Exploring the Impact of Role-Playing on Peer Feedback in an Online Case-Based Learning Activity

Yu-Hui Ching

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 15, No. 3 (Jun 16, 2014) pp. 292–311

This study explored the impact of role-playing on the quality of peer feedback and learners' perception of this strategy in a case-based learning activity with VoiceThread in an online course. The findings revealed potential positive impact of...

Exploring the impact of role-playing on peer feedback in an online case-based learning activity

Yu-Hui Ching

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 15, No. 3 (Jun 16, 2014)

This study explored the impact of role-playing on the quality of peer feedback and learners’ perception of this strategy in a case-based learning activity with VoiceThread in an online course. The findings revealed potential positive impact of role...

Supporting Online Teachers with Instructional Design

Sally Baldwin; Yu-Hui Ching

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 537–542

Instructors accustomed to teaching in a traditional format are increasingly involved in online course design. This task involves adjusting to a new format, developing online courses, and learning new technology, and determining best practices. This...

Topics: Software, Teachers, Instructional Design, Teaching Methods, Designing, Developing, and Assessing E-Learning

Interactive Storytelling & Online Course Design

Sally Baldwin; Yu-Hui Ching

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 588–594

Interactive storytelling is an innovative way to present information in a manner that involves learners by allowing them to connect with the content. Incorporating interactive storytelling into online education offers the potential to increase...

Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Digital Storytelling/Video

A review of models and frameworks for designing mobile learning experiences and environments

Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 41, No. 3 (Oct 31, 2015)

Mobile learning has become increasingly popular in the past decade due to the unprecedented technological affordances achieved through the advancement of mobile computing, making ubiquitous and situated learning possible. At the same time, there...

Incorporating peer feedback for learning in a project-based online learning environment

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 1097–1102

This paper reports findings of a case study on student participation and perception of peer feedback in a project-based learning environment in an online graduate level course. Findings indicate that peer feedback can be effectively implemented in...

Mobile app design for teaching and learning: Educators’ experiences in an online graduate course

Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 14, No. 4 (Aug 28, 2013)

This research explored how educators with limited programming experiences learned to design mobile apps through peer support and instructor guidance. Educators were positive about the sense of community in this online course. They also considered...

Gender Effects on Online Learners’ Preferences for Discussion Modality

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 229–233

Audio/video discussion has been increasingly used in online courses due to its affordances to enhance online communication. However, whether learners of different characteristics can all benefit from this type discussion format has not been studied...

Topics: Gender, Audio, Distance/Flexible Education, Research & Evaluation

Peer feedback to facilitate project-based learning in an online environment

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 14, No. 5 (Oct 31, 2013)

There has been limited research examining the pedagogical benefits of peer feedback for facilitating project-based learning in an online environment. Using a mixed method approach, this paper examines graduate students’ participation and perceptions ...

Mobile microblogging: Using Twitter and mobile devices in an online course to promote learning in authentic contexts

Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 13, No. 4 (Sep 12, 2012) pp. 211–227

This research applied a mixed-method design to explore how best to promote learning in authentic contexts in an online graduate course in instructional message design. The students used Twitter apps on their mobile devices to collect, share, and...

Learners’ Interpersonal Beliefs and Generated Feedback in an Online Role-Playing Peer- Feedback Activity: An Exploratory Study

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 17, No. 2 (Mar 01, 2016)

Peer feedback affords interaction and critical thinking opportunities for learners in online courses. However, various factors prevent learners from taking advantage of these promising benefits. This study explored learners\u2019 perceptions of the...

Design-grounded assessment: A framework and a case study of Web 2.0 practices in higher education

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Chang Hsu

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 27, No. 5 (Jan 01, 2011)

This paper synthesises three theoretical perspectives, including sociocultural theory, distributed cognition, and situated cognition, into a framework to guide the design and assessment of Web 2.0 practices in higher education. In addition, this...

Language: English

The Effect of Prior Knowledge and Navigation Mode on Learning from Animation: A cognitive load perspective

Huifen Lin; Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Francis Dwyer

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 540–546

An experimental study was designed and implemented to investigate the effect of prior knowledge (high versus low) and navigation mode (linear versus nonlinear) on students' learning from animation. Specifically, the research investigated if...

Topics: Navigation, Students

Physical Computing for STEAM Education: Maker-Educators' Experiences in an Online Graduate Course

Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Sally Baldwin

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 37, No. 1 (January 2018) pp. 53–67

This research explored how K-16 educators learned physical computing, and developed as maker-educators in an online graduate course. With peer support and instructor guidance, these educators designed maker projects using Scratch and Makey Makey,...

Becoming an Online Teacher: An Analysis of Prospective Online Instructors’ Reflections

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Sally Baldwin

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2017 (Oct 17, 2017) pp. 278–291

Effective online teaching requires instructors to develop knowledge and new skills conducive to creating meaningful and successful learning experiences for online students This exploratory case study examined 34 prospective online instructors’...

Topics: Instructional Design

Gender Effects on Undergraduate Students' Preference for Educational Website Interface Design

Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Huifen Lin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 658–665

This study investigated undergraduate students' gender-specific preferences for three website interface design features, including color value (CV), major navigation buttons placement (BP), and navigation mode (NM). Two hundred and four...

Topics: Navigation, Gender

Developing Computational Thinking with Educational Technologies for Young Learners

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Sally Baldwin

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 62, No. 6 (2018) pp. 563–573

The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the opportunities for developing computational thinking in young learners. It includes a review of empirical studies on the educational technologies used to develop computational thinking in young ...

Bookmarking/Tagging in the Web 2.0 Era: From an Individual Cognitive Tool to a Collaborative Knowledge Construction Tool for Educators

Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Barbara Grabowski

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 909–914

Web 2.0 affordances have changed the landscape of technology use for learning, knowledge construction, and collaboration. Social bookmarking, enabled by one of the Web 2.0 technologies termed tagging, can be employed to support the organization of...

Effects of Navigation Mode and Animation on Learning Achievements: A Study on a Web-based Instructional Module

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Huifen Lin; Francis Dwyer

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2792–2794

This study examines four levels of learning outcomes of 204 undergraduates in learning environments featured two navigation modes (i.e. linear and non-linear) and three instruction presentation modes (i.e., text, text with static graphics, and text...

Topics: Navigation, Instructional Design, Learning Outcomes

Mobile Apps for Older Adults: Health, Learning, and Living

Sally Baldwin; Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 1402–1407

The growing population of older adults has the opportunity to live longer in a healthier manner than previous generations. Research has identified the importance of social connection, financial independence, and health care to increase longevity and ...

Topics: Community, Adults, Health, E-Learning Trends and Innovations (social learning, mobile, augmented etc.), Social & Cultural Issues

Physical Computing for STEAM Education: Maker-Educators' Experiences in an Online Graduate Course

Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Sally Baldwin

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2017 (Oct 17, 2017) pp. 602–610

This research explored how K-16 educators learned physical computing, and developed as maker-educators in an online graduate course. With peer support and instructor guidance, these educators designed maker projects using Scratch and Makey Makey,...

Topics: research, Tools & Systems, Implementation Examples & Issues

Online Course Design in Higher Education: A Review of National and Statewide Evaluation Instruments

Sally Baldwin; Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 62, No. 1 (2018) pp. 46–57

This research identifies six online course evaluation instruments used nationally or in statewide systems. We examined the characteristics (i.e., number of standards and criteria) and coded the criteria that guide the design of online courses. We...

Research priorities in mobile learning: An international Delphi study / Les priorits de recherche en matire d'apprentissage mobile: Une tude de Delphes internationale

Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Chareen Snelson

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 40, No. 2 (May 16, 2014)

Along with advancing mobile technologies and proliferating mobile devices and applications, mobile learning research has gained great momentum in recent years. While there have been review articles summarizing past research, studies identifying...

Trends of Educational Technology Research: More than a Decade of International Research in Six SSCI-Indexed Refereed Journals

Yu-Chang Hsu; Jui-Long Hung; Yu-Hui Ching

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 61, No. 4 (August 2013) pp. 685–705

This study applied text mining methods to examine the abstracts of 2,997 international research articles published between 2000 and 2010 by six journals included in the Social Science Citation Index in the field of Educational Technology (EDTECH). A ...

Becoming an Online Teacher: An Analysis of Prospective Online Instructors’ Reflections

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Sally Baldwin

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 29, No. 2 (2018) pp. 145–168

Effective online teaching requires instructors to develop knowledge and new skills conducive to creating meaningful and successful learning experiences for online students This exploratory case study examined 34 prospective online instructors’...

Teaching Online: Prospective Online Teachers’ Experiences and Prioritized Areas for Training

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Kerry Rice

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 234–239

To become effective online instructors, teachers need to develop knowledge and a new set of skills conducive to creating a meaningful and successful learning experience for online students. This study surveyed 36 prospective online instructors on...

Topics: Training, Assessment, Distance/Flexible Education, Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

Learning through Making and Maker Education

Yu-Chang Hsu; Sally Baldwin; Yu-Hui Ching

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 61, No. 6 (2017) pp. 589–594

In this paper, we provide an overview of the current efforts in maker education, supported by a review of empirical studies. Our synthesis will inform the community about learning outcomes, potential and common issues, challenges, resources, and...

Effects of Animation in Facilitating Student Achievement: A Meta-Analytic Assessment

Yu-hui Ching; Fengfeng Ke; Huifen Lin; Francis Dwyer

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4459–4461

Animation has been regarded as a powerful method to deliver instruction because of its ability to gain attention and present motion. However, studies that investigate the effectiveness of animation have shown inconsistent results. This meta-analytic ...

Topics: Instructional Design, Assessment, Inclusive Education

Effectiveness of Various Enhancement Strategies to Complement Animated Instruction: A Meta-Analytic Assessment

Huifen Lin; Yu-Hui Ching; Fengfeng Ke; Francis Dwyer

Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 35, No. 2 (2007) pp. 215–237

Animation of various types has been used increasingly in different disciplines in computer-based learning environments to facilitate achievements of different kinds of learning objectives. However, the result of empirical animation studies has been...

Enhancing Graduate Students’ Reflection in E-portfolios Using the TPACK Framework

Yu-Hui Ching; Dazhi Yang; YoungKyun Baek; Sally Baldwin

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 32, No. 5 (Dec 01, 2016)

When electronic portfolios (e-portfolios) are employed as summative assessments for degree granting programs, it is imperative that students demonstrate their knowledge in the field to showcase learning growth and achievement of the program learning ...

Online Course Design and Development among College and University Instructors: An Analysis Using Grounded Theory

Sally J. Baldwin; Yu-Hui Ching; Norm Friesen

Online Learning Vol. 22, No. 2 (2018) pp. 157–171

In this study, a grounded theory approach was used to investigate the process college and university instructors undergo to design and develop online courses. Fourteen instructors who created online courses for four-year colleges and universities...

Undergraduate Students' Self-Regulated Learning Experience in Web-Based Learning Environments

Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Jonathan P. Mathews; Alison Carr-Chellman

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 10, No. 2 (2009) pp. 109–121

This phenomenological study explored 5 undergraduate students' experiences in a Web-based general science course through the lens of social cognitive theory. Thematic analysis was used to examine their self-regulated learning (SRL). Our findings...

The Effects of Web-Based Instruction Navigation Modes on Undergraduates' Learning Outcomes

Yu-Chang Hsu; Huifen Lin; Yu-Hui Ching; Francis M. Dwyer

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 12, No. 1 (2009) pp. 271–284

The purpose of this study was to examine whether matching navigation mode of a learning environment with learners' preferred navigation mode would facilitate their learning in a web environment. Sixty-eight undergraduate students were randomly...

Enhancing Students' NOS Views and Science Knowledge Using Facebook-Based Scientific News

Hsi-Yu Huang; Hui-Ling Wu; Hsiao-Ching She; Yu-Ren Lin

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 17, No. 4 pp. 289–301

This study investigated how the different discussion approaches in Facebook influenced students' scientific knowledge acquisition and the nature of science (NOS) views. Two eighth- and two ninth-grade classes in a Taiwanese junior high school...

The design of a web-based calculus learning environment

Yu-Hua Pai; Chia-Huei Ho; Ching Hui Chen; Mei-Chen Chu

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 283–284

For most students in the Department of Information Management, "calculus" has always been one of the most difficult courses to study. Although calculus teachers often use visual aids to demonstrate concepts, students usually do not have the ability...

Topics: Students, Teachers

Facilitating a Robotics Program in an After-school Context: Elementary School Teachers' Perceived Learning

Yu-Hui Ching; Sasha Wang; Dazhi Yang; Youngkyun Baek; Steve Swanson; Bhaskar Chittoori

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1762–1767

This paper presents a case study on a prolonged professional development for six elementary school teachers through the facilitation of a robotics program in an after-school context. The preliminary data analysis shows that the six participating...

Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Empathy in Technology Faculty Development points from the Tiger

Jacklin Ching-Hsiu Lin; Iris Yu-Wen Liao; Joanne Hui-Tzu Wang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3387–3392

More opportunities to share in a supportive climate are critical for teachers and faculty expected to be advocates for the advancement of technology in education. Teachers in schools and universities are wise to the usual models of change pressures...

Topics: Teachers, Faculty, Leadership, Educational Technology

Discourse Practice of Computational Thinking

Sasha Wang; Yu-hui Ching; Steve Swanson; Youngkyun Baek; Dazhi Yang; Bhaskar Chittoori

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 341–346

This paper provides a snapshot of a teacher’s discourse practice while facilitating a group of two students in a computational thinking infused robotic activity while completing a task. The interactions between the teacher and her students have...

Topics: Computational Thinking

Elementary School Teachers’ Professional Development through Facilitating an Integrated STEM Robotics Activity

Yu-Hui Ching; Sasha Wang; Dazhi Yang; Youngkyun Baek; Steve Swanson; Bhaskar Chittoori

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 39, No. 3 (July 2020) pp. 207–230

This paper presents a case study on six elementary school teachers’ perceived learning in a professional development program where teachers facilitated an integrated STEM robotics activity in an afterschool setting. Teacher reflections and...

Designing Engaging Web-based General Science Courses for Undergraduate Education

Yu-hui Ching; Natalia Kapli; Hien Nguyen; Meltem DILEO; Kyu Yon Lim; Hsin-I Yung; Barbara Grabowski; Scott Miller

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) p. 1524

Understanding how science is learned is of major national interest through the STEM initiatives. Astronomy learning falls in that category. Introductory Astronomy courses are usually offered as general education courses to promote an understanding...

Facilitating the Community of Inquiry in a Large Online Introductory Astronomy Course

Hien Nguyen; Natalia Kapli; Yu-hui Ching; Meltem Albayrak Dileo; Kyu Yon Lim; Barbara Grabowski; Scott Miller

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 3034–3039

From the perspective of Garrison, Anderson and Archer (2000)’s Community of Inquiry framework, it is important that online learning facilitates social presence, teaching presence and cognitive presence in order to bring about meaningful learning. ...