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50 Years of ERIC
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology (NJ1), 2010
For the thirty-third year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. This is Volume #2 of the 33rd "Annual Proceedings of Selected Papers on the Practice of Educational Communications and Technology." This volume includes papers…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Management Systems, Technology Uses in Education, Web Sites
Delialioglu, Omer – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2005
The current study investigated the sources of motivation for learning in a hybrid course. The subjects of the study were 25 students taking a hybrid course that was designed and developed covering computer networks topics. An interview form that revealed answers about the motivation source of the students was developed and used in the study. One…
Descriptors: Incentives, Student Motivation, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction
Kirschner, P. A.; Hendricks, M.; Paas, F.; Wopereis, I.; Cordewener, B. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
Robert Burns wrote: "The best laid schemes of Mice and Men oft go awry". This could be considered the motto of most educational innovation. The question that arises is not so much why some innovations fail (although this is very important question), but rather why other innovations succeed? This study investigated the success factors of…
Descriptors: Research Design, Data Analysis, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology
Lee, Chwee Beng – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
The intent of this study is to explore how WAP (wireless application protocol) technology mediates online discussions. The focus of this research is on the implications of WAP technology for online discussions, and the types of discussion topics that are most suitable for WAP-based discussions and the finding of the combination of WAP- and…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Focus Groups, Interviews
Martens, Rob; Kirschner, Paul A. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
Intrinsic motivation can be predicted from participants' perceptions of the social environment and the task environment (Ryan & Deci, 2000)in terms of control, relatedness and competence. To determine the degree of independence of these factors 251 students in higher vocational education (physiotherapy and hotel management) indicated the extent to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Higher Education, College Students, Student Motivation
Cho, Moon-Heum – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of design strategies for promoting students' self-regulated learning skills on students' self-regulation and achievements. Seven strategies for promoting students' SRL are identified through the literature review and applied into the experimental group: goal setting, self-evaluation,…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Design, Self Management
Aviv, Reuven; Erlich, Zippy; Ravid, Gilad – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
This paper considers four aspects of online communities. Design, mechanisms, architecture, and the constructed knowledge. We hypothesize that different designs of communities drive different mechanisms, which give rise to different architectures, which in turn result in different levels of collaborative knowledge construction. To test this chain…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Social Capital, Computer Mediated Communication
Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Crawford, Margaret, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology (NJ1), 2003
For the twenty-sixth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. This is Volume 2 of the 26th Annual Proceedings of Selected Papers On the Practice of Educational Communications and Technology presented at the National AECT…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Education Programs
Lamboy, Carmen, Ed.; Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology (NJ1), 2002
For the twenty-fifth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. This is Volume 2 of the 25th Annual Proceedings of Selected Papers On the Practice of Educational Communications and Technology Presented at The National Convention…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics