Search results for author:"Christopher Jones"
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Teaching Foreign Language Business Correspondence with IT
Christopher Jones
Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 9, No. 2 (1996) pp. 107–13
Describes the development of a computer-based learning strategy to assist with the teaching of foreign language business correspondence in a variety of business courses. The article describes the result as a mixture of commercially available...
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Virtual Reality: Adaptive and Branching Scenarios
Mike Jones; Christopher Devers
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 2446–2449
Virtual reality is used in a variety of educational environments -- military, aviation, etc. This project combines virtual reality with adaptive and branching scenarios, which provides unique learning experiences for students. Depending on students’ ...
Topics: Virtual reality, interactive learning environments, Virtual Environments, Multimedia/Hypermedia Applications
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Written and Computer-Mediated Accounting Communication Skills: An Employer Perspective
Christopher G. Jones
Business Communication Quarterly Vol. 74, No. 3 (September 2011) pp. 247–271
Communication skills are a fundamental personal competency for a successful career in accounting. What is not so obvious is the specific written communication skill set employers look for and the extent those skills are computer mediated. Using...
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The Oral Language Archive (OLA): A Digital Audio Database for Foreign Language Study
Christopher M. Jones
Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 9, No. 2 (1996) pp. 235–50
Describes a project to create a centralized database of digitized sound accessible from distributed personal computers for the study of foreign languages. The system is also comprised of the tools to manage and distribute the sounds, a combination...
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The Social Construction of Educational Technology through the Use of Authentic Software Tools
Allan Jones; Christopher Bissell
Research in Learning Technology Vol. 19, No. 3 (2011) pp. 285–297
A major strand of science and technology studies in recent decades has related to the social construction of technology (SCOT) movement, whose adherents maintain that technological systems are determined just as much by social forces as by...
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Approaches to Incorporating IT Entrepreneurship into the Information Systems Curriculum
Christopher G. Jones; David Liu
Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 28, No. 1 (2017) pp. 43–57
The success of tech company IPOs such as Facebook, Twitter, and Snap has not been lost on today's Information Systems (IS) majors. The demand for entrepreneurship education has grown rapidly from a just a few college classes in entrepreneurship in...
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Building the Portes ouvertes CD-ROM
Christopher M. Jones; Judith Frommer
CALICO Journal Vol. 17, No. 1 (1999) pp. 83–99
Describes the development of the "Portes ouvertes" CD-ROM, which was produced as an integrated part of a first-year method for elementary French. Details the design and production of the CD-ROM with reference to video and textbook elements where...
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Advancing Development of Intercultural Competence through Supporting Predictions in Narrative Video
Amy Ogan; Vincent Aleven; Christopher Jones
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education Vol. 19, No. 3 (2009) pp. 267–288
Most successes in intelligent tutoring systems have come in well-defined domains like algebra or physics. We investigate how to support students in acquiring ill-defined skills of intercultural competence using an online environment that employs...
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An Initial Evaluation of Student Withdrawals within an e-Learning Environment: The Case of e-College Wales
Paul Jones; Gary Packham; Christopher Miller; Amanda Jones
Electronic Journal of e-Learning Vol. 2, No. 1 pp. 113–120
The proliferation of e-Learning programmes on offer within the UK raises critical issues that have yet to be fully addressed in terms of the nature of learning, effective pedagogy, learning expectations and student profile. The amalgamation and...
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Improving Intercultural Competence by Predicting in French Film
Amy Ogan; Vincent Aleven; Christopher Jones
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 3101–3106
This paper describes an instructional tool to be demonstrated that tests the hypothesis that predicting the next event in a feature film at "teachable moments" that reveal cultural distinctions will improve students' intercultural competence. This ...
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Students Expectations About Interaction in Online Classes
Lowell M Glenn; Christopher Jones; Jeff E. Hoyt
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 891–893
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Student and Tutor Perspectives of On-Line Moderation
Gary Packham; Paul Jones; Brychan Thomas; Christopher Miller
Education & Training Vol. 48, No. 4 (2006) pp. 241–251
Purpose: The on-line tutor or e-moderator faces a diversity of new challenges, including instructional design, organisation, direct instruction and facilitating discourse. This study aims to contrast the views of students and tutors regarding what...
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The Effect of Interaction Levels on Student Performance: A Comparative Analysis of Web-Mediated versus Traditional Delivery
Lowell M. Glenn; Christopher G. Jones; Jeff E. Hoyt
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 14, No. 3 (2003) pp. 285–299
This analysis examined the contrasts between online and traditional delivery methods in terms of the impact on student learning and satisfaction for similar course material. It built on the work of other researchers who have asked these types of...
Topics: Interaction, Students
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Overcoming Barriers to Using Precision Teaching with a Web-Based Programme
Ben Hayes; Andrew Heather; Daniel Jones; Christopher Clarke
Educational Psychology in Practice Vol. 34, No. 2 (2018) pp. 166–174
Precision Teaching (PT) is an evidence-based intervention, which research indicates is frequently not implemented following training, with few teachers using it in schools after training events. The web-based programme in this research focuses on...
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Swinburne Astronomy Online: Migrating from PowerPoint on CD to a Web 2.0 compliant delivery infrastructure
David Barnes; Christopher Fluke; Nicholas Jones; Sarah Maddison; Virginia Kilborn; Matthew Bailes
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 24, No. 5 (Jan 01, 2008)
We adopt the Web 2.0 paradigm as a mechanism for preparing, editing, delivering and maintaining educational content, and for fostering ongoing innovation in the online education field. We report here on the migration of legacy course materials from...
Language: English
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STEM E-Mentoring and Community College Students with Disabilities
Noel Gregg; Gerri Wolfe; Stephanie Jones; Robert Todd; Nathan Moon; Christopher Langston
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability Vol. 29, No. 1 (2016) pp. 47–63
This article reports the findings from a qualitative study to understand the provision of electronic mentoring (e-mentoring) to support the educational persistence of students with disabilities at a two-year college in a large city in the U.S. South....
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Swinburne Astronomy Online: Migrating from "PowerPoint" on CD to a Web 2.0 Compliant Delivery Infrastructure
David G. Barnes; Christopher J. Fluke; Nicholas T. Jones; Sarah T. Maddison; Virginia A. Kilborn; Matthew Bailes
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 24, No. 5 (2008) pp. 505–520
We adopt the Web 2.0 paradigm as a mechanism for preparing, editing, delivering and maintaining educational content, and for fostering ongoing innovation in the online education field. We report here on the migration of legacy course materials from "...
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Teacher Implementation and the Impact of Game-Based Science Curriculum Materials
Christopher D. Wilson; Frieda Reichsman; Karen Mutch-Jones; April Gardner; Lisa Marchi; Susan Kowalski; Trudi Lord; Chad Dorsey
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 27, No. 4 (2018) pp. 285–305
Research-based digital games hold great potential to be effective tools in supporting next-generation science learning. However, as with all instructional materials, teachers significantly influence their implementation and contribute to their...
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The Genomics Education Partnership: Successful Integration of Research into Laboratory Classes at a Diverse Group of Undergraduate Institutions
Christopher D. Shaffer; Consuelo Alvarez; Cheryl Bailey; Daron Barnard; Satish Bhalla; Chitra Chandrasekaran; Vidya Chandrasekaran; Hui-Min Chung; Douglas R. Dorer; Chunguang Du; Todd T. Eckdahl; Jeff L. Poet; Donald Frohlich; Anya L. Goodman; Yuying Gosser; Charles Hauser; Laura L. M. Hoopes; Diana Johnson; Christopher J. Jones; Marian Kaehler; Nighat Kokan; Olga R. Kopp; Gary A. Kuleck; Gerard McNeil; Robert Moss; Jennifer L. Myka; Alexis Nagengast; Robert Morris; Paul J. Overvoorde; Elizabeth Shoop; Susan Parrish; Kelynne Reed; E Gloria Regisford; Dennis Revie; Anne G. Rosenwald; Ken Saville; Stephanie Schroeder; Mary Shaw; Gary Skuse; Christopher Smith; Mary Smith; Eric P. Spana; Mary Spratt; Joyce Stamm; Jeff S. Thompson; Matthew Wawersik; Barbara A. Wilson; Jim Youngblom; Wilson Leung; Jeremy Buhler; Elaine R. Mardis; David Lopatto; Sarah C. R. Elgin
CBE - Life Sciences Education Vol. 9, No. 1 (2010) pp. 55–69
Genomics is not only essential for students to understand biology but also provides unprecedented opportunities for undergraduate research. The goal of the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP), a collaboration between a growing number of colleges...