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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Message Design for Mobile Learning: Learning Theories, Human Cognition and Design Principles
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Wang, Minjuan; Shen, Ruimin – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
The demands of an increasingly knowledge-based society and the dramatic advances in mobile phone technology are combining to spur the growth of mobile learning (mLearning). However, for mLearning to attain its full potential, it is essential to develop pedagogy and instructional design tailored to the needs of this new learning environment. At…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learning Theories, Instructional Design, Guidelines
The Impact of Mobile Learning on Students' Learning Behaviours and Performance: Report from a Large Blended Classroom
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Wang, Minjuan; Shen, Ruimin; Novak, Daniel; Pan, Xiaoyan – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
Chinese classrooms, whether on school grounds or online, have long suffered from a lack of interactivity. Many online classes simply provide recorded instructor lectures, which only reinforces the negative effects of passive nonparticipatory learning. At Shanghai Jiaotong University, researchers and developers actively seek technologic…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Handheld Devices
Increasing Interactivity in Blended Classrooms through a Cutting-Edge Mobile Learning System
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Shen, Ruimin; Wang, Minjuan; Pan, Xiaoyan – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2008
Chinese classrooms, whether on school grounds or online, have long suffered from a lack of interactivity. Many online classes simply provide recorded lectures to which students listen after downloading. This format only reinforces the negative effects of passive non-participatory learning. At the e-Learning Lab of Shanghai Jiaotong University…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Blended Learning, Electronic Learning, Instructional Development
Designing Online Courses that Effectively Engage Learners from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds
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Wang, Minjuan – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2007
This study examines the effect of an important cultural dimension--power distance index (PDI)--on learners' perceptions of their online learning experiences. PDI refers to the degree to which a learner's response to another individual in a learning setting is inhibited or otherwise negatively altered when the other individual holds a position that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Student Attitudes