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Handbook of Distance Education: Third Edition Reviewed by Dr. Gary E. Miller The development of online learning for distance education was a disruptive innovation in many ways. One of the most visible was that it brought into the distance education arena institutions, practitioners, and academics who, before the invention of the web browser, had […]
Farhad Saba, Ph. D. Founder and Editor, Distance-Educator.com Basic characteristics– These systems include legislative bodies, regulatory and administrative organs of the executive branch of governments at various levels from national to local, and civil organizations. Their primary responsibility is to pass legislations, determine, and implement policies, rules and regulations, and provide funding resources. While […]
It has been suggested that when we know our philosophy of teaching and technology we then have the ability to articulate not only what we are doing as educational technologists, but what we want to achieve with the technologies, and why. And while most educational technologists would agree that knowing our philosophical orientations is important, […]
This paper argues that research into the pedagogical value and potential of new technologies is limited by the implicit philosophical perspectives on technology that such research adopts. These perspectives either imbue technologies with inalienable qualities (essentialism) or posit technology as a neutral means for realizing goals defined by their users (instrumentalism). Such approaches reflect the […]
We assessed the effectiveness of an adaptive online learning system for student learning and outcomes in undergraduate anatomy and physiology courses. Across six institutions of higher education, we compared improvement on posttests relative to pretests, grade distributions and retention between treatment sections using LearnSmart, an adaptive learning system developed by McGraw Hill Higher Education (MHHE), […]
Educational webcasts have enhanced the value of training procedures in institutions and business organizations. In this study, variables from the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, Social Cognitive Theory and Theory of Planed Behavior were chosen as important predictors of e-Learning tools acceptance. This hybrid framework aims to verify the effect of the […]
In order to improve and promote students’ environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour, integrating environmental education into the primary education curriculum has become a key issue for environmental education. For this reason, this study aimed to investigate elementary school students’ acceptance of technology applying digital game-based learning (DGBL) to environmental education. A total of 32 fourth […]
This paper reports on the adoption of mobile handheld technologies in ten Western Australian independent schools, based on interviews with staff conducted in 2011. iPads were the most popular device, followed by iPod Touches and iPhones. Class sets were common at lower levels, with 1:1 models becoming increasingly common at higher levels. Mobile learning, or […]
This study identified critical issues in the design of a blended learning environment by examining basic design considerations and implementation issues. Following a design-based research approach with the phenomenological tradition of qualitative research, the study investigated instructor experiences relating to the design, development, and implementation processes of a blended course. The results reveal that the […]
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development was launched by Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and Mrs. Irina Bokova, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in May 2010 in response to the call by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, to step up […]
