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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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Kidd, Lori I.; Morgan, Karyn I.; Savery, John R. – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2012
Nursing education programs are proliferating rapidly in the United States in an effort to meet demand for nurse professionals. Multiple challenges arise from this rapid expansion. One challenge is finding sufficient clinical sites to accommodate students. Increased competition for scarce resources requires creativity in clinical contracting. This…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Mental Health, Nursing Students
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Rosen, Yigal; Manny-Ikan, Edith – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2011
This article explores the effects of the Time To Know program, a comprehensive technology-rich learning environment, on low socio-economic status (SES) students' learning achievements in Mathematics, Hebrew, and English as a Foreign Language (EFL)in Israel. The study is based on the assumption that one of the possible solutions for bridging the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Semitic Languages, Constructivism (Learning), Socioeconomic Status
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Miyazoe, Terumi; Anderson, Terry – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2010
This paper examines the key issues regarding The Interaction Equivalency Theorem posited by Anderson (2003a), which consists of the three interaction elements found in formal education courses among teacher, student, and content. It first examines the core concepts of the theorem and argues that two theses of different dimensions can be…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Blended Learning, Learning Theories, Adult Learning
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Donovan, Judy; Mader, Cynthia E.; Shinsky, John – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2010
Substantial efforts have been made recently to compare the effectiveness of traditional course formats to alternative formats (most often, online delivery compared to traditional on-site delivery). This study examines, not the delivery format but rather the evaluation format. It compares traditional paper and pencil methods for course evaluation…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Computer Mediated Communication, Researchers, Printed Materials
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Hughes, Joan E.; Narayan, Ravi – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2009
This research examined the use of wikis used in support of collaboration and learning in two post-secondary courses in a large Mid-Western university that adopted wikis in pedagogically different ways. In the first course, students used their wiki as a course content glossary for posting and editing original contributions. They perceived the wiki…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Cooperation, Course Content, Web Sites
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Chen, Sue-Jen – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2007
Due to the time constraints of intensive online courses, instructional design strategies should be modified in order to retain the quality of learning without reducing the quantity of the course content. This paper presents how a blended approach combining objectivist and constructivist instructional strategies was used in the design of an…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Online Courses, Blended Learning, Constructivism (Learning)