Search results for author:"Sophia Hueyshan Tan"
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Teaching and Learning: Whose Computer Is It? December/January E-Mail
Yong Zhao; Sophia Hueyshan Tan; Punya Mishra
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 44, No. 4 (2001) pp. 348–54
Notes that teachers see the computer as a tool to help them teach better, while students use computers to play games, chat, and design Web sites. Describes the after-school program Kids Learning In Computer Klubhouses (KLICK!) that operates...
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The Non-Neutrality of Technology: A Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Study of Computer Mediated Communication Technologies
Yong Zhao; Maria Jose Alvarez-Torres; Bryan Smith; Hueyshan Sophia Tan
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2004) pp. 23–55
Arguing against the common perception of technology as passive, neutral, and universal, this article presents a theoretical analysis of a commonly used and frequently studied technology--Computer Mediated Communication (CMC)--to illustrate how a...
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What Makes the Difference? A Practical Analysis of Research on the Effectiveness of Distance Education
Yong Zhao; Jing Lei; Bo Yan; Chun Lai; Hueyshan Sophia Tan
Teachers College Record Vol. 107, No. 8 (August 2005) pp. 1836–1884
This article reports findings of a meta-analytical study of research on distance education. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that affect the effectiveness of distance education. The results show that although the aggregated data of...