courses
The research on online teaching is a demanding field that requires an innovative point of view to support courses in this context. There are multiples approaches to design, implement or deliver online courses. Nevertheless, less attention has been paid to assist teachers in order to guide them to use technology-based environments in this kind of […]
Virtual Schooling Through the Eyes of an At-Risk Student: A Case Study
While much of the growth in the popularity of virtual schooling has involved at-risk students, little research exists on the experiences of these students in this largely independent setting. This paper describes a case study of an at-risk student in a rural school in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador who was enrolled in an […]
The Five Stars of Online Journal Articles — a Framework for Article Evaluation
I propose five factors — peer review, open access, enriched content, available datasets and machine-readable metadata — as the Five Stars of Online Journal Articles, a constellation of five independent criteria within a multi-dimensional publishing universe against which online journal articles can be evaluated, to see how well they match up with current visions for […]