Search results for author:"Asimoula Valai"
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Asimoula Valai
Iowa State University
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Evaluating distance learning: Quality indicators from a learner's perspective
Asimoula Valai; Denise Crawford; Kenneth Moore
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 547–557
Higher education institutions have moved from offering selective online courses to providing complete online programs. To maximize the learning potential of distance learners quality indicators should be identified from learners’ perceptions as...
Topics: Distance Education, Learning Outcomes, Distance/Flexible Education, Research & Evaluation
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Developing a blended course in Extended Reality in Education for pre-service teachers
Asimoula Valai; Amy Updegraff; Zhengzheng Xu; Evrim Baran
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 1028–1029
Extended Reality applications like VR and AR can make the process of explaining complicated concepts less challenging by adding interactive audio and visual elements in instruction. Pre-service teacher education preparation programs should follow a...
Topics: X Realities and Learning
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Quality Indicators for Distance Learning: A Literature Review in Learners’ Perceptions
Asimoula Valai; Denise A. Schmidt-Crawford; Kenneth J. Moore
International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 18, No. 1 (January 2019) pp. 103–124
This paper identifies the quality themes of distance learning that arose from the learners’ perspective as reflected in the literature. The paper reviews literature through the four themes of 1) Course design, 2) Interaction, 3) Learner support and...
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Preparing Preservice Teachers for “Learning by Making” in Makerspace Communities
Ozlem Karakaya; Jiaqi Yu; Asimoula Valai; Amy Updegraff
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1594–1599
This paper describes a blended learning approach used to raise awareness of ‘learning by making’ among preservice teachers. Specifically, detailed design narratives are shared on how an undergraduate course aimed to broaden preservice teachers’...