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Karen Swan
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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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Perceived Locus of Control and Computer-Based Instruction
Karen Swan
Research on perceived locus of control indicates that there is a positive correlation between internal locus of control and a variety of cognitive behaviors associated with academic achievement, that the perceived locus of control of educationally...
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Comprehensive Computer-Based Instructional Programs: What Works for Educationally Disadvantaged Students?
Karen Swan
The Computer Pilot Program of the Division of Computer Information Services of the New York City Board of Education was designed to investigate the claim that comprehensive computer-based instruction (CBI) might best be used to improve the basic...
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Honing in on the Target: Who among the Educationally Disadvantaged Benefits Most from What CBI?
Karen Swan
The research reported in this paper investigated the efficacy of the use of comprehensive computer-based instruction (CBI) for providing basic skills remediation to educationally disadvantaged student populations. Thirteen CBI programs placed in 26...
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Learning through online discussion: Where's the beef?
Karen Swan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1910–1914
This panel will explore issues of learning through online discussion. It will ask the questions "Can students learn from online discussions, and if so under what conditions?" and "What might count as evidence of learning through online discussion?
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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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Electronic Literacy Standards for the 21 st Century
Karen Swan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1112–1117
This paper explores the notion that the desired outcome of current technology initiatives is technology integration across the curriculum. It argues that technology integration across the curriculum can best be understood in terms of an expanded...
Topics: Integration, Literacy, Curriculum
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Programming Objects To Think With: Logo and the Teaching and Learning of Problem Solving
Karen Swan
Unfortunately, much of the research devoted to Logo and problem solving has not supported the claim that Logo provides an environment in which children will develop problem solving skills, but the literature suggests that direct instruction and...
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The Effectiveness of Online Learning: A Review of the Literature
Karen Swan
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 2225–2232
This paper reviews the literature on the learning effectiveness of asynchronous online environments. It attempts to look beyond the commonly accepted findings of no significant differences in learning outcomes between online and traditional courses ...
Topics: Interaction, Educational Technology, Learning Outcomes, Virtual Environments
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Online Learning and Student Success: New Findings from Learning Analytics
Karen Swan
Global Learn 2016 (Apr 28, 2016) pp. 553–560
The research reported in this presentation engages recent research on the success of undergraduate students who take online classes and explores similar comparisons using 656,258 student records collected through the Predictive Analytics Reporting ...
Topics: online learning environments
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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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Student Roles in Online Learning Communities: Navigating Threaded Discussions
Karen Swan; Linda Polhemus
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2039–2042
This paper discusses navigation strategies affecting the interactivity of a graduate level course's asynchronous online discussion with a focus on the development of a learning community and knowledge building. This qualitative analysis reports on...
Topics: Interaction, Students
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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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How to Make the Most of Online Interaction
Jennifer Richardson; Karen Swan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1488–1489
The educational community is finding itself on the edge of a new era, online learning. Online learning has been shown to be more cost-effective and convenient than traditional educational environments as well as providing opportunity for more...
Topics: Interaction, Communication, Classrooms
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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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Teaching and Learning with Computer-Based Instruction
Karen Swan; Marco Mitrani
This paper is based on data collected from New York City's Computer Pilot Program, an on-going investigation of the use of comprehensive computer based instruction (CBI) programs in the basic skills remediation of educationally disadvantaged...
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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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Palm Education Pioneers: Examining the Potential of the Handheld Computer
susan andrews; Karen Swan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 716–717
Palm Education Pioneers: Examining the Potential of the Handheld Computer is a CD-ROM produced by the Research Center for Educational Technology at Kent State University in Ohio. Discover the value of this tool that highlights three veteran...
Topics: Educational Technology
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The Role of Social Presence in Online Courses: How Does it Relate to Students’ Perceived Learning and Satisfaction?
Jennifer Richardson; Karen Swan
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 1545–1546
Research has demonstrated that social presence not only affects outcomes but also student, and possibly instructor, satisfaction with a course (Moore, Masterson, Christophel, and Shea, 1996). Teacher immediacy behaviors and the presence of others...
Topics: Social Studies, Learning Outcomes, Students
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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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Placing Computer Learning in Context
Marco Mitrani; Karen Swan
The context of learning with computers is different from that of more traditional educational media because the computer is a new medium whose interactivity supports dynamic, evident, and malleable representations of abstract ideas. The model...
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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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Logo Programming, Problem Solving, and Knowledge-Based Instruction
Karen Swan; John B. Black
The research reported in this paper was designed to investigate the hypothesis that computer programming may support the teaching and learning of problem solving, but that to do so, problem solving must be explicitly taught. Three studies involved...
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Results of Four Studies on Logo Programming, Problem Solving, and Knowledge-Based Instructional Design
Karen Swan; John B. Black
The results of four research studies conducted with subjects ranging in age and ability from elementary to graduate school students demonstrate that Logo programming environments can be instrumental in the development of five particular problem...
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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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The Development of Perceptions of Social Presence in Online Course Discussions
Karen Swan; Li Fang Shih
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 836–843
This mixed methods study explores how social presence is developed in online course discussions. The study combines quantitative analyses of survey results from students enrolled in four online graduate courses, and qualitative comparisons of...
Topics: Educational Technology, Social Studies, Students
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Situated Collaborative Learning in Ubiquitous Computing Environments: A Case Study
Yimei Lin; Karen Swan; Annette Kratcoski
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1474–1479
This paper describes a case study that examined how technology was integrated to a situated collaborative learning activity in a ubiquitous computing classroom. The students' task was to produce an animated movie to demonstrate Newton's Laws of...
Topics: Students, Educational Technology, Integration
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Situated Professional Development: The CATIE Model
Karen Swan; Sybillyn Jennings Jennings; Lester Rubenfeld
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1915–1920
This presentation will describe a qualitative study investigating the CATIE model of situated professional development for technology integration in schools. We call the CATIE model "situated" because it places educational technology experts in...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Teaching Methods, Professional Development
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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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Evaluating Software for the New Millenium: An Example from Project Links
Jennifer Richardson; Karen Swan; Dianna Newman
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1486–1487
This paper reviews the design, implementation, and testing of Project Links' WWW- based modules developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to support the integration of mathematics, science and engineering concepts in undergraduate...
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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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Exploring Pedagogies of MOOC’s through Three Metaphors for Learning
Karen Swan; Scott Day; Leonard Bogle
Global Learn 2016 (Apr 28, 2016) pp. 367–390
The research reported in this paper used a researcher developed tool to categorize the pedagogical approaches used in MOOCs. The Assessing MOOC Pedagogies (AMP) tool characterized MOOC pedagogical approaches on ten dimensions. Preliminary testing...
Topics: Open courses, open learning, and open educational resources
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Teacher Technology Mentors
Karen Swan; Patricia Mazzer; Annette Kratcoski
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 379–384
This paper reports on a situative professional development project that utilizes classroom teachers as technology mentors to their building peers. Case study findings of participating teacher teams will be shared to demonstrate project effectiveness ...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Professional Development
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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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The Effects of the Use of Interactive Whiteboards on Student Achievement
Karen Swan; Jason Schenker; Annette Kratcoski
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3290–3297
The purpose of the research reported in this paper was to investigate whether the use of interactive whiteboards in English language arts and/or mathematics lessons improved student learning in those areas as measured by student scores on state...
Topics: Achievement, Mathematics, Elementary Education, Educational Technology, English Language Arts
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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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Course Design Factors Influencing the Success of Online Learning
Karen Swan; Peter Shea; Eric Fredericksen; Alexandra Pickett; Greg Maher
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) pp. 513–518
This paper looks at factors affecting the success of asynchronous online learning through an investigation of relationships between student perceptions and course design factors in one of the largest asynchronous learning networks in the country....
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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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Online Learning Forum: An RPInteractive Professional Development Model
Linda Polhemus; Karen Swan; Michael Danchak; Lester Rubenfeld
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2035–2038
This paper will describe the Online Learning Forum (OLF), a k-12 professional development program. This RPInteractive professional development model provides teachers with the opportunity to learn new technologies, work collaboratively, communicate...
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Shaping Online Discussion: Assessment Matters
Karen Swan; Jason Schenker; Stephen Arnold; Chia-Ling Kuo
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 2649–2656
The purpose of this study was to empirically test the common-sense notion that the quality of online course discussions can be shaped by how discussion is assessed. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare discussion activity among 8 sections ...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Virtual Teacher Education: Affordances and Constraints of Teaching Teachers Online
Joseph E. Bowman, Jr.; Aliya Holmes; Karen Swan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 278–283
This paper draws from both an examination of the formal characteristics of online environments and the authors' experiences offering educational technology courses within such environments to discuss the potential of asynchronous distance education...
Topics: Professional Development, Educational Technology, Distance Education
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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