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Estes, Aaron – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Email attacks comprise an overwhelming majority of the daily attacks on modern enterprise. "Phishing" is the leading attack vector for the world's most dangerous threats such as the so-called, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), and hacktivist groups such as Anonymous and LulzSec. The leading mitigation strategy is a combination of user…
Descriptors: Risk, Electronic Mail, Computer Security, Users (Information)
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Cernat, Alexandru; Lynn, Peter – Field Methods, 2018
This article is concerned with the extent to which the propensity to participate in a web face-to-face sequential mixed-mode survey is influenced by the ability to communicate with sample members by e-mail in addition to mail. Researchers may be able to collect e-mail addresses for sample members and to use them subsequently to send survey…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Mass Media Role
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Guo, Rong; Shen, Yide; Li, Lei – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2018
The lack of effective faculty-student interaction has been identified as a main contributor to the high dropout rate in online education. For this paper, the authors conducted an empirical study using a social networking tool, specifically Facebook, to improve student-instructor communication and student performance in an online learning…
Descriptors: Social Media, Interaction, Teacher Student Relationship, Telecommunications
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Rosell-Aguilar, Fernando – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2018
This article shows how a group of language teachers use Twitter as a tool for continuous professional development through the #MFLtwitterati hashtag. Based on data collected through a survey (n = 116) and interviews (n = 11), it describes how this collective of teachers use the hashtag and evaluates the impact of their Twitter network on their…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Language Teachers, Electronic Mail
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Anurugwo, Appolonia O. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2018
Sandwich programmes are an innovation in teacher education geared towards the production of high quality manpower. They are organized during school vacations so that teachers working full-time would also have the opportunity to advance academically and improve professionally. However, the intensive nature of the programme jeopardizes the…
Descriptors: Vacation Programs, Adult Students, Independent Study, College Students
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Martin, Florence; Budhrani, Kiran; Wang, Chuang – Online Learning, 2019
Faculty readiness to teach online is a state of faculty preparedness for online teaching. In this study, it is measured by faculty attitudes about the importance of online teaching competencies and faculty's perceptions of their ability to confidently teach online. Validity and reliability of faculty responses to an online instrument and factors…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Readiness, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses
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Dickinson, Amber – Journal of Educators Online, 2017
Students are more commonly completing coursework online and as such many professors teach online courses. Due to the popularity of online courses and the need for professors to teach in a format varying from the traditional classroom setting, it is important to evaluate whether or not certain teaching approaches, such as establishing rapport,…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Computer Mediated Communication, Pragmatics, Teacher Student Relationship
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Steele, John; Nordin, Eric J.; Larson, Elizabeth; McIntosh, Daniel – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2017
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of information placement within the confines of the online classroom architecture. Also reviewed was the impact of other variables such as course design, teaching presence and student patterns in looking for information. The sample population included students from a major online university in…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Access to Information, College Students, Student Surveys
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James, Delores C. S.; Harville, Cedric, II; Efunbumi, Orisatalabi; Babazadeh, Ida; Ali, Sheriza – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Background: Despite the high ownership of smartphones, African Americans (AAs) remain underrepresented in health research and specifically mobile health (mHealth) research. This may be due to ineffective recruitment efforts. Purpose: To explore strategies for recruiting AAs into mHealth research and examine how these strategies may vary by gender…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Recruitment, African Americans, Health Promotion
Genandt, James D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The traditional role of workforce training by community colleges in support of regional economic development is insufficient to help rural areas survive in a global economy. Rural community colleges are uniquely positioned to provide enhanced economic development support through entrepreneurship and small business development programs. Using…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Rural Areas, Interviews, Entrepreneurship
Kdouh, Abdallah M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Globally, university faculty report difficulties communicating with administrators. In the United States faculty have a need for effective communication. The problem addressed in this study is that communications between faculty and administrators has long been a concern in higher education, and more recently, the rise of online communications…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
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Cross Francis, Dionne I. – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2015
Researchers in the field of mathematics education have focused on beliefs as a significant area of study because of the influence of beliefs on what is taught and learned. Much of the research in this area speaks about inconsistency between teachers' beliefs about mathematics teaching and learning and their classroom practices. In this case study,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Beliefs, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
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LaBarbera, Robin – International Journal on E-Learning, 2016
Students in any classroom, whether online or in face-to-face settings, who feel a strong sense of community or connectedness are more likely to be successful and perceive satisfaction with the overall learning experience compared to those who feel separated from the community. The purpose of this study was to determine if there were significant…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Student Attitudes
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El-Falaky, Mai Samir – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
The present study examines the discourse of a number of Short Messaging Service (SMS). The selected data is analyzed according to the lexico-grammatical choices reflected in the interpersonal metafunction. Results are, then, interpreted for the purpose of deciding how service providers use language to convince a large number of customers of their…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Discourse Analysis, Electronic Mail, Advertising
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Hudson, Heather K.; Marshall, S. Alexandra – Health Educator, 2016
Sexting is defined as sending/posting/sharing sexually explicit messages or nude/semi-nude images via electronic communication. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess and determine relationships of sexting behavioral intentions, sexting behaviors, and sexting content among selected Southern undergraduate students. Methods: Survey…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Regional Characteristics, Correlation, Telecommunications
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