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Tirado-Morueta, Ramón; Maraver-López, Pablo; Pérez-Rodríguez, Amor; Hernando-Gómez, Ángel – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2020
There are few studies devoted to analyze the relationships between the structure of the social network and performance in the online learning process as group. In this study, the Community of Inquiry (CoI) model is used as an analytical framework, along with quantitative content analysis and social network analysis, in order to identify the effect…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Inquiry, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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i Serrano, Magda Mària; Musquera Felip, Sílvia; Beriain Sanzol, Luis – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2018
"Form is 'what', Design is 'how'" (Kahn, 1960). Learning about the formal universe and the wide range of possibilities it offers should be one of the purposes of the early subjects in architectural studies. This article aims to explain the contents of a first course of architectural design and demonstrate how, using a methodology based…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Architecture, Design, Teaching Methods
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León-Urrutia, Manuel; Cobos, Ruth; Dickens, Kate – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2018
Since Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) became a global phenomenon in 2012, there has been constant evolution in the way Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) make sense of them. HEIs embracing MOOCs have dedicated a variety of human resource to this venture. Only in a minority of cases, staff have been appointed exclusively to this role. In all…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Doiz, Aintzane; Lasagabaster, David; Sierra, Juan Manuel – World Englishes, 2011
In the new European higher education space, Universities in Europe are exhorted to cultivate and develop multilingualism. The European Commission's 2004-2006 action plan for promoting language learning and diversity speaks of the need to build an environment which is favourable to languages. Yet reality indicates that it is English which reigns…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Group Discussion, Language of Instruction, Multilingualism
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Thouësny, Sylvie, Ed.; Bradley, Linda, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2011
The aim of this book was to present innovative applications of technology in second language teaching and learning, as well as to explore the transformation of the different techniques to different theoretical frameworks. It has also been desired to have a representation of researchers from different parts of the world as contributors. When the…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries
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Sio-Castineira, Begona – English Journal, 1997
Suggests that the contrasting cultural and material circumstances of children in the United States and Spain contribute to their relative capacities for critical thinking and discussion. Suggests that Spanish adolescents hesitate to take a stand without openly discussing their feelings, while North American students hate discussion that wanders…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries