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Cleary, Yvonne; Slattery, Darina M.; Flammia, Madelyn; Minacori, Patricia – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2019
This article reports on a qualitative study of strategies and competencies used by technical communication and translation students to address challenges inherent in global virtual team collaboration. The study involved students from three universities collaborating in virtual teams to write and translate instructional documents. Qualitative…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Translation, Career Choice, Technical Writing
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Chen, Zhongzhou; Lee, Sunbok; Garrido, Geoffrey – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2018
The amount of information contained in any educational data set is fundamentally constrained by the instructional conditions under which the data are collected. In this study, we show that by redesigning the structure of traditional online courses, we can improve the ability of educational data mining to provide useful information for instructors.…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Course Organization, Data Analysis, Instructional Design
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Baker, Russell; Harrison, Jeffery; Thornton, Barry; Yates, Rhett – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
Podcasting is a growing trend in higher education. Major software companies, such as Apple, have dedicated entire websites to podcasting. These podcasts are available to college students to be used as supplemental material for specific coursework at their particular college or university. Unfortunately, due to the new and progressive nature of the…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Handheld Devices, Information Dissemination, Higher Education
SOWELL, KATYE OLIVER
EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN MATHEMATICS WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE USE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE PROGRAMED UNIT WAS PRESENTED BY THREE ALTERNATIVE METHODS - READING ONLY, READING AND AURAL, AND ALMOST COMPLETELY AURAL. THE SUBJECTS CONSISTED OF 92 STUDENTS RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO 1 OF THE 3 METHODS. PRETESTS WERE ADMINISTERED TO…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, College Students, Instructional Materials, Material Development
FISHER, MARGARET B.; MALPASS, LESLIE F. – 1963
THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE WHETHER SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES OCCUR IN MASTERY OF A COLLEGE COURSE LECTURE-DISCUSSION TYPE FOR FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES WHEN STUDENTS USE PROGRAMED MATERIALS OF INSTRUCTION RATHER THAN STANDARD TEXTBOOKS. FOUR STANDARD AND FOUR PROGRAMED SECTIONS WERE USED FOR COMPARATIVE PURPOSES. STUDENTS SELECTED THESE…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Educational Experiments
KNOBLOCK, JOHN H. – 1967
IN ORDER TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIVING IN AN INTERNATIONAL, PLURALISTIC WORLD, THE INTERCULTURAL STUDIES PROJECT DEVELOPED A CURRICULUM FOR FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES WHICH COMBINES TWO DISCIPLINES, THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND TWO LARGE SUBJECT AREAS, WESTERN AND EASTERN AND SOUTH ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS. TWO OTHER OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Course Content, Course Evaluation