eLearn Mag.Pub Date : 2019-01-31DOI: 10.1145/3310377.3313865
Marla A. Zupan
{"title":"Excited by E-Moderation? A Canadian Educator Shares Her Best Hacks","authors":"Marla A. Zupan","doi":"10.1145/3310377.3313865","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3310377.3313865","url":null,"abstract":"Many of today's educators who seek new experiences are considering positions as electronic moderators (e-moderators). However, the transition from overseeing a physical classroom to managing a virtual learning environment can quickly become overwhelming and confusing. With limited supports and training opportunities available, e-moderators can struggle to find a balance between course content delivery and consistent candidate communication. This article has a twofold purpose. It first seeks to define and clarify the e-moderator role, particularly as it relates to online teacher professional development in Ontario. Next, the author outlines six strategies for success, targeting specific areas including setup, planning, time management, online presence and feedback. Through the sharing of these scaffolds and tips, the author?s goal is to present e-moderation as an exciting opportunity for both networking and learning.","PeriodicalId":201580,"journal":{"name":"eLearn Mag.","volume":"43 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134322301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
eLearn Mag.Pub Date : 2019-01-31DOI: 10.1145/3310377.3310383
Aleksandra Hollingshead, Davin J. Carr-Chellman
{"title":"Engaging Learners in Online Environments Utilizing Universal Design for Learning Principles","authors":"Aleksandra Hollingshead, Davin J. Carr-Chellman","doi":"10.1145/3310377.3310383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3310377.3310383","url":null,"abstract":"Learner engagement in any instructional environment, including online, is critical to ensuring meaningful learning outcomes. Researchers discuss engagement as a complex construct consisting of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral domains. In e-learning, student engagement is difficult to achieve. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an instructional design framework focused on overcoming barriers to learning and providing learners with multiple ways to engage, receive instruction, and express learning. This framework is based on a premise of variability of all learners and designing learning that is flexible and systematically planned. This manuscript provides background information on UDL alongside practical strategies for planning e-instruction that is engaging and aligned with UDL principles.","PeriodicalId":201580,"journal":{"name":"eLearn Mag.","volume":"210 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132838658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
eLearn Mag.Pub Date : 2019-01-31DOI: 10.1145/3310377.3310381
Yan-Qiu Huang
{"title":"Creating Effective Collaborative Learning Groups in an Online Health Promotion Course","authors":"Yan-Qiu Huang","doi":"10.1145/3310377.3310381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3310377.3310381","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, an undergraduate-level online health promotion course is used to illustrate how to incorporate group learning experiences into courses that create productive, engaging, and skill-building environment for learners.","PeriodicalId":201580,"journal":{"name":"eLearn Mag.","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116671021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
eLearn Mag.Pub Date : 2019-01-31DOI: 10.1145/3310377.3310379
Amy Winger
{"title":"Five Ways to Flip the Online Classroom on Its Head","authors":"Amy Winger","doi":"10.1145/3310377.3310379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3310377.3310379","url":null,"abstract":"While online higher education learning has increased in availability and popularity, documented best practices have been slow to emerge. One learning practice showing promise is flipped classroom design. Research indicates higher-education flipped classrooms are associated with improved student retention and learner retention of content. With various online practices available to instructors, it is important to choose flipping practices that are supported through research while being attuned to the nature of online learning. Bloom?s taxonomy provides a framework for creating active learning opportunities in the online classroom to strive to improve retention of both students and learning.","PeriodicalId":201580,"journal":{"name":"eLearn Mag.","volume":"115 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123963613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
eLearn Mag.Pub Date : 2018-12-28DOI: 10.1145/3302261.3236689
Derek Luch
{"title":"Adaptive Hypermedia Content","authors":"Derek Luch","doi":"10.1145/3302261.3236689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3302261.3236689","url":null,"abstract":"This brief literature review is as an introduction to the adaptive hypermedia possibilities in the education field. As digital learning technology advances and more complex algorithms hosted online, the practical aspects of machine learning may be of interest to practicing educators.","PeriodicalId":201580,"journal":{"name":"eLearn Mag.","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117050499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
eLearn Mag.Pub Date : 2018-12-28DOI: 10.1145/3302261.3236707
John Steele, Sam Humphrey
{"title":"Using 'Code Words': A simple gamification technique to guide students to instructor personalized resources","authors":"John Steele, Sam Humphrey","doi":"10.1145/3302261.3236707","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3302261.3236707","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this article is to offer ideas using a simple gamification technique of the ?code word? to connect students to vital classroom content and or personalized instructor materials. However, there is no value in this material if instructors are unable to guide their students to it. Gamification can provide ways to engage students in seeking out these beneficial resources that can help them be successful in the course.","PeriodicalId":201580,"journal":{"name":"eLearn Mag.","volume":"260 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122939471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
eLearn Mag.Pub Date : 2018-12-28DOI: 10.1145/3302261.3236705
C. Honig
{"title":"#teachingwithtwitter: Tweeting to foster online engagement and learning","authors":"C. Honig","doi":"10.1145/3302261.3236705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3302261.3236705","url":null,"abstract":"Research on teaching with Twitter points to a variety of educational benefits to engagement and learning. Tweeting encourages a backchannel discussion of class topics and activities, and it has the potential to expand learning in interesting ways. A constellation of emerging best practices offers helpful guidance for instructors and paves the way for effective implementation in both online and face-to-face courses.","PeriodicalId":201580,"journal":{"name":"eLearn Mag.","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115361442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
eLearn Mag.Pub Date : 2018-12-28DOI: 10.1145/3302261.3236701
Shulong Yan, E. Baxter
{"title":"Learning Efficiency of Video-based Learning","authors":"Shulong Yan, E. Baxter","doi":"10.1145/3302261.3236701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3302261.3236701","url":null,"abstract":"What role should video play in online learning? That is the question that learning designers and teaching faculty face more and more when designing online instruction. In this paper we will share what we learned about students' learning experience in a video-based online course. We will propose a new perspective for looking at video as an instructional tool, based on our findings using a qualitative research method.","PeriodicalId":201580,"journal":{"name":"eLearn Mag.","volume":"216 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122385892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
eLearn Mag.Pub Date : 2018-12-28DOI: 10.1145/3302261.3236687
Nicole M. Zumpano
{"title":"Using Multimodal, Asynchronous Discussion Forums in Public (aka: Why My Students Blog)","authors":"Nicole M. Zumpano","doi":"10.1145/3302261.3236687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3302261.3236687","url":null,"abstract":"Blogging in online courses has advantages for students and the field of education. Read why I require blogging in my technology in education graduate courses.","PeriodicalId":201580,"journal":{"name":"eLearn Mag.","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123945399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
eLearn Mag.Pub Date : 2018-12-28DOI: 10.1145/3302261.3236703
Michelle E. Bartlett
{"title":"Using Flipgrid to Increase Students' Connectedness in an Online Class","authors":"Michelle E. Bartlett","doi":"10.1145/3302261.3236703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3302261.3236703","url":null,"abstract":"Flipgrid, a free video discussion forum tool, increases students' perceptions of connectedness in the online classroom. Video discussion forums embedded in an online course can be used in many ways to connect instructors to students, and students to their peers. Embedding a tool that brings voice, tone, and body language to the online classroom strengthens connectedness and can increase civility.","PeriodicalId":201580,"journal":{"name":"eLearn Mag.","volume":"960 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114096830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}