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Aslan, Sinem; Reigeluth, Charles M.; Thomas, Dee – Educational Technology, 2014
To achieve truly learner-centered instruction and assessment, Reigeluth (1994) and Reigeluth and Karnopp (2013) pointed out the importance of schools providing a caring environment. They indicated that such an environment could be ensured with better interaction and relationships among students and teachers in a small learning community. How can a…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Educational Change, Independent Study
Douglass, John Aubrey; Zhao, Chun-Mei – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2013
Bolstered by the recommendations of the 1998 Boyer Report, US federal agencies have put significant resources into promoting opportunities for undergraduates to engage in research. American universities and colleges have been creating support programs and curricular opportunities intended to create a "culture of undergraduate research."…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Participation, Student Research, Research Universities
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Dillon, Kristin; Dworkin, Jodi; Gengler, Colleen; Olson, Kathleen – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2008
Online courses offer benefits over face-to-face courses such as accessibility, affordability, and flexibility. Literature assessing the effectiveness of face-to-face and online courses is growing, but findings remain inconclusive. This study compared evaluations completed by professionals who had taken a research update short course either face to…
Descriptors: Minicourses, Online Courses, Professional Development, Teaching Methods