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Yang, Jie Chi; Chen, Sherry Y. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2012
Recently, multimedia-based learning is widespread in educational settings. A number of studies investigate how to develop effective techniques to manage a huge volume of video sources, such as summarization and recommendation. However, few studies examine how these techniques affect learners' perceptions in multimedia learning systems. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Video Technology
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McDonough, Sharon; Brandenburg, Robyn – Studying Teacher Education, 2012
The role of university-based mentors providing support for pre-service teachers (PSTs) on professional experience placements has long been an element of teacher education programs. These mentors often face challenging situations as they confront their own assumptions about teaching and learning, while also supporting PSTs who may be experiencing…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Mentors, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries
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Firmin, Michael W.; Firmin, Ruth L.; Orient, Katlyn M.; Edwards, Anna J.; Cunliff, Jennifer M. – Educational Media International, 2012
We report the results of a qualitative research study conducted with university students regarding their phenomenological perspectives of BlackBerry use. Three key themes inductively emerged throughout the interview and analysis process regarding self-perceptions college students reported regarding their own BlackBerry use. First, students offered…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Student Attitudes, College Students, Handheld Devices
Beebe, Jennifer Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The current study investigated the prevalence and frequency of cyber bullying victimization and examined the impact of cyber bullying on academic, social, and emotional college adjustment. Participants were recruited from two universities in the United States. Participants completed the Revised Cyber Bullying Survey (Kowalski & Limber, 2007)…
Descriptors: Bullying, Age Differences, Emotional Adjustment, Gender Differences
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Freedman, Marjorie R. – Journal of American College Health, 2010
Objective: To develop, evaluate, and validate 2 nutrition environment assessment tools (surveys), for specific use in combating overweight on college/university campuses. Participants and Methods: Invitations to complete surveys were e-mailed to food service and health center directors at 47 universities, Winter 2008. Overall response rate was…
Descriptors: Food Service, Campuses, Nutrition, School Health Services
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Porter, Gavin – Higher Education Studies, 2011
A comparison of courses that do or do not utilize a Course Management System (CMS) was undertaken from the standpoint of a new faculty member. Seven distinct advantages were found with CMS implementation including initial tutorial group set-ups, email communication, sharing of student generated products, sharing of instructor-generated products,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Management Information Systems, Course Organization
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Baron, Naomi S.; Ling, Rich – Visible Language, 2011
Communication is increasingly taking place through written messaging using online and mobile platforms such as email, instant messaging and text messaging. A number of scholars have considered whether these texts reflect spoken or written language, though less is known about the role of punctuation. In fact, it is commonly assumed that punctuation…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Punctuation, Focus Groups, Computer Mediated Communication
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Thornton, Kate; Yoong, Pak – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2011
This paper reports on a research study that involved the use of blended action learning to support leadership development within the New Zealand education sector. An important contributor to the success of this technology-enabled approach to professional learning was the role taken by the blended action learning facilitator. Two complementary…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Facilitators (Individuals), Teacher Role
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Thomas, Kevin; Orthober, Corrie – American Secondary Education, 2011
To examine the potential uses of and barriers to text-messaging in secondary schools, three classes (66 students) of high school students used their personal mobile phones to receive out of school, course-related text-messages from teachers. Forty-six students (70%) agreed to receive text-messages. Findings indicate that participants found…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Mail, Asynchronous Communication, High School Students
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Liu, Yichun – Journal of Second Language Writing, 2011
The present study investigates EFL students' perceptions of power differentials and their negotiation strategies when communicating with native English-speaking students via emails. The study involved 28 Taiwanese and American undergraduates who participated in a semester-long cross-national email writing activity. Findings show that students in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Myllari, Jarkko; Kynaslahti, Heikki; Vesterinen, Olli; Vahtivuori-Hanninen, Sanna; Lipponen, Lasse; Tella, Seppo – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2011
This article discusses students' pedagogical thinking in situations where the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has a (well-defined) pedagogical role and rationale. By analysing students' pedagogical thinking in this setting, it is also possible to better understand their motivations and self-regulation. Pedagogical thinking…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Interviews
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Ager, Alastair; Blake, Courtney; Stark, Lindsay; Daniel, Tsufit – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objectives: The paper reviews the experiences of conducting child protection assessments across four humanitarian emergencies where violence and insecurity, directly or indirectly, posed a major threat to children. We seek to identify common themes emerging from these experiences and propose ways to guide the planning and implementation of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Childrens Rights, Child Welfare, Interviews
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Pasfield-Neofitou, Sarah – Language Learning & Technology, 2011
This paper examines the use of CMC in both Japanese and English dominated "domains" by Australian learners of Japanese. The natural, social online communication of 12 Australian university students with 18 of their Japanese contacts was collected for a period of up to four years, resulting in a corpus of approximately 2,000 instances of…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Mail, Electronic Publishing, Internet
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Cohen, Nancy L.; Carbone, Elena T.; Beffa-Negrini, Patricia A. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Objective: To assess how postsecondary online nutrition education courses (ONEC) are delivered, determine ONEC effectiveness, identify theoretical models used, and identify future research needs. Design: Systematic search of database literature. Setting: Postsecondary education. Participants: Nine research articles evaluating postsecondary ONEC.…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Introductory Courses, Management Systems, Models
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Matthew, Kathryn I.; Felvegi, Emese; Callaway, Rebecca A. – Australian Educational Computing, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine how contributing to a class wiki affected the learning of pre-service teachers enrolled in a language arts methods class. Participants included 37 preservice teachers enrolled in three sections of a field-based language arts methods class during two semesters. Data collection included online observations…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Web 2.0 Technologies, Course Content, Methods Courses
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