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Atkinson, Simon – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
The demands on academic staff in all sectors to adopt best ODL practices to create effective and efficient models of learning in the face of increasing external pressures show no signs of abating. The massification of higher education, diversified access, and pressures to meet institutional visions and research objectives demand of teaching staff…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Instructional Development, Faculty Development
Grush, Mary, Ed. – Campus Technology, 2010
In this article, the author talks about the education technology journey and a future driven by disruptive change. The author first provides a definition of disruptive change. To understand the potential for disruptive change in higher education--a disruption fueled by technology and related trends--the author begins with a look at the past and…
Descriptors: Open Education, Information Technology, Educational Technology, Trend Analysis
Bissell, Ahrash N. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2012
Less than half of the students in the United States graduate from high school and are ready to take college-level math courses. Many years and varieties of remedial math programs have failed to dramatically improve outcomes, especially at scale. The question we face is whether technology in general, and open educational resources in particular,…
Descriptors: Courseware, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Outcomes of Education
Li, Pu – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation aims to investigate how advanced information technologies cope with the various demands of disaster response. It consists of three essays on the exploration of micro-blogging and FOSS environments. The first essay looks at the usage of micro-blogging in the aftermath of the massive 2008 China earthquake and explores the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Risk Management, Cooperation, News Reporting
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Nordin, Norazah; Ibrahim, Sham; Mohd. Hamzah, Mohd. Izham; Embi, Mohamed Amin; Din, Rosseni – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
The development in information technology has now moved from the first wave that emphasises on computer technical skills to the second wave which focuses on the application and management aspects. This paper aims to investigate the use of learning management system among future school heads in education management and leadership. The study was…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Information Technology, Leadership, Learning Strategies
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Florida, Jennifer – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2012
The study deals with the development of an analogy-integrated e-learning module on Cellular Respiration, which is intended to facilitate conceptual understanding of students with different brain hemisphere dominance and learning styles. The module includes eight analogies originally conceptualized following the specific steps used to prepare…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Style, Learning Modules, Biochemistry
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Verpoorten, Dominique; Westera, Wim; Specht, Marcus – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This paper reports on a controlled experiment on the effects of three types of reflection triggers in an online course. Fifty-four volunteers, distributed in five groups, used these structured opportunities for reflection during learning. Results show that reflection triggers were extensively employed by the test persons and were perceived as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction, Open Source Technology
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Asunda, Paul A. – Journal of STEM Teacher Education, 2011
The past several decades have been times of widespread change in world economies. The 21st century has witnessed scientific technological innovations that have had an impact on almost every sector of our social institutions and the way we do things. To succeed in these changing economies and secure meaningful employment, STEM literacy and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Vocational Education, Courseware, Open Source Technology
Duncan, S. M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Since the term "learning object" was first published, there has been either an explicit or implicit expectation of reuse. There has also been a lot of speculation about why learning objects are, or are not, reused. This study quantitatively examined the actual amount and type of learning object use, to include reuse, modification, and translation,…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Open Source Technology, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
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Hancock, Mara – Continuing Higher Education Review, 2010
Education in the 21st century is diverse not only in content and discipline but also in format and delivery. Today's students have access to a broad range of information, knowledge, ideas, and opinions well beyond their classroom. Never before have learners been able to interact so closely with instructors, mentors, subject-matter experts, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Open Source Technology, Multimedia Materials
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Peters, Michael A. – Policy Futures in Education, 2010
Open science is a term that is being used in the literature to designate a form of science based on open source models or that utilizes principles of open access, open archiving and open publishing to promote scientific communication. Open science increasingly also refers to open governance and more democratized engagement and control of science…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Ethics, Open Source Technology, Definitions
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Uys, Philip M. – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This paper analyses the change and innovation strategies that Charles Sturt University (CSU) used from 2007 to 2009 during the implementation and mainstreaming of an open source learning management system (LMS), Sakai, named locally as "CSU Interact". CSU was in January 2008 the first Australian University to implement an open source…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Management Systems, Criticism, Educational Technology
Hernandez-Serrano, Maria Jose; Gonzales-Sanchez, Margarita – Online Submission, 2011
This paper reports on a project in which students' interactions with learning environments are investigated from the perspective of the spatial factors. Our research examines a significant dimension generated under the interrelationship between the subject and the virtual space, by establishing that spatial dimensions may determine the level of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socialization, Cognitive Processes, Social Experience
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Chen, Judy F.; Warden, Clyde A.; Tai, David Wen-Shung; Chen, Farn-Shing; Chao, Chich-Yang – Computers & Education, 2011
Virtual spaces allow abstract representations of reality that not only encourage student self-directed learning but also reinforce core content of the learning objective through visual metaphors not reproducible in the physical world. One of the advantages of such a space is the ability to escape the restrictions of the physical classroom, yet…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Abstract Reasoning, Business English, Values
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Llamas-Nistal, M.; Caeiro-Rodriguez, M.; Castro, M. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
This paper shows the results of a survey performed in Spain on the different functionalities of e-learning platforms. This survey was filled in by a group of teachers, experts in engineering education from across Spain, within the scope of the Spanish Chapter of the IEEE Education Society. This paper presents their opinions on several aspects of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Engineering Education, Knowledge Level
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