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Hybrid online education: Identifying integration models using adventure learning
(Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2008)In this paper we sought to understand how teachers chose to integrate a hybrid online education program in their classrooms, how students responded to this choice, and how students’ experiences were influenced by the ... -
I get by with a little help from my friends: The ecological model and support for women scholars experiencing online harassment
(First Monday, 2018)This article contributes to understanding the phenomenon of online abuse and harassment toward women scholars. We draw on data collected from 14 interviews with women scholars from the United States, Canada, and the United ... -
The impact and implications of virtual character expressiveness on learning and agent-learner interactions
(Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2009)The possible benefits of agent expressiveness have been highlighted in previous literature; yet, the issue of verbal expressiveness has been left unexplored. I hypothesize that agent verbal expressiveness may improve the ... -
Instructor experiences with a social networking site in a higher education setting: Expectations, frustrations, appropriation, and compartmentalization
(Educational Technology, Research and Development, 2013)Researchers and practitioners have suggested that the use of social networking sites in formal education may be a worthwhile endeavor. Toward this goal, emerging learning platforms have included social networking features. ... -
An investigation of the use of real-time, authentic geospatial data in the K-12 classroom
(Journal of Geography, 2007)This paper situates geospatial technologies as a constructivist tool in the K-12 classroom and examines student experiences with real-time authentic geospatial data provided through a hybrid adventure learning ... -
Multi-scaffolding learning environment: An analysis of scaffolding and its impact on cognitive load and problem-solving ability
(Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2007)A Multi-Scaffolding Environment (MSE) is a multimedia environment reliant on authentic scaffolding. We examine the impact of the availability of multiple scaffolds on learning and cognitive load within an MSE where learners ... -
Open & Digital Learning Environments playlist
(George Veletsianos and The Digital Learning and Social Media Research Group, 2019)Open & Digital Learning Environments playlist includes seven videos: "Student Experiences in Open, Online Learning", "Who studies MOOCs?", "Digging Deeper Into Learners’ Experiences in MOOCs", "Emergence and Innovation in ... -
Open Educational Resources playlist
(George Veletsianos and The Digital Learning and Social Media Research Group, 2017)Open Educational Resources playlist includes two videos: "A Review of the Effectiveness & Perceptions of Open Educational Resources As Compared to Textbooks" and "Scholars’ Open and Sharing Practices". -
A posthumanist critique of flexible online learning and its “anytime anyplace” claims
(British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019)Flexible approaches to online learning are gaining renewed interest in some part due to their capacity to address emergent opportunities and concerns facing higher education. Importantly, flexible approaches to online ... -
Preservice teachers’ perceptions of instant messaging in two educational contexts
(Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2008)Using an activity theory framework, we investigate how preservice teachers and middle school students utilized instant messaging in educational contexts, and the impact of instant messaging on the development of community ... -
Public comment sentiment on educational videos: Understanding the effects of presenter gender, video format, threading, and moderation on YouTube TED talk comments
(PLOS ONE, 2018)Scholars, educators, and students are increasingly encouraged to participate in online spaces. While the current literature highlights the potential positive outcomes of such participation, little research exists on the ... -
Raising the bar for instructional outcomes: Towards transformative learning experiences.
(Educational Technology, 2008)Most instructional technologists understand that instruction aims to be effective, efficient, and appealing. These three quality indicators have proven useful in establishing desired outcomes. In this article we suggest ... -
Research Methods: Tips & Tricks playlist
(George Veletsianos and The Digital Learning and Social Media Research Group, 2017)Research Methods: Tips & Tricks playlist includes two videos: "Conducting a Systematic Literature Review" and "A Review of the Effectiveness & Perceptions of Open Educational Resources As Compared to Textbooks". -
Research Shorts playlist
(George Veletsianos and The Digital Learning and Social Media Research Group, 2016)Research Shorts playlist includes 14 videos: "Research Dissemination, Research Mobilization, and Reaching Broader Audiences", "Student Experiences in Open, Online Learning", "How Do Professors and Students Use Twitter?", ... -
RRU Research Shorts playlist
(George Veletsianos and The Digital Learning and Social Media Research Group, 2016)RRU Research Shorts playlist includes six videos: "Jacques Plante to Carey Price: Goalie Masks as Hockey Art", "Creating a Powerful Fully Online Learning Community", "Conducting a Systematic Literature Review", "Living ... -
Scholars' temporal participation on, temporary disengagement from, and return to Twitter
(First Monday, 2018)Even though the extant literature investigates how and why academics use social media, much less is known about academics’ temporal patterns of social media use. This mixed methods study provides a first-of-its-kind ... -
Social Media for Scholarship playlist
(George Veletsianos and The Digital Learning and Social Media Research Group, 2019)Social Media for Scholarship includes 12 videos: "How US Colleges & Universities Use Twitter?", "How are hashtags and Twitter used in MOOCs?", "How Do Professors and Students Use Twitter?", "Using Twitter as a Conference ... -
Teacher professionalization in the age of social networking sites: Identifying major tensions and dilemmas
(Learning, Media, and Technology, 2015)As teacher education students become professionals, they face a number of tensions related to identity, social participation, and work-life balance, which may be further complicated by social networking sites (SNS). This ... -
Teaching with Instructional Software
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When sex, drugs, and violence enter the classroom: Conversations between adolescent social studies students and a female pedagogical agent
(Interacting with Computers, 2008)In this article, we investigate the discourse between a female Conversational Pedagogical Agent and fifty-nine adolescents in the context of a social studies lesson. We note that previous pedagogical agent research has ...
