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Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Lomellini, Amy – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Colleges and Universities have a more diverse student body than ever before--this includes a growing number of students with disabilities. Many of these students are attracted to the flexibility and anonymity of learning online. However, research suggests that students with disabilities often face barriers learning online. Given this, we set out…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Barriers, Online Courses, Educational Technology
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Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Horan, Arielle; DeArmond, Marc C.; Lomellini, Amy; Egan, Dave; Johnson, Mickinzie; Moeller, Krisha Noelle; Keldgord, Fayth; Kuohn, Jessica; Jensen, Shawna; Stamm, Auston; Pounds, DaQuita – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Increasingly researchers and practitioners have highlighted the importance of developing a sense of community in online courses and programs. However, many questions remain about the best ways to develop community in online courses. A recent literature review highlighted how influential Alfred P. Rovai's research has been to researchers of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Sense of Community, Higher Education, Educational Research
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Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Fiock, Holly S.; Shreaves, Dana L.; Belt, Eric S. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
Feedback is an essential part of the learning process. Asynchronous online courses are marked by an abundance of text-based feedback. Yet, video feedback in asynchronous online courses is a nascent field of inquiry. This study investigated student perceptions of screencasting style of video feedback in online courses. During this course, students…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Graduate Students, Online Courses, Feedback (Response)
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Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Cavey, Laurie O. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
Video can be a powerful tool, with a long history of use in teacher education. Despite the increased popularity of using video in teacher education over the years, questions remain about effective ways to create and use video in online video-based instructional modules. Given this, in this paper we describe some lessons learned creating videos for…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics
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Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Dunlap, Joanna C.; Stitson, Patricia – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
Educators are pushing for students, specifically graduates, to be digitally literate in order to successfully read, write, contribute, and ultimately compete in the global market place. Educational technology professionals, as a unique type of learning professional, need to be not only digitally literate--leading and assisting teachers and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy, Web Sites
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Perkins, Ross A.; Lowenthal, Patrick R. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
The field of educational technology has seen marked growth from just a small number of distance-based doctoral programs to nearly 20 today. Creating and sustaining a quality doctoral program of any kind requires a substantial amount of work; the additional challenges of online programs both increases and changes the nature of the efforts required.…
Descriptors: College Admission, Educational Technology, Doctoral Programs, Online Courses
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Dunlap, Joanna C.; Lowenthal, Patrick R. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2010
This article provides a review of the instructional potential of digital music to enhance postsecondary students' experience in online courses by involving them in music-driven instructional activities. The authors describe how music-driven instructional activities, when used appropriately, can (a) humanize, personalize, and energize online…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Student Interests, Music, Electronic Publishing