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Direct linkStoerger, Sharon – Journal of Distance Education, 2010
Education technology proponents argue that tech-savvy students want active learning opportunities that enable them to produce, as well as consume, content. Some educators have responded to this rhetoric by appropriating virtual worlds such as Second Life (SL) for teaching and learning. While SL rewards exploration and experimentation, the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Technology, Learner Controlled Instruction, Educational Strategies
Download full textXin, Cindy; Feenberg, Andrew – Journal of Distance Education, 2006
This article elaborates a model for understanding pedagogy in online educational forums. The model identifies four key components. Intellectual engagement describes the foreground cognitive processes of collaborative learning. Communication processes operating in the background accumulate an ever richer store of shared understandings that enable…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Cognitive Processes, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis
Ledwell, Elizabeth; Andrusyszyn, Mary-Anne; Iwasiw, Carroll – Journal of Distance Education, 2006
This qualitative, explanatory study examined Post-RN baccalaureate nursing students' experiences of empowerment with distance education and computer conferencing (CC) for fit with the constructs of Kanter's (1977, 1993) Theory of Structural Power in Organizations. Seven post-RNs from Canadian distance education nursing programs were interviewed.…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Distance Education, Interviews
Lowrie, Tom – Journal of Distance Education, 2006
This investigation examines school-family partnership relationships in rural and remote settings. The study highlights the teaching-learning relationships of classroom teachers, parents as instructors/supervisors, and students as they make sense of numeracy and literacy outcomes in distance education contexts. The case study data provide insights…
Descriptors: Investigations, Distance Education, Teaching Methods, Rural Areas
Gibson, Susan; Peacock, Kim – Journal of Distance Education, 2006
The main objective of this project was to provide a Web-based tool that included practical resources for faculty in education at one Canadian university who were seeking ways to make effective use of learning technologies to enhance learning environments. The site includes online tools and resources and integrates ideas from people in the faculty…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, Learning Experience, Courseware, Computer System Design
Chu, Hui-Chun; Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Tsai, Pei Jin; Yang, Tzu-Chi – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2009
The growing popularity of computer and network technologies has attracted researchers to investigate the strategies and the effects of information technology applied instructions. Previous research has not only demonstrated the benefits of applying information technologies to the learning process, but has also revealed the difficulty of applying…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Computer Assisted Instruction
