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Problem Based Learning in Distance Education: A Case Study
(2008-02-28)
Using Problem Based Learning (PBL) as teaching model is a growing phenomenon, as is using PBL in Distance Education and in social work. This study used Problem Based Learning in social work courses that were offered through ...
Designing the Undesignable: Social Software and Control
(2008-02-28)
In this presentation, Dr. Jon Dron will discuss his recently published article, “Designing the undesignable: Social Software and Control”. In this article, Dr Dron states that social software, such as blogs, wikis, tagging ...
The Personal Research Portal: The Virtual Faculty or the Net behind the Classroom
(2008-04-11)
In this presentation, Ismael Peña-López expands on his previous research into personal research portals to propose ways in which educators may use web 2.0 tools to build themselves a place on the net - a personal research ...
Using 3D Virtual Worlds: Engaging Learners and Providing Social Support
(2008-02-15)
Demonstrating how an avatar-based 3-D learning environment can more fully engage learners in their online educational experience, the volunteer team of developers from Athabasca University will showcase a prototype of a ...
Problems and Little Victories in Transcript Analysis
(2008-03-01)
While computer-mediated communications (CMC) is increasingly common in online teaching, research intended to show how CMC works, and what makes it effective, has been plagued by some persistent problems. These include ...
Community of Inquiry Framework: Validation and Instrument Development
(2008-02-29)
Since its publication in The Internet and Higher Education, Garrison, Anderson, and Archer’s (2000) Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework has generated substantial interest among online learning researchers. This presentation ...
Bi-National Learning and the Internet--Grassroots Experiments in Global Education
(2011-01-20)
Students at a French immersion high school in Ottawa and a school in Brazil exchange recipes, using a combination of French, English and Portuguese. The Brazilians discover they like poutine! Children in a rural Sierra ...