Scholarship of Online Teaching and Learning

Oct 11 2024

This paper is focused on student management constraints in the online classroom and proposes modifications to teaching strategies to address them. It explores the organizational aspects of the education process and how to prioritize learning while ...

Adequate literature has commended the effectiveness and benefits of well-implemented project-based learning (PjBL), yet its success can significantly vary based on contextual factors and approaches. Thus, design guidelines generated from the ...

This study reports university students' ratings of their perceived learning experiences in adapting to one of three course modalities during the fall 2020 semester's COVID-19pandemic restrictions. During that semester, students were offered either ...

This article examines how people's lives and work environments have been altered as a result of technology, how these advancements have altered societal expectations for higher education, and three solutions for higher education institutions to ...

The COVID-19 pandemic had a tremendous impact on K-12 education. In 2020, New Yorkschools were ordered to close, forcing over two million students and two hundred thousandteachers to rapidly shift to remote instruction. Teachers reported feeling ...

The European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) is a robust, evidence-based framework that can be used both as a policy guide and an implementation aid for regional and national tools and training programs. It provides a ...

Since its introduction several decades ago, online learning has become a component of higher education, with institutions worldwide providing a form of online course delivery. One key feature of online learning is the use of video conferencing ...

Synchronous online courses have attracted wide attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers must have excellent technical skills and a foundation of web knowledge in order to deliver a quality online course. A teacher's information literacy is ...

Self-directed online learning (SDOL) is emerging as an important tool for teacher professional development, especially during a time of physical and social distancing. This may be even more appealing for special education teachers, who are tasked ...

The COVID-19 outbreak required a pivot to remote education mid-semester. Instructors and students alike were forced to adjust to the online platform even though many lacked the training or interest to do so. This qualitative study focused on the ...

The emergency shift to remote teaching and learning that occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic provided challenges as well as opportunities in higher education. The challenges were many, particularly the immediate need to shift thousands of ...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced rapid closures of educational institutions worldwide in 2020. Online delivery has become a common means of providing continuity of learning, particularly for tertiary institutions. It remains unclear what impact this ...

In this case study research, we examined graduate student experiences with research-based learning in an online course-based master's degree in education at a Canadian university. Data were gathered during two sequential phases, starting with exit ...

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed teachers, students, and parents to find ways to adapt to a virtual education model, which brought challenges on several fronts. Parents, students, and teachers had to turn their bedrooms, kitchens, and living rooms into ...

Studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees online brings unique challenges since students and academics are expected to digitally communicate complex mathematical and scientific formulas as well as draw graphs and ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted education globally; however, different contexts around the world have responded to the challenges distinctively depending on the available resources. Developed countries, like the United States, Canada, and Qatar, ...

Synchronous online courses have received wide attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students had to attend classes online at home or in dormitories instead of face to face. Learning engagement in synchronous online courses is an important ...

This article examines the impact of an online field experience course designed for Bachelor of Education students during the COVID-19 crisis. When Alberta schools closed two days before preservice teachers' practicum was to begin, all 435 in-school ...

A shift in pedagogy is required to accommodate the broad adoption of technology enhanced teaching strategies in higher education. Academics are increasingly being challenged to shift from a position of viewing online learning as providing access to ...

Makerspaces have become established as communal and collaborative environments for making meaning, solving problems, and developing essential global skills and competencies. However, these spaces are commonly utilized by makers who are ...

The inclusion of technology in education has opened the door for more innovative methods of teaching. By integrating technology, instructors can leverage the individualized nature of self-guided learning while maintaining a classroom structure. A ...

In many of the early technical subjects in engineering courses, assessments can be designed to be automatically marked by computers. Computer-marked assessments are particularly suitable for online and blended classes due to their flexibility and ...

Arizona State University's bachelor of science in software engineering is the first Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited software engineering program offered in an online modality. ASU's online software ...

Digital preservation is a craft, and craft is best honed and developed by working through issues in real world contexts. The course is now structured around a semester-long project where each graduate student acts as a digital preservation ...

This qualitative analysis of 16 in-depth interviews with autistic individuals and parents explores themes related to information poverty and the influence of control and power in online environments toward knowledge growth, self-determination, and ...

The purpose of this article is to introduce a practical framework and tools that can be used or adapted to assess the digital problem-solving abilities of library users. The framework and tools were developed from a three-year research study ...