The Journal of Distance Education / Revue de l'ducation Distance
Dec 16, 2017 Volume 32, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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Virtual worlds and gamification to increase integration of international students in higher education: an inclusive design approach
Bo Zhang & Nigel Robb, SMARTlab & The Inclusive Design Research Centre, School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland., Ireland; Joe Eyerman, RTI International Center for Security, Defense and Safety, North Carolina, United States; Lizbeth Goodman, SMARTlab & The Inclusive Design Research Centre, School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland., Ireland
In response to the growing trend of internationalisation in education, it is important to consider approaches to help international students integrate into their new settings. One possible approach... More
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Designing inclusive learning for twice exceptional students in Minecraft
Muireann O\u2019Sullivan, Nigel Robb & Stephen Howell, University College Dublin; Kevin Marshall, Microsoft Ireland; Lizbeth Goodman, University College Dublin
Twice exceptional learners are intellectually or creatively gifted yet also experience one or more learning difficulties. These students face a unique set of challenges in educational settings.... More
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Involving People with Autism in Development of Virtual World for Provision of Skills Training
Yurgos Politis, Michigan State University
This paper presents the development phase of the of the Virtual World that is going to be used by the Virtual Learning for People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (VL4ASD) project, which aims to... More
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Cultural Communication Characteristics and Student Connectedness in an Online Environment: Perceptions and Preferences of Online Graduate Students
Tim Green, Malia Hoffmann, Loretta Donovan & Nawang Phuntsog, California State University, Fullerton
This multi-year exploratory research examined the perceptions of connectedness of students enrolled in an online cohort-based Master\u2019s program in educational technology. The research... More
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Elements, Principles, and Critical Inquiry for Identity-Centered Designs of Online Environments
Jaclyn Dudek & Rebecca Heiser, Penn State
Within higher education, we are in need of learning designs that facilitate and support students in sharing, examining, and refining their own critical identities as learners and professionals. In ... More
