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Sharon Lauricella
Researcher at University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Publications - 37
Citations - 601
Sharon Lauricella is an academic researcher from University of Ontario Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Higher education & Computer-mediated communication. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 34 publications receiving 535 citations.
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Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Using Laptop Computers in Higher Education Classrooms: A Formative Analysis
Robin Kay,Sharon Lauricella +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed and assessed beneficial and challenging laptop behaviours in higher education classrooms and found that nearly three-quarters of the students claimed that laptops were useful in supporting their academic experience.
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Exploring the Use of Text and Instant Messaging in Higher Education Classrooms
Sharon Lauricella,Robin Kay +1 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that both text and instant messaging are useful and viable tools for augmenting student's communication among peers and faculty in higher education.
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Unstructured vs. Structured Use of Laptops in Higher Education
Robin Kay,Sharon Lauricella +1 more
TL;DR: Examining the impact of unstructured (limited use) vs. structured (active use) use of laptops for 177 university students concluded that future research needs to focus on evaluating specific strategies that maximize the benefits and minimize the distractions of using laptops.
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Assessing laptop use in higher education classrooms: The Laptop Effectiveness Scale (LES)
Sharon Lauricella,Robin Kay +1 more
TL;DR: The Laptop Effectiveness Scale (LES) showed acceptable internal reliability, construct validity, content and convergent validity and feedback from students suggested that both academic and non-academic constructs assessed by the LES could be expanded to incorporate a wider range of laptop related behaviour.
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Gender differences in the use of laptops in higher education: a formative analysis
Robin Kay,Sharon Lauricella +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored gender differences in the use of laptops in higher education classrooms and found that females were more distracted by their peers' use of computers than males, whereas males played significantly more games during class.