Digital learning publications
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Exploring Differences in Online Professional Development Seminars with the Community of Inquiry Framework
After the seminars, an analysis using the community of inquiry framework was conducted to better understand what occurred in the dialogue of the seminars to understand whether patterns of facilitator…
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Aprendiendo con las cuatro pantallas. En La Sociedad de las Cuatro Pantallas, Una mirada latinoamericana
El propósito de este ensayo es discutir cómo hacer valer las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) en la enseñanza a la luz de los avances en la…
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Implementing Online Learning Labs in Schools and Districts
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Investigating Collaborative Innovation in a Virtual World Task
In this paper we introduce a framework of innovation based on behaviours identified as being conducive to collaborative innovation. We also report on a study of a task designed to…
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Eight Issues for Learning Scientists About Education and the Economy
This article seeks both to problematize conventional wisdom about links between learning sciences research and economic growth and to suggest possible directions for future research aimed at discovering stronger links.
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From Handheld Collaborative Tool to Effective Classroom Module: Embedding CSCL in a Broader Design Framework
The field of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) includes designers who emphasize effectiveness, measured via experiments, as well as designers who emphasize context and conduct qualitative research on teaching and…
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Supporting Generative Thinking About the Integer Number Line in Elementary Mathematics
This report provides evidence of the influence of a tutorial “communication game” on fifth graders’ generative understanding of the integer number line. Analyses of micro-constructions during play revealed properties of…
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Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies
The meta-analysis found that, on average, students in online learning conditions performed modestly better than those receiving face-to-face instruction. Analysts noted that these blended conditions often included additional learning time…
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Scaffolding Group Explanation and Feedback with Handheld Technology: Impact on Students’ Mathematics Learning
We compared group and individual learning feedback, using two technologies: (1) Technology-mediated, Peer-Assisted Learning and (2) a popular desktop product, which provides feedback to individual students as they solve fractions…
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Scaffolding Group Explanation and Feedback with Handheld Technology: Impact on Students’ Mathematics Learning
We compared group and individual feedback, using two technologies: Technology-mediated, Peer-Assisted Learning (TechPALS), and a popular desktop product, which provides feedback to individual students as they solve fractions problems individually.
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Technology and Education Change: Focus on Student Learning
This study examined technology implementation practices associated with student learning gains.
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Using Design Personas To Inform Refinements To Software For Science Learning
In this paper, we describe the process of creating personas to inform refinements to the design of software designed to help elementary students create concept maps of science topics they…