High dropout rates have been an unsolved issue in massive open online courses (MOOCs). As perceived effectiveness predicts learner retention in MOOCs, instructional design factors that affect it have been increasingly examined. However, self-regulated learning, self-efficacy, and task value have been underestimated from the perspective of instructors even though they are important instructional design considerations […]
November 3, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design, MOOCs
The significance of scaffolding in education has received considerable attention. Many studies have examined the effects of scaffolding with diverse groups of participants, purposes, learning outcomes, and learning environments. The purpose of this research was to conduct a meta-analysis of the effects of scaffolding on learning outcomes in an online learning environment in higher education. […]
November 3, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Guiding students in effective collaboration is one of the best ways to mentor them in this crisis, Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis argue, offering advice for how to do so successfully. Inside Higher Ed
November 2, 2020 | Conferencing, Daily News, Discussion Forum, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Online Facilitation, Online Learning
Higher ed’s response to the novel coronavirus has exposed issues of pedagogy, equity and more — but also offers opportunities to reshape the future. Campus Technology
November 2, 2020 | Daily News, Faculty, Governance, Higher Education, Learners, Policy
The emergency shift to remote learning that took place during the spring 2020 term in response to the COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented disruptions for students and faculty across colleges and universities, nationwide and globally. As online and hybrid models of learning become prolonged solutions for institutions seeking to contend with the realities of the pandemic […]
November 1, 2020 | Daily News, Faculty, Governance, Higher Education, Learners, Management, Online Learning, Reports & White Papers
The present study aims to assess the benefits of participating in a virtual language exchange (VE) for practicing oral skills with native speakers by measuring learners’ motivation to learn the language, communicate, and collaborate. The oral language development of advanced learners of English at a Spanish university was compared with a control group from the […]
October 30, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, K-12, Language Learning
In the past 10 to 15 years, researchers have begun to explore the possibility of synthesizing research on task-based language teaching (TBLT) and computer-assisted language learning (CALL) in the interests of advancing the development of both fields as well as informing practice. In particular, there has been an increasing number of naturalistic, classroom-based studies, which […]
October 30, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, K-12, Language Learning, Research
Participation in democracy, in today’s digital and datafied society, requires the development of a series of transversal skills, which should be fostered in higher education (HE) through critically oriented pedagogies that interweave technical data skills and practices together with information and media literacies. If students are to navigate the turbulent waters of data and algorithms, […]
October 29, 2020 | Daily News, Digital Literacy, Higher Education, K-12
In this study, 295 (13.8% response rate) first year students from a large, Scottish, Russell-Group university were surveyed on their attitudes to and use of lecture recordings in 2018. Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to compare the ranked responses between students in different categories relevant to monitoring equality and diversity, such as carer status (5% of […]
October 29, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Learner Engagement, Learners
With two months left in the fall quarter, UCLA has announced that remote learning will continue in the winter quarter while other UC campuses continue to assess plans for the new year. The university will still allow exceptions for students who must attend hybrid courses, but online instruction will remain in place when the next […]
October 28, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Management, Policy
