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Exploring the Role of Video in Enhancing Learning from Hypermedia
Karen Swan
Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 25, No. 2 (1997) pp. 179–88
Reports on two studies that compared adult students' responses to, and recall from, hypermedia materials with and without integrated video segments. Results suggest that embedded video can enhance learning from hypermedia: (1) video adds an...
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Honing in on the Target: Who among the Educationally Disadvantaged Benefits Most from What CBI?
Karen Swan
Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 22, No. 4 (1990) pp. 381–403
Analyzes results of a study that investigated the efficiency of computer-based instruction (CBI) for teaching remedial skills in reading and mathematics to educationally disadvantaged students in grades 3 through 10. Test results from Degrees of...
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Nonprint Media and Technology Literacy Standards for Assessing Technology Integration
Karen Swan
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 23, No. 1 (2000) pp. 85–100
Suggests a set of cumulative standards for assessing the use of nonprint media and electronic technologies in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Discusses technology integration across the curriculum; standards for technology...
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Virtual Interaction: Design Factors Affecting Student Satisfaction and Perceived Learning in Asynchronous Online Courses
Karen Swan
Distance Education Vol. 22, No. 2 (2001) pp. 306–31
Reports an empirical investigation that explored relationships between student perceptions and course design factors in 73 SUNY Learning Network courses in the Spring 1999 semester. Findings indicated that clarity of design, interaction with...
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Self-Regulated Learning and Internet Searching
Donna Rogers; Karen Swan
Teachers College Record Vol. 106, No. 9 (September 2004) pp. 1804–1824
As the Internet becomes a resource in the classroom, students must learn to glean maximally from that information using skills that enhance their understandings. Students engage in activities involved with Internet searching to the degree that they...
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Roles for Multimedia in the Response-Based Literature Classroom
Carla Meskill; Karen Swan
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 15, No. 3 (1996) pp. 217–39
Discusses multimedia products for literature in elementary and secondary school response-based classrooms and describes results of a study that developed criteria with which to examine these products. Findings indicate that their pedagogical...
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Response-Based Multimedia and the Culture of the Classroom: A Pilot Study of "Kid's Space" in Four Elementary Classrooms
Carla Meskill; Karen Swan
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 18, No. 4 (1998) pp. 339–67
Examines how software designed to complement resource-based approaches to reading and writing ("Kid's Space") fared in four elementary classrooms. Results of the pilot study indicate that given the right conditions, children write creatively in...
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An Investigation into the Efficacy of the Studio Model at the High School Level
Salvatore Faro; Karen Swan
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 35, No. 1 (2006) pp. 45–59
The Studio Model was developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to improve teaching and learning in introductory science classes. The study reported in this article explored the efficacy of the Studio Model at the high school level. The...
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Using Hypermedia To Enhance Response-Based Literature Teaching and Learning
Karen Swan; Carla Meskill
Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 26, No. 2 (1998) pp. 151–67
Reports on the Multimedia and Literature Teaching and Learning Project which explored the potential of multimedia and hypermedia for enhancing the response-based teaching and learning of literature. Results suggest that hypermedia can support unique ...
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Support for Study: Online Educational Environments and the Rights to Education
Lin Lin; Karen Swan
Online Learning Journal Vol. 12, No. 1 (Feb 07, 2008)
This paper uses an online learning conceptual framework to examine the “rights to education\u201d that the current online educational environments could provide. The conceptual framework is composed of three inquiries or three spaces for inquiries,...
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INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE SPOTLIGHTING PAPERS FROM THE AERA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING
Karen Swan; Jennifer Richardson
Online Learning Journal Vol. 21, No. 4 (Dec 01, 2017)
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is the premier association of educational research professionals. AERA supports 12 divisions and 150 Special Interest Groups (SIGs). One of the latter is the Special Interest Group on Online...
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Knowledge-Based Instruction: Teaching Problem Solving in a Logo Learning Environment
Karen Swan; John B. Black
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 3, No. 1 (1993) pp. 17–53
Discussion of computer programming and knowledge-based instruction focuses on three studies of elementary and secondary school students which show that five particular problem-solving strategies can be developed in students explicitly taught the...
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Evaluating online conversation in an asynchronous learning environment: An application of Grice's cooperative principle
Chia-Huan Ho; Karen Swan
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 10, No. 1 (2007) pp. 3–14
This study goes beyond student perceptions of online learning experiences, satisfaction, and attitudes, to examine the actual participation and dynamics that occur in online discussions and their relationship to student learning outcomes. A content...
Language: English
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Retention, Progression and the Taking of Online Courses
Scott James; Karen Swan; Cassandra Daston
Online Learning Journal Vol. 20, No. 2 (May 26, 2016)
Online learning continues to grow at post-secondary institutions across the United States, but many question its efficacy, especially for students most at-risk for failure. This paper engages that issue. It examines recent research on the success of ...
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Retention, Progression and the Taking of Online Courses
Scott James; Karen Swan; Cassandra Daston
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 20, No. 2 (2016) pp. 75–96
Online learning continues to grow at post-secondary institutions across the United States, but many question its efficacy, especially for students most at-risk for failure. This paper engages that issue. It examines recent research on the success of ...
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Intro for special issue: AERA Online Teaching and Learning SIG
Jennifer Richardson; Karen Swan; Marquetta Strait
Online Learning Journal Vol. 20, No. 4 (Dec 16, 2016)
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Scaffolding Learning through Multimedia Development
Yi-Mei Lin; Karen Swan; Annette Kratcoski
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 17, No. 3 (July 2008) pp. 363–385
This paper reports on a third grade class's use of technology during a science unit on forces and motion. The investigation documents the unique ways in which children can construct knowledge and create multimedia representations of their learning...
Topics: Computers, Instructional Design, Elementary Education, Educational Technology, Multimedia, Children, Collaboration, Creativity, Human Computer Interaction, Students
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Ubiquitous Computing and Changing Pedagogical Possibilities: Representations, Conceptualizations and Uses of Knowledge
Karen Swan; Mark Van 'T Hooft; Annette Kratcoski; Jason Schenker
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 36, No. 4 (2007) pp. 481–515
This article reports on preliminary findings from an ongoing study of teaching and learning in a ubiquitous computing classroom. The research employed mixed methods and multiple measures to document changes in teaching and learning that result when...
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Examining the Potential of Handheld Computers: Findings from the Ohio PEP Project
Mark van 't Hooft; Sebastian Diaz; Karen Swan
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 30, No. 4 (Apr 01, 2004) pp. 295–311
Handheld devices have the potential to make a large impact on K-12 educational settings, due to their relative low cost, high mobility, and interactive learning capabilities. This article, the outcome of a large-scale project examining the use of...
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Uses and Effects of Mobile Computing Devices in K-8 Classrooms
Karen Swan; Mark van't Hooft; Annette Kratcoski; Darlene Unger
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 38, No. 1 (2005) pp. 99–112
This preliminary study employed mixed methodologies to explore students' use of mobile computing devices and its effects on their motivation to learn, engagement in learning activities, and support for learning processes. Data collected from...
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Bringing Mohamed to the Mountain: Situated Professional Development in a Ubiquitous Computing Classroom
Karen Swan; Annette Kratcoski; Pat Mazzer; Jason Schenker
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 32, No. 4 (2005) pp. 353–365
This article describes an ongoing situated professional development program in which teachers bring their intact classes for an extended stay in a ubiquitous computing environment equipped with a variety of state-of-the-art computing devices. The...
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Examining the extent and nature of online learning in American K-12 Education: The research initiatives of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Anthony G. Picciano; Jeff Seaman; Peter Shea; Karen Swan
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 15, No. 2 (March 2012) pp. 127–135
In 1992, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation began its
Language: English
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Linking online course design and implementation to learning outcomes: A design experiment
Karen Swan; Daniel Matthews; Leonard Bogle; Emily Boles; Scott Day
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 15, No. 2 (March 2012) pp. 81–88
This paper reports on preliminary findings from ongoing design-based research being conducted in the fully online Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership (MTL) program at a small, Midwest public university. Researchers are using the Quality Matters (QM)...
Language: English
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An Analysis of Students' Perceptions of the Value and Efficacy of Instructors' Auditory and Text-Based Feedback Modalities across Multiple Conceptual Levels
Phil Ice; Karen Swan; Sebastian Diaz; Lori Kupczynski; Allison Swan-Dagen
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 43, No. 1 (2010) pp. 113–134
This article used work from the writing assessment literature to develop a framework for assessing the impact and perceived value of written, audio, and combined written and audio feedback strategies across four global and 22 discrete dimensions of...
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Student ratings of the importance of survey items, multiplicative factor analysis, and the validity of the community of inquiry survey
Sebastián R. Díaz; Karen Swan; Philip Ice; Lori Kupczynski
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 13, No. 1 (January 2010) pp. 22–30
This research builds upon prior validation studies of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) survey by utilizing multiple rating measures to validate the survey's tripartite structure (teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence). In prior...
Language: English
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The PAR Framework Proof of Concept: Initial Findings from a Multi-Institutional Analysis of Federated Postsecondary Data
Philip Ice; Sebastin Daz; Karen Swan; Melissa Burgess; Mike Sharkey; Jonathan Sherrill; Daniel Huston; Hae Okimoto
Online Learning Journal Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jun 18, 2012)
Despite high enrollment numbers, postsecondary completion rates have generally remained unchanged for the past 30 years and half of these students do not attain a degree within six years of initial enrollment. Although online learning has provided...
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The PAR Framework Proof of Concept: Initial Findings from a Multi-Institutional Analysis of Federated Postsecondary Data
Phil Ice; Sebastian Diaz; Karen Swan; Melissa Burgess; Mike Sharkey; Jonathan Sherrill; Dan Huston; Hae Okimoto
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 16, No. 3 (June 2012) pp. 63–86
Despite high enrollment numbers, postsecondary completion rates have generally remained unchanged for the past 30 years and half of these students do not attain a degree within six years of initial enrollment. Although online learning has provided...
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An Exploration of the Relationship between Indicators of the Community of Inquiry Framework and Retention in Online Programs
Wally Boston; Sebastian R. Diaz; Angela M. Gibson; Phil Ice; Jennifer Richardson; Karen Swan
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 13, No. 3 (October 2009) pp. 67–83
As the growth of online programs continues to rapidly accelerate, concern over retention is increasing. Models for understanding student persistence in the face-to-face environment are well established, however, the many of the variables in these...
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A collaborative, design-based approach to improving an online program
Karen Swan; Scott L. Day; Leonard Ray Bogle; Daniel B. Matthews
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 21, No. 1 (April 2014) pp. 74–81
This paper explores the effects of a collaborative, design-based approach to improving teaching and learning in core courses in an online program. It describes research which tested a model for linking iterative, theory based improvements in the...
Language: English
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Building Knowledge Building Communities: Consistency, Contact and Communication in the Virtual Classroom
Karen Swan; Peter Shea; Eric Fredericksen; Alexandra Pickett; William Pelz; Greg Maher
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 23, No. 4 (2000) pp. 359–83
Examines factors affecting the success of asynchronous online learning both through a review of the research and through an empirical investigation of student perceptions and course design factors in one of the largest asynchronous learning networks ...
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Situated Professional Development and Technology Integration: The Capital Area Technology and Inquiry in Education (CATIE) Mentoring Program
Aliya Holmes; Juan D. Vargas; Karen Swan; Sybillyn Jennings; Ellen Meier; Lester Rubenfeld
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 10, No. 2 (2002) pp. 169–190
This article explores the theoretical basis for a mentoring model of professional development concerned with the integration of computing technologies into classroom teaching and learning. It describes seven factors that affect professional...
Topics: Integration, Educational Technology, Professional Development, Mentoring, Classrooms
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An Exploration of the Relationship between Indicators of the Community of Inquiry Framework and Retention in Online Programs
Wally Boston; Sebastian R. Diaz; Angela M. Gibson; Phil Ice; Jennifer Richardson; Karen Swan
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 14, No. 1 (March 2010) pp. 3–19
As the growth of online programs continues to rapidly accelerate, concern over retention is increasing. Models for understanding student persistence in the face-to-face environment are well established, however, the many of the variables in these...
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Developing a community of inquiry instrument: Testing a measure of the Community of Inquiry framework using a multi-institutional sample
J.B. Arbaugh; Martha Cleveland-Innes; Sebastian R. Diaz; D. Randy Garrison; Philip Ice; Jennifer C. Richardson; Karen P. Swan
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 11, No. 3 (2008) pp. 133–136
This article reports on the multi-institutional development and validation of an instrument that attempts to operationalize Garrison, Anderson and Archer's Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework (2000). The results of the study suggest that the...
Language: English
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Community of Inquiry Framework: Validation and instrument development
Ben Arbaugh; Marti Cleveland-Innes; Sebastian Diaz; Randy Garrison; Phil Ice; Jennifer Richardson; Peter Shea; Karen Swan
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 9, No. 2 (Jun 30, 2008)
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A Response to the Review of the Community of Inquiry Framework
Zehra Akyol; J Ben Arbaugh; Marti Cleveland-Innes; D Randy Garrison; Phil Ice; Jennifer C. Richardson; Karen Swan
The Journal of Distance Education / Revue de l'ducation Distance Vol. 23, No. 2 (2009) pp. 123–135
The Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework has become a prominent model of teaching and learning in online and blended learning environments. Considerable research has been conducted which employs the framework with promising results, resulting in...