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Genç, Zülfü; Tinmaz, Hasan – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2016
This study focuses on prospective instructional designers' perception toward creating online courses including which elements are essential for developing such platforms. The study is significant for revealing what the prospective instructional designers focus on while they design certain learning opportunities. The participants of the study were…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Instructional Design, Feedback (Response), Computer Science Education
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Baylina Ferré, Mireia; Rodó de Zárate, Maria – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2016
Intersectionality is a complex concept to deal with when doing research but also when teaching the interrelationships between space and social relations. Here we present "Relief Maps" as a visual tool for teaching intersectionality and its spatial dimension in higher education courses. "Relief Maps" are a model developed for…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Visual Learning, Teaching Methods, Geography Instruction
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Amin Afshar, Maryam; Mojavezi, Ahmad – English Language Teaching, 2017
EFL learners at all ages and proficiency levels are usually confronted with various problems in vocabulary learning and retention. This study sought to introduce strategies for improvement of vocabulary learning and retention. Therefore, the effects of using aural/visual storytelling on Iranian EFL learners' vocabulary learning and retention were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Kendeou, Panayiota; McMaster, Kristen L; Butterfuss, Reese; Kim, Jasmine; Bresina, Britta; Wagner, Kyle – Grantee Submission, 2019
We present an integrated theoretical framework guiding the use of visual narratives in educational settings. We focus specifically on the use of static and dynamic visual narratives to teach and assess inference skills in young children and discuss evidence to support the efficacy of this approach. In doing so, first we review the basis of the…
Descriptors: Inferences, Language Processing, Feedback (Response), Visual Aids
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Yin, L. Roger; Kumta, Shekhar M.; Werner, Jon M. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2015
Business education and workplace learning are addressed via five episodes or conversations between two business educators, one of whom is experienced and also an improvisational artist. Vaill (1989) compared managing to a performing art. Vendelø (2009) connected organizational learning to improvisation. In these constructed conversations, the…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Educational Innovation, Workplace Learning, Creative Activities
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Mulligan, Joanne – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2015
This commentary adopts a broad perspective in considering the contributions of papers from cross- and interdisciplinary fields of mathematics education, psychology, child development and neuroscience. The discussion aims to complement the commentary by Dindyal, focused on background research on geometry and implications for pedagogy and curricula.…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Curriculum, Spatial Ability, Visualization
Beckmann, Jennifer; Bertel, Sven; Zander, Steffi – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
Adaptive e-Learning systems are able to adjust to a user's learning needs, usually by user modeling or tracking progress. Such learner-adaptive behavior has rapidly become a hot topic for e-Learning, furthered in part by the recent rapid increase in the use of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). A lack of general, individual, and situational data…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Cognitive Style, Visual Learning, Verbal Learning
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Taylor, Shanon; Urquhart, Amanda – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2018
Anecdotal evidence shared by teachers appears to support the iPad as a useful tool for working with children with autism. However, there are thousands of possible applications, known as "apps", available in the Apple iTunes store for download and trying to decide what would be most useful for students can be daunting. This article will…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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Lin, Chin Min; Wu, Chita – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2016
This article aims at sharing with the readers two ways of English vocabulary learning based upon a small-scale study conducted in Taiwan. The participants of this study were one hundred and three university students randomly chosen from universities in Taiwan. They received questionnaires and vocabulary teaching videos through e-mail or Facebook.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Andrews, Deborah C. – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2016
Business and professional communicators increasingly rely on visual thinking and design strategies to create effective messages. The workplace need for such thinking, however, is not readily accommodated in current pedagogy. A long-running study abroad short course for American students taught in London provides a model for meeting this need.…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Minicourses, Art Education, Design
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Lieberman, Amy M.; Hatrak, Marla; Mayberry, Rachel I. – Language Learning and Development, 2014
Joint attention between hearing children and their caregivers is typically achieved when the adult provides spoken, auditory linguistic input that relates to the child's current visual focus of attention. Deaf children interacting through sign language must learn to continually switch visual attention between people and objects in order to achieve…
Descriptors: Deafness, Cues, Sign Language, Infants
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Marschark, Marc; Spencer, Linda J.; Durkin, Andreana; Borgna, Georgianna; Convertino, Carol; Machmer, Elizabeth; Kronenberger, William G.; Trani, Alexandra – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2015
It is frequently assumed that deaf individuals have superior visual-spatial abilities relative to hearing peers and thus, in educational settings, they are often considered visual learners. There is some empirical evidence to support the former assumption, although it is inconsistent, and apparently none to support the latter. Three experiments…
Descriptors: Deafness, Spatial Ability, Visual Acuity, Visual Learning
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Waller, Sharon, Ed. – IntechOpen, 2021
Today's educators stand at the crossroads of globalization and technology. The world is rapidly shrinking. The workplace is being transformed before our very eyes. Technology is forever changing the way we perceive reality and the way we do business. Educators are required to equip students for a workplace that has yet to emerge. The skill sets of…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Technological Advancement, Career Readiness, Libraries
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Durham, Frank D.; Russell, Jae-Eun; Van Horne, Samuel – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2018
This study investigated students' engagement and learning in a large lecture journalism history course based on a revision of its discussion curriculum. The new curriculum incorporated visual media and facilitated collaborative learning in active learning classrooms. Surveys were administered to assess students' perceptions of the course,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Large Group Instruction, Lecture Method, Journalism Education
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Ecoma, Victor – Journal of Visual Literacy, 2016
The paper reflects upon the tools, approaches and applications of visual literacy in the Visual Arts Department of Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, Nigeria. The objective of the discourse is to examine how the visual arts training and practice equip students with skills in visual literacy through methods of production, materials and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Visual Literacy, Visual Arts, Art Education
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