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3 octobre 2017

Evaluation of Student Learning in Remotely Controlled Instrumental Analyses

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningThe Canadian Remote Sciences Laboratories (CRSL) website (www.remotelab.ca) was successfully employed in a study of the differences in the performance and perceptions of students’ about their learning in the laboratory (in-person) versus learning at a remote location (remote access). The experiment was completed both in-person and via remote access by 70 students, who performed essentially the same, academically, in the two modes. More...

3 octobre 2017

Net Neutrality and its Implications to Online Learning

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningIn this article, we studied net neutrality as a complex sociocultural phenomenon that can affect the works of distance education scholars and online learners. We decided to take part in this research because many distance education scholars and learners take net neutrality for granted. More...

3 octobre 2017

Digital Immigrants in Distance Education

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningThe constant growth of methods of education that incorporate the Internet into teaching-learning processes has opened up a wide range of opportunities for students across the world to gain entry to undergraduate or graduate degree programs. However, if the enrolling student is a digital immigrant, the chances of success may be limited by the difficulty of using the Internet to communicate. More...

3 octobre 2017

Verifying Causal Relationships Among the Presences of the Community of Inquiry Framework in the Chinese Context

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningThe purpose of this study was to verify a Chinese version of Community of Inquiry (CoI) instrument with learning presence and explore the causal relationships of the factors in the instrument. This study first examined the reliability and validity of the instrument. All four presences had acceptable levels of reliability. More...

3 octobre 2017

Narratives of Learning: The Personal Portfolio in the Portfolio Approach to Teaching and Learning

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningThis paper will explore how a portfolio approach to teaching and learning can help the educator incorporate unique forms of reflective practice into his or her daily work. By being able to express ideas more clearly to himself, the educator can better promote the relational construction of knowledge in his educational communities. More...

3 octobre 2017

Challenges of Implementing Free and Open Source Software (FOSS): Evidence from the Indian Educational Setting

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningThe use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), a subset of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), can reduce the cost of purchasing software. Despite the benefit in the initial purchase price of software, deploying software requires total cost that goes beyond the initial purchase price. More...

3 octobre 2017

An Evaluation Framework and Instrument for Evaluating e-Assessment Tools

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learninge-Assessment, in the form of tools and systems that deliver and administer multiple choice questions (MCQs), is used increasingly, raising the need for evaluation and validation of such systems. This research uses literature and a series of six empirical action research studies to develop an evaluation framework of categories and criteria called SEAT (Selecting and Evaluating e-Assessment Tools). More...

3 octobre 2017

Student Voice in Textbook Evaluation: Comparing OpStudent Voice in Textbook Evaluation: Comparing Open

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningAdvocates for student voice in higher education believe students should have the right and power to engage in much of the decision-making traditionally dominated by instructors or administrators. This qualitative study examines the role of student voice in the evaluation of textbook quality. Evaluators included two graduate students enrolled in a project management course at a university in the western U.S. and their instructor. More...

3 octobre 2017

Assessing Acceptance Toward Wiki Technology in the Context of Higher Education

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningThis study investigated undergraduate students’ intention to use wiki technology. An extension of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has been used by taking into account not only students’ wiki perceived utility and usability, but also Big Five personality characteristics and two other variables, social norms, and facilitating conditions, as proposed in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). More...

3 octobre 2017

A Co-Design Process Microanalysis: Stages and Facilitators of an Inquiry-Based and Technology-Enhanced Learning Scenario

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningThis paper presents a case study of the co-design process for an online course on Sustainable Development (Degree in Tourism) involving the teacher, two students, and the project researchers. The co-design process was founded on an inquiry-based and technology-enhanced model that takes shape in a set of design principles. More...

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