Emerging themes in distance learning research and practice: some food for thought

2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Salas ◽  
Mary P. Kosarzycki ◽  
C. Shawn Burke ◽  
Stephen M. Fiore ◽  
Dianna L. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Learning Research ◽  
Emerging Themes

THE EFFICIENCY OF DISTANCE LEARNING: RESEARCH of attitude to DISTANCE LEARNING

2017 ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Sergeevna Vindeker ◽  
Ekaterina Anatol'evna Golendukhina ◽  
Marina Vladimirovna Klimenskikh ◽  
Nadezhda Alexandrovna Korepina ◽  
Andrey Sergeevich Sheka
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Research

Mobile Technology and Student Learning

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Pollara ◽  
Kelly Kee Broussard
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Learning Research

As mobile devices become ubiquitous, it is necessary to analyze if and how these devices can be used for learning. This systematic review is part of a larger review that analyzed 21 mobile learning research studies published from 2005-present. Eleven studies that focused specifically on student learning outcomes and processes are summarized in this review in order to better understand the direction of mobile learning in mainstream education. Overall, studies were found to be positive and indicated several benefits of using mobile devices for learning including an increase in achievement, productivity, engagement, and motivation. This paper also highlights recommendations for future research and practice in the field of mobile learning, specifically focusing on the way personal mobile device ownership may influence learning both inside and outside the classroom.

Global Approaches to Early Learning Research and Practice: An Introduction

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (158) ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Pugh ◽  
Peggy McCardle ◽  
Annie Stutzman
Keyword(s):  
Early Learning ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Learning Research

scholarly journals Collaboration Analytics Need More Comprehensive Models and Methods: An Opinion Paper

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-29
Author(s):  
Areum Han ◽  
Florian Krieger ◽  
Samuel Greiff
Keyword(s):  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Learning Research ◽  
Technology Advances

As technology advances, learning analytics is expanding to include students’ collaboration settings. Despite their increasing application in practice, some types of analytics might not fully capture the comprehensive educational contexts in which students’ collaboration takes place (e.g., when data is collected and processed without predefined models, which forces users to make conclusions without sufficient contextual information). Furthermore, existing definitions and perspectives on collaboration analytics are incongruent. In light of these circumstances, this opinion paper takes a collaborative classroom setting as context and explores relevant comprehensive models for collaboration analytics. Specifically, this paper is based on Pei-Ling Tan and Koh’s ecological lens (2017, Situating learning analytics pedagogically: Towards an ecological lens. Learning: Research and Practice, 3(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/23735082.2017.1305661), which illustrates the co-emergence of three interactions among students, teachers, and content interwoven with time. Moreover, this paper suggests several factors to consider in each interaction when executing collaboration analytics. Agendas and recommendations for future research are also presented.

scholarly journals Institutional and national challenges of teacher education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (Extra-C) ◽  
pp. 315-326
Author(s):  
Iryna Dorozh ◽  
Oksana Bielykh ◽  
Lyudmyla Blyznyuk ◽  
Lidiia Tovkun ◽  
Nadiia Kotsur
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Cost Of Education ◽  
The World ◽  
Learning Research

The purpose of the study is to establish the pattern of institutional and national challenges for teacher education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, by conducting regression analysis and research of regulations of the world, to identify challenges for teacher education and the ability to provide quality education in the context of distance learning. Research methods: systematization; comparative analysis; generalization; regression analysis. Results. After conducting a regression analysis, it was found that the value of the coefficient of determination shows that the regression model by 60% reflects the direct dependence of the availability of emergency distance education in 30 countries, based on the results of access to personal computers among students and the current cost of education. It has been established that countries such as Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Norway and Luxembourg have a favorable climate for emergency distance education.

Organizational Learning as a Social Process

2017 ◽  
pp. 132-155
Author(s):  
Jieun You ◽  
Junghwan Kim ◽  
Sarah M Miller
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Network Approach ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Learning Research

This chapter discusses about application of social capital and network approach to organizational learning research and practice. The shift of organizational learning perspective from a technical or system-structural perspective to a social or interpretative perspective highlights that organizational learning process is socially embedded and is based on social interaction/relationships. Social capital and network theories provides a conceptual framework to explain how organizational learning takes place as well as identifies social and network factors influencing organizational learning. Thus, the chapter provides implications for establishing a conceptual and methodological framework to describe and evaluate an organizational learning process by extensively reviewing the recent organizational learning research adopting social capital and network approach.

Mobile Technology and Student Learning

2014 ◽  
pp. 32-41
Author(s):  
Pamela Pollara ◽  
Kelly Kee Broussard
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Learning Research

As mobile devices become ubiquitous, it is necessary to analyze if and how these devices can be used for learning. This systematic review is part of a larger review that analyzed 21 mobile learning research studies published from 2005-present. Eleven studies that focused specifically on student learning outcomes and processes are summarized in this review in order to better understand the direction of mobile learning in mainstream education. Overall, studies were found to be positive and indicated several benefits of using mobile devices for learning including an increase in achievement, productivity, engagement, and motivation. This paper also highlights recommendations for future research and practice in the field of mobile learning, specifically focusing on the way personal mobile device ownership may influence learning both inside and outside the classroom.

Adaptive E-Learning Environments

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierpaolo Di Bitonto ◽  
Teresa Roselli ◽  
Veronica Rossano ◽  
Maria Sinatra
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Recommender System ◽  
Adaptive Learning ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Agent System ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Learning Research

One of the most closely investigated topics in e-learning research has always been the effectiveness of adaptive learning environments. The technological evolutions that have dramatically changed the educational world in the last six decades have allowed ever more advanced and smarter solutions to be proposed. The focus of this paper is to depict the three main dimensions that have driven research in the e-learning field and the evolution of the technological approaches adopted for the purposes of building advanced educational environments for distance learning. Then, the three different approaches adopted by the authors are discussed; these consist of a multi-agent system, an adaptive SCORM compliant package and an e-learning recommender system.

scholarly journals Research Trends in Mobile Learning in Higher Education: A Systematic Review of Articles (2011 – 2015)

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Greig Krull ◽  
Josep M. Duart
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Learning Research

The potential and use of mobile devices in higher education has been a key issue for educational research and practice since the widespread adoption of these devices. Due to the evolving nature and affordances of mobile technologies, it is an area that requires ongoing investigation. This study aims to identify emerging trends in mobile learning research in higher education in order to provide insights for researchers and educators around research topics and issues for further exploration. This study analysed the research themes, methods, settings, and technologies in mobile learning research in higher education from 2011 to 2015. A total of 233 refereed articles were selected and analysed from peer reviewed journals. The results were compared to three previous literature review-based research studies focused between 2001 and 2010 to identify similarities and differences. Key findings indicated that: (a) mobile learning in higher education is a growing field as evidenced by the increasing variety of research topics, methods, and researchers; (b) the most common research topic continues to be about enabling m-learning applications and systems; and (c) mobile phones continue to be the most widely used devices in mobile learning studies, however, more and more studies work across different devices, rather than focusing on specific devices.

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