Category: Research
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mLearning in Asia
A new paper out of The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (Vol 11, No 1 (2010), ISSN: 1492-3831) by John-Harmen Valk, Ahmed T. Rashid, and Laurent Elder finds that mobile devices do indeed have an impact in the developing world by enabling increased access and flexibility that allow students to achieve…
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Another member of the digital addiction food group – the iPhone
People have long talked about their Crackberry, and many iPhone users have known that a similar addictions to the “insta-stim” data stream that can be provided by their device, but now there is proof. Respondents used their device to replace their watches, they reported that they were more likely to forget their wallet than their…
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Dream On Kids… dream on all day
I’ve posted before on WILB and how the use of small distractions might actually be beneficial for people who are working on the computer. But what about those people who are not on the computer? All they have access to is their imagination, and specifically, their day dreams. Could those help do the same thing?…
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Student Perceptions – a report from Memorial
You can download the entire report here, but I’ll quickly put up the main findings. To be an effective face to face instructor, students were looking for an instructor who is: Respectful Knowledgeable Approachable Engaging Communicative Organized Responsive Professional Humorous For distance education streams students looked for instructors who are: Respectful Responsive Knowledgeable Approachable Communicative…