Infographic: How the Internet Is Revolutionizing Education
Unless there’s an outright ban, it’s almost impossible to find a classroom anywhere in the United States without at least one computer. SOURCE: Atlantic MagazineRead the Full Article
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Remote from What? Perspectives of Distance Learning Students in Remote Rural Areas of Scotland
Abstract Distance learning is seen as the obvious answer for remote learners, and the use of online media is expected to overcome any access difficulties imposed by geographical distance. However, this belief may be obscuring our understanding of the role that location and individual circumstances have in shaping student experience. This paper explores the variation […]
Promoting student learning by having college students participate in an online environment
Abstract: Using data collected in spring 2009 from students at a southern research university enrolled in either of 2 sections of a general education course that fulfilled a social/behavioral sciences graduation requirement, the present study examined whether participating in online assignments enhanced students’ satisfaction with those assignments and with their learning. Online assignments included chapter […]
Characteristics of Problems for Problem-Based Learning: The Students’ Perspective
Abstract This study aimed to identify salient problem characteristics perceived by students in problem-based curricula. To this end, reflective essays from biomedical students (N = 34) on characteristics of good problems were text analyzed. Students identified eleven characteristics, of which they found the extent to which the problem leads to desired learning outcomes as the […]
Wiki Use in the 21st-Century Literacy Classroom: A Framework for Evaluation
AbstractIn today’s Web 2.0 world, teachers are perpetually struggling with how to incorporate technology into the classroom effectively in order to meet the diverse literacy needs of 21st-century learners. Utilizing the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE, 2008) Position Statement addressing these needs, the theoretical framework of Lankshear and Knobel (2006), and work by […]
Evaluating the Viability of Mobile Learning to Enhance Management Training
Abstract A qualitative research project was conducted to test the viability of augmenting an e-learning program for workplace learners using mobile content delivered through smart phones. Ten learners taking a six week web-based e-learning course were given smart phones which enabled them to access approximately 70% of the course content, in addition to having access […]
Research Areas In Distance Education: A Delphi Study
This study had three purposes: Firstly, to develop a categorization of research areas in distance education; secondly, to identify the most important research areas in distance education; and thirdly, to identify the most neglected research areas in distance education. Based on a literature review and a Delphi study, three broad levels or perspectives with 15 […]
Research and Practice in K-12 Online Learning: A Review of Open Access Literature
The literature related to online learning programs for K-12 students dates to the mid-1990s and builds upon a century of research and practice from K-12 distance education. While K-12 online learning programs have evolved and grown over the past decade, the amount of published research on virtual schooling practice and policy is limited. Read the […]