…Facebook, YouTube, blogs, Twitter, MySpace or LinkedIn. Sixty-three percent of heavy users received high grades, compared to 65 percent of light users. Researchers found similar results with lower grades. While…
…in the additional information. In both cases, students were instructed to download the notes and bring them to class. About three-fourths of the students complied with this directive. The researchers…
Regardless of the size of course enrollments, the key to a successful teaching and learning experience for both the learner and instructor is communication. Clearly defining and communicating the expectations…
…the survey found that faculty acceptance has been relatively constant since first measured in 2002. Meanwhile faculty training seems to vary by institution type. The survey found: Less than one-third…
…of the person receiving the explanation, so that the explanation can make sense to that person, too.” The explainer must circle around the topic to understand it, and its value,…
…Interaction in Your Courses?” Distance Education Report, 14.7 (2010): 1,2. You can read the complete article by downloaded our free report Designing Online Courses: Models for Improvement. Download report »…
…always rushed. Group exercises mean we do the work and the teacher doesn’t. We’re trying to work on material we didn’t understand in the reading. If we want to work…
…foster an online community that a model faculty can then take to their courses and re-use to foster and create student-centered communities around course content. Barton K. Pursel is an…
