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Download Report: Improving Critical Courses Using Digital Learning & Evidence-Based Pedagogy

Higher education’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has ignited the need to improve student success in high-priority courses and to improve equity for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, poverty-affected, and first-generation learners. The 2020 spring and summer terms catalyzed a continuous improvement strategy that required educators to leverage flexible learning environments, including hyflex, hybrid, fully online, and […]

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Exclusive Interview with Dr. Andrew Peterson, Educational Technology Consultant

Dr. Saba: You have been helping seminaries and other faith-based institutions to become robust educators at a distance for a long time. What attracted you to this work? Dr. Peterson:  Distance education is a practical application of theological curriculum to self and God’s world according to biblical standards.  And it requires extensive and consistent logistics.  I believe […]

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Highlighting and taking notes are equally ineffective when Reading paper or eText

The present study examined whether there is a difference in comprehension when reading from computer-based text versus reading from paper-based text and whether there is any benefit from the ability to take notes and highlight text while reading. In two experiments, students’ reading times and comprehension scores were compared between electronic text and paper text […]

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Predicting Behavioural Intention of Manufacturing Engineers in Malaysia to Use E-Learning in the Workplace

This study aims to understand factors that affect the behavioural intention of manufacturing engineers in Malaysia to use e-learning in the workplace. Two hundred usable online questionnaires were collected from respondents who were engineers in Malaysian manufacturing companies. The data were analyzed using SPSS and Smart PLS version 3.2.6. Results supported all direct relationships except […]

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Identifying Student Perceptions of Different Instantiations of Open Pedagogy

As the adoption of open educational resources (OER) continues to increase, instructors have started using these resources for more than simply delivering content. Open pedagogy is a term used to describe a range of instructional practices that often incorporate OER into the learning process. This study examined student perceptions of two approaches to open pedagogy—student […]

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