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Social Interaction in Self-paced Distance Education.
(Open Praxis, 2015)
In this paper we present a case study of a self-paced university course that was originally designed to support independent, self-paced study at distance. We developed a social media intervention, in design-based
research ...
On the Design of Social Media for Learning
(social sciences, 2014-08-08)
This paper presents two conceptual models that we have developed for
understanding ways that social media can support learning. One model relates to the
“social” aspect of social media, describing the different ways that ...
Agoraphobia and the modern learner.
(Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2014-03)
Read/write social technologies enable rich pedagogies that centre on sharing
and constructing content but have two notable weaknesses. Firstly, beyond the safe,
nurturing environment of closed groups, students participating ...
Deciding what kind of course to take: Factors that influence modality selection in accounting continuing professional development
(Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2013-06)
This study used a cross sectional sample created by self-selection from a researchers' email invitation to accountants in Canada to determine which modalities accountants preferred when selecting Continuing Professional ...
Interaction Equivalency in an OER, MOOCS and Informal Learning Era
(Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2013-09)
This theoretical paper attempts to clarify design issues that the field
of education has encountered in the context of OER (Open Educational
Resources), Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and increased emphasis on
informal ...
Open Access Scholarly Publications as OER
(IRRODL, 2013-06)
This paper presents the rationale, common practices, challenges, and some personal anecdotes from a journal editor on the production, use, and re-use of peer-reviewed scholarly articles as open educational resources (OER). ...
Student Perceptions of Teaching Presence, Social Presence, and Cognitive Presence in a Virtual World
(Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 2011-09)
Presence - or having a sense of active participation - in distance education has increased
with the expanding use of and affordances of communications technologies. Virtual
worlds have been on the forefront of popular ...
Empirical Research on Learners' Perceptions: Interaction Equivalency Theorem in Blended Learning
(European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2010-04-27)
This paper reports on an empirical research on the Interaction Equivalency Theorem posited by Anderson
(2003a), consisting of the three elements of teacher-student-content interaction. Using an authordeveloped
survey, ...
Design-Based Research: A Decade of Progress in Education Research?
(Educational Researcher, 2012-06)
Design-based research (DBR) evolved near the beginning of 21st century and was heralded as a practical research methodology that could effectively bridge the chasm between research and practice in formal education. In this ...
Interaction pattern analysis in cMOOCs based on the connectivist interaction and engagement framework
(British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017-01)
Connectivist learning is interaction-centered learning. A framework describing interaction and cognitive engagement in connectivist learning was constructed using logical reasoning techniques. The framework and analysis ...