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The use of case studies has been shown to facilitate the development of case-based reasoning because it allows students to develop knowledge of concepts and principles in an interactive, authentic environment. This paper session will present...

While more and more teacher educators are using web-based case discussion, little empirical research has been conducted on how to fully realize the claimed benefits related to this new pedagogical tool. The present study proposed that prompt for...

This session will demonstrate an innovative web-based learning tool, LionLearn, used at Penn State College of Medicine. LionLearn employs video presentations to help community-based medical school faculty objectively evaluate medical students during ...

Concern has grown about the utility of technology based education for at-risk learners. This study explored effects of enhanced motivational and relationship building communications on at-risk students' engagement in an internet-based multimedia...

The Americans with Disabilities Act has made it necessary for universities to provide increased services to students with disabilities. The Accommodation Solutions Online website provides easily accessible information concerning accommodation...

The purpose of this series of studies is to explore the role technology can play in providing students the opportunity to participate in structured engagement activities designed to develop their skills in using theory to solve educational problems. ...

This session will demonstrate an innovative web-based learning tool, Still Learning used at A.T. Still University/Kirksville College of Medicine. Still Learning employs video presentations to help the community-based medical school faculty and...

Two frequently-used discussion protocols were investigated as part of a program to implement teaching cases in undergraduate educational psychology classes designed for preservice teachers. One protocol involved synchronous face-to-face (FTF)...

Two studies were conducted in multisection introductory child and adolescent development classes to determine effects of introducing abbreviated teaching case studies that were then discussed either in face-to-face or online formats. Students...

This explanatory sequential mixed-methods study explored how the encoding of text ideas is affected when students with learning disabilities (LD) take notes from Web-based text. In the quantitative phase of the study, 15 students took three kinds of ...

In this study, qualitative themes and quantitative findings from previous research were used to justify the exploration of four experimental, note-taking conditions and the impact of those conditions on student learning from Web-based text. However, ...

Qualitative research methodology was used to explore the perceptions of students and teachers participating in an interactive collaborative satellite-based mathematics course in 21 high schools. Results showed that the distance learning format gives ...

Results of this study indicate that enhancing motivation-building and personal-investment content in teacher communications with students increases at-risk student engagement in Web-based courses. Advantages of motivation-building enhancements over...

This mixed-methods study examined cognitive correlates and learning outcomes related to the use of copy and paste (CP). Quantitative results indicated that college students whose CP capability was restricted to a small amount of text as they entered ...

Writing is a highly valued skill that is often neglected in the classroom; one reason is that teachers often do not receive adequate training in writing assessment and instruction. Teachers, particularly preservice teachers, need practice making...