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Diteeyont, Watsatree; Ku, Heng-Yu – Educational Media International, 2021
The elderly benefit from using the Internet for various purposes, and achieving Internet literacy is essential for their participation as digital citizens. This study investigates the levels and influential factors of Internet literacy among 534 elderly in Thailand. The results showed that the participants had an intermediate level of Internet…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Internet, Technological Literacy
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Clancy, Zachary; Ku, Heng-Yu – Educational Media International, 2021
Online communities have the potential to help teacher education programs inform and prepare future teachers to teach children equitably and confront social injustices. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the shared values and beliefs of teachers who operate as transformative intellectuals in online places. Findings were…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Values, Teacher Role
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Alebrahim, Fatimah; Ku, Heng-Yu – Educational Media International, 2020
One of the blended learning strategies that researchers and educators commonly use in higher education is Flipped Classroom. The purpose of this case study was to explore how both professors and students perceive student engagement in flipped classrooms. Three college professors who implemented flipped classrooms and their 14 students participated…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Blended Learning, Program Implementation, Academic Achievement
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Alhammad, Rasha; Ku, Heng-Yu – Educational Media International, 2019
The purpose of this qualitative research was to explore (a) how graduate students interpret their experiences with the use of e-books for learning, (b) which reasons influence their preference for e-books or printed books when they learn, (c) how they perceive the impact e-books have on their learning, and (d) how they compare learning experiences…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Electronic Publishing, Multimedia Materials
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Alruwaili, Tahani; Ku, Heng-Yu – Educational Media International, 2019
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the role of online communities and the impact of educational social media on 14 Saudi female college students who were studying in the United States. The findings revealed that social media was important to the participants for maintaining relationships and seeking out information from others.…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Social Media, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
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Truitt, Apricot A.; Ku, Heng-Yu – Educational Media International, 2018
The purpose of this case study was to explore the experiences of 31 third graders who experienced learning in a Station Rotation blended learning setting over the period of one semester in the United State. These students participated in student focus group interviews and completed student questionnaires during the middle and the end of the…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Blended Learning, Educational Technology
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Almaden, Abdullah; Ku, Heng-Yu – Educational Media International, 2017
The purpose of this study was to analyze on-campus and online PhD programs in educational technology-related fields in the United States. In particular, it sought to evaluate the most common program titles; core, elective, and research courses based on program curricula. The research design was quantitative content analysis and data were collected…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, College Curriculum, Educational Technology, Core Curriculum
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Chuang, Hui-Ya; Ku, Heng-Yu – Educational Media International, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine second language learners' learning achievement and attitudes toward two different types of dual coding designs (text group: image plus on-screen text versus narration group: image plus narration) in Chinese character acquisition. A total of 66 college students who did not have prior knowledge of the Chinese…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Educational Technology, Computer Software, Instructional Design
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Thompson, Ling; Ku, Heng-Yu – Educational Media International, 2005
This qualitative study was conducted to explore seven Chinese graduate students' experiences of and attitudes to taking online courses in the USA. All seven participants indicated that online learning was an interesting experience for them, however, they had mixed attitudes toward this unfamiliar mode of learning. The participants pointed out that…
Descriptors: Shared Resources and Services, Writing Skills, Teaching Methods, Cultural Awareness