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E-Learning in the 21st Century: A Framework for Research and Practice, 2nd edition
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The second edition of E-Learning in the 21st Century as mentioned in this paper provides a coherent, comprehensive, and empirically-based framework for understanding e-learning in higher education and provides practical models that educators can use to realize the full potential of elearning.Abstract:
The second edition of E-Learning in the 21st Century provides a coherent, comprehensive, and empirically-based framework for understanding e-learning in higher education Garrison draws on his decades of experience and extensive research in the field to explore the technological, pedagogical, and organizational implications of e-learning Most importantly, he provides practical models that educators can use to realize the full potential of e-learning This book is unique in that it focuses less on the long list ever-evolving technologies and more on the search for an understanding of these technologies from an educational perspective The second edition has been fully revised and updated throughout and includes discussions of social media and mobile learning applications as well as other emerging technologies in todays classrooms This book is an invaluable resource for courses on e-learning in higher education as well as for researchers, practitioners and senior administrators looking for guidance on how to successfully adopt e-learning in their institutionsread more
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Supporting online collaborative learning in small groups: Teacher feedback on learning content, academic task and social participation
TL;DR: Analysis of 145 contributions made by a teacher to two groups of postgraduate students of the same course whose task was to develop collaboratively a rubric for assessing teacher competencies shows that the teacher offered both elaboration and verification feedback, not only regarding the learning content but also the students' approach to the academic task and their social participation in the group.
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Socio-emotional connections: identity, belonging and learning in online interactions. A literature review
TL;DR: In this article, a review focuses on three interconnected socio-emotional aspects of online learning: interaction, sense of community and identity formation, and identity is explored in online learning.
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Learning in 3-D multiuser virtual environments: Exploring the use of unique 3-D attributes for online problem-based learning.
TL;DR: The results indicated that although the attributes of 3-D technology promoted participants’ social presence, this positive online social experience did not completely contribute to Participants’ cognitive presence due to inherent technology attributes.
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Evaluations of an artificial intelligence instructor's voice: Social Identity Theory in human-robot interactions
TL;DR: This study employs the Computers are Social Actors (CASA) paradigm to extend the predictions of Social Identity Theory to human-robot interaction (HRI) in the context of instructional communication and demonstrated that higher age identified students rated the older A.I. voice instructor higher for credibility and social presence and reported more motivation to learn.
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Participating in Synchronous Online Education
TL;DR: There is an increasing need for education since the workforce of today is expected to be highly educated and continuously learn and distance education is a powerful response to meet the growing need.
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