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Textbooks for Responsible Data Analysis in Excel
Nathan Garrett
Journal of Education for Business Vol. 90, No. 4 (2015) pp. 169–174
With 27 million users, Excel (Microsoft Corporation, Seattle, WA) is the most common business data analysis software. However, audits show that almost all complex spreadsheets have errors. The author examined textbooks to understand why responsible...
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The Effect of Public Work and Social Learning on Plagiarism and Retention
Nathan Garrett
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 2603–2608
This paper analyzes the effects of making student work public. Using a custom e-portfolio system, students were selectively shown peer work. Student work on public and private work was of roughly equal quality. Post-tests show a slight (non...
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Mapping Self-Guided Learners' Searches for Video Tutorials on YouTube
Nathan Garrett
Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 44, No. 3 (2016) pp. 319–331
While YouTube has a wealth of educational videos, how self-guided learners use these resources has not been fully described. An analysis of search engine queries for help with the use of Microsoft Excel shows that few users search for specific...
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PowerPoint’s Impact on Conference Ratings and Social Media Likes
Nathan Garrett
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 1455–1462
How can we best use PowerPoint? Three streams of research provide answers: (1) surveys provide student and faculty perceptions, (2) expert presenters give their opinion, and (3) cognitive scientists conduct focused perceptual experiments. I expand ...
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An e-Portfolio Design Supporting Ownership, Social Learning, and Ease of Use
Nathan Garrett
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 14, No. 1 (2011) pp. 187–202
This project attempts to improve electronic portfolio software through the creation of a design model using ownership, ease of use, and social learning variables to predict user adoption. The pilot software attempts to encourage student learning by...
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MOOCs: Why Low-Cost Will Not Create Equal Access
Nathan Garrett; Yesica Allala
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (Oct 21, 2013) pp. 86–94
How will Moocs influence the college and university system? This paper examines them with the “iron triangle” principles of access, cost, and quality. These show that while Moocs have lower cost, they also have reduced access. Because they reduce ...
Topics: Instructional Design, Content Development, research
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Resurrecting Graduate Conversation through an Online Learning Community
Brian Thoms; Nathan Garrett; Mariana Soffer; Terry Ryan
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 4, No. 3 (July 2008) pp. 59–68
This article reports on action research that implements online learning community (OLC) software to foster conversation at a specific graduate school. The design of the research is informed by theories of conversation, online learning, and social...