Instant Messaging in On-Site and Online Classes in Higher Education
A study of student IM usage reveals many advantages and some obstacles to using IM as a classroom communication toolRead the Full Article
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The Future of the Web, Intelligent Devices, and Education
Predicting the future cannot be done by anyone with any certainty. Most of us would be hard-pressed to predict with any accuracy what we will be eating for dinner a week from now. Predicting what twists and turns technology will take is far more difficult than ascertaining our future menus, but it is a task […]
TR10: Peering into Video’s Future
The Internet is about to drown in digital video. Hui Zhang thinks peer-to-peer networks could come to the rescue.Read the Full Article
Work Activities of Faculty Support Staff in Online Education Programs
An instrumental and collective case study used qualitative research methods to explore the work activities of the professionals who occupy the role of faculty support staff in online education programs. Data was collected from four participants, over a four month period of time, in the form of one demographic questionnaire, two interviews, two site observations, […]
Effects of Information Distribution Strategies on Student Performance and Satisfaction in a Web-Based Course Management System
The effects of three information distribution strategies in a course management system (CMS) on student performance and satisfaction were investigated. Analysis of the data found that the distribution of instructional materials in class resulted in significantly higher student performance on an end-of-the-semester technical knowledge test than when instructional materials were available to students via a […]
From Shared Databases to Communities of Practice: A Taxonomy of Collaboratories
AbstractPromoting affiliation between scientists is relatively easy, but creating larger organizational structures is much more difficult, due to traditions of scientific independence, difficulties of sharing implicit knowledge, and formal organizational barriers. The Science of Collaboratories (SOC) project conducted a broad five-year review to take stock of the diverse ecosystem of projects that fit our definition […]
Improving Undergraduate Computer Instruction: Experiments and Strategies
AbstractToday, undergraduate students enter college with increasingly more sophisticated computer skills compared to their counterparts of 20 years ago. However, many instructors are still using traditional instructional modes and methods to teach this new generation of student. This research study discusses a number of instructional strategies that were employed to teach a college-level introductory computer […]
Towards transational virtual study circles: an introduction to the E-report project
AbstractE-report is an European Union project aiming at the constitution of a repertory of reference material with regard to the development of innovative methods in the field of e-learning system for educational projects and also for distance learning in VET. The activities of research, experimentation and analysis are combined with the use of ICT with […]
Bandwidth Basics: Looking at Storage From a 3D Perspective
From a scalability perspective, anytime that a system does need to grow, the balance of all three of these dimensions must be considered.Read the Full Article
Sociology at Microsof
The software giant wants to better understand how people interact on the Internet.Read the Full Article