Monthly Archives: October 2013

PRELIMINARY SUMMARY  SJSU+ AUGMENTED ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT  PILOT PROJECT http://www.sjsu.edu/chemistry/People/Faculty/Collins_Research_Page/AOLE%20Report%20-September%2010%202013%20final.pdf I’m not sure how to cite this one. Summary. It was a series oc Udacity xMOOCs for remedial and preparatory college courses. The greatest predictor of student success was student … Continue reading →

Dahlstrom, E., Walker, J.D., Dziuban, C. (2013). ECAR study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology. [ONLINE] Available at: https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERS1302/ERS1302.pdf. [Last Accessed 15 October 2013]. This is the ECAR study into student preferences. It’s important to note this, both as a reflection … Continue reading →

  Fried, C. B., (2008). In-class laptop use and its effect on student learning. Computers & Education. 50 (e.g. 2), pp.906-914 Summary: There is a correlation between increased laptop use, self reported perceptions of lower lecture clarity, and lower attention paid … Continue reading →

Margaryan, A., Littlejohn, A., Vojt, G. (2011). Are Digital Natives a myth or a reality? University student’s use of digital technologies.. Computers & Education. 56 (e.g. 2), pp.429-440 Summary Technolgy use by students in education is complex, and driven by … Continue reading →

Johnson, K. A. (2011). The effect of Twitter posts on students’ perceptions of instructor credibility. Learning, Media and Technology, Vol 36(1): 21-38. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17439884.2010.534798 Alecs Krotoski posts on this paper here http://untanglingtheweb.tumblr.com/post/25709717428/sharing-personal-information-with-students-on The paper locates the basic premise amidst research indicating … Continue reading →

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjet.12099/pdf Author locates the student in the context of changing student types. Students are seen as passive, surface learners, with a desire to earn qualifications to secure work, and to get through exams. This may or may not reflect the … Continue reading →

https://www.stanford.edu/dept/vpol/cgi-bin/wordpress/how-widely-used-are-mooc-forums-a-first-look/ Analysis of the use of online discussion forums, based on Coursera data (so it’s xMOOC data). It’s cross-referenced with student grades where applicable. T.A.s etc. are ruled out of the data. Forum viewing data was not made available (though … Continue reading →