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Bot-teachers in hybrid massive open online courses (MOOCs): A post-humanist experience

Description: This article explores networked learning technologies and the development of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs). The study examines and explains hybrid MOOCs and focuses on the use of bot-teachers within a post-humanist perspective. The research findings reveal that, while the use of bot-teachers is beneficial in terms of facilitating and increasing discourse/interaction, it is ineffective in providing other components of teaching presence. Yet ultimately, learners' positive behaviors indicate… more
Date: July 20, 2018
Creator: Bozkurt, Aras; Kilgore, Whitney & Crosslin, Matt
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Future Directions for digital Literacy Fluency using Cognitive Flexibility Research: A Review of Selected Digital Literacy Paradigms and Theoretical Frameworks

Description: Article discusses how as learners engage, test, and apply new subject knowledge, they often expend their cognitive capacity on the technological tools designed to capture their learning progress and outcomes. The author's research explores the value of developing digital literacy to improve learners’ cognitive flexibility by decreasing technological cognitive load and increasing learning fluency.
Date: November 21, 2022
Creator: Caton, Amy; Bradshaw-Ward, Danita; Kinshuk & Savenye, Wilhelmina
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Smartphones, Smart Teens

Description: Video from the Fall 2018 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) Final Competition. In this video, Deborah Cockerham presents her research methods, findings, and its significance in non-technical language.
Date: November 17, 2018
Duration: 2 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Cockerham, Debbie
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The Challenges of Training and Retraining Mature Learners

Description: Article discussing research on the aging process from physical, cognitive, and social and psychological perspectives, accommodations for age related changes, retraining mature learners, adaptations of the classroom environment, training technology issues, and successful corporate retraining programs to better prepare vocational educators for the workforce of the new millennium.
Date: 1998
Creator: Ennis-Cole, Demetria & Allen, Jeff M.
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Leadership in Career and Technical Education: Beginning the 21st Century

Description: Leadership in Career and Technical Education: Beginning the 21st Century is the third edited book published by the University Council of Workforce and Human Resource Education (UCWHRE), formerly the University Council of Vocational Education (UCVE). The previous books, Beyond Tradition: Preparing the Teachers of Tomorrow's Workforce (Hartley & Wentling, 1996) and Beyond Tradition: Preparing Human Resource Development Educators for Tomorrow's Workforce (Stewart & Hall, 1998) reported trends in t… more
Date: 2005
Creator: Gregson, James A. & Allen, Jeff M.
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Examining Scientific Literacy through New Media

Description: Article evaluates the impact of new media on scientific literacy. Content analysis with a coding scheme was performed on 42 filtered websites and 20 microblogs to analyze the role of new media in disseminating scientific knowledge. The results showed that the quality of science-oriented websites was higher than that of microblogs. Suggestions about how to improve the quality of science-oriented new media and how to develop students’ scientific literacy through new media are also discussed.
Date: July 10, 2019
Creator: Gu, Xiaoqing; Wang, Chunli & Lin, Lin
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Soft Skills for Entry-Level Engineers: What Employers Want

Description: This article is a review of literature for skills comprised within the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) criteria determined 26 topics necessary for the entry-level and continued success of engineers. The findings suggest that although entry-level engineers have proficiency in all of these ABET required skills, the entry-level engineers were not meeting the level of importance expressed by the organization for 24 of these 26 skills.
Date: October 14, 2021
Creator: Hirudayaraj, Malar; Baker, Rose M.; Baker, Francie & Eastman, Mike
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The impact of high-immersion virtual reality on foreign language anxiety

Description: Authors of the article assert that public speaking, especially in a foreign language, is associated with increased anxiety. The authors found that VR technology had a positive effect on practicing public speaking in a foreign language, the research findings have practical implications for professionals and curriculum designers in various domains where public speaking skills are essential.
Date: October 4, 2023
Creator: Kaplan-Rakowski, Regina & Gruber, Alice
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