Distance learning is not a novel concept. Education or learning conducted online is a form of distance education. Online learning presents a convenient alternative to traditional learning. Numerous researchers have investigated the usage of online education in educational institutions and across nations. A set of essentials for effective online…

This design research study describes how one mentor teacher-teacher candidate dyad co-learned to promote student engagement and participation through using a "Collaborative Learning Structure" (CLS) tool that we are developing. We share how the dyad used the CLS, with support from a professional development facilitator and fellow…

Due to its outstanding advantages of openness, unrestraint and low cost, MOOCs have been growing rapidly in recent years. However, this new self-directed online learning model faces the challenge of the low course completion rate. Based on self-determination theory, this paper combines learners' intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation, and…

This study investigated how Mississippi teachers perceive the effectiveness of student engagement in elementary classrooms. A descriptive statistical study was conducted using a web-based survey sent to elementary school teachers in central and delta school districts in Mississippi. Quantitative methods were used, and data were collected and…

Researches conducted on narrative as it relates to learning overwhelmingly agree on its benefit for learners. Benefits include better comprehension, retention, persuasion, meaning-making, and wisdom for navigating the world. Themes in the literature relating to narrative and epistemology include narrative theory, narrative identity, narrative…

This article examines how doctoral candidates characterize factors that influence constructive engagement in their respective program experiences and how these have served as primary catalysts for learning along their doctoral journeys.

This article aims to investigate environmental education in preschools by taking Donna Haraway's call of "staying with the trouble" together with preschool children seriously, here-and-now, in explorations of dirty water and water purification. This posthumanist inspired research project draws theoretically and methodologically on the…

From the perspective of service science and its core concept of value co-creation, promoting learner engagement is critical for learning outcomes in a non-formal online learning environment. To promote online learning performance, we study how multidimensional learner engagement affects both instrumental and experiential learning outcomes. By…

Educators often use stories, humor, surprise, images, or other ploys to catch students' interest. This form of interest, often called "situational interest" because of how it is triggered by contextual cues, can facilitate learning to some degree. Yet it also may carry risks. This article proposes one such potential risk: flawed…

The activity presented in this article is part of a four-part module that centers earthquakes as a common phenomenon that students experience and introduces the idea of a resonant frequency. When the seismic waves from an earthquake encounter a building, the subsequent oscillating motion of the ground causes the building to move back and forth.…

Flipped classrooms have been growing in popularity in higher education for their potential to promote students' active engagement in learning. Ironically, the key to the success of flipped classrooms is the agency of students to actively participate in learning. The flipped classroom approach requires students' responsibility for their learning…

Social media have become an integral part of everyday life and are used in numerous domains. Hence, it is essential to comprehend how and why users use and engage themselves in social media. Personality traits are patterns of thinking, feeling or behaving that could potentially affect an individual's social media use. This paper aims at enhancing…

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey was created in the legacy of the first African American master distiller, Nathan "Nearest" Green. His namesake spirit is currently the most-awarded American whiskey or bourbon of 2019 and 2020, and the company is owned by a Black woman, Fawn Weaver. Weaver is committed to diversifying the spirits industry…

Existing research paints a mixed picture of how international students fare academically following a transition to a host higher education institution. Most studies that have examined differences between domestic and international students' engagement have treated international students as a homogenous group. Less evidence is available on the…

Professional organizations and associations help foster professionalism and build the capacity of a profession; however, relevance, recruitment, and retention of members have long-plagued professional organizations, especially as they try to recruit younger members. Although these challenges are reported at national levels across various fields, a…