Online Writing Labs (OWLs): A taxonomy of options and issues

Muriel Harris; Michael Pemberton

Computers and Composition Vol. 12, No. 2 (1995) pp. 145–159

As increasing numbers of writing centers consider instituting Online Writing Labs (OWLs) as adjuncts to existing tutorial services, careful planning decisions must be made about the nature, purpose, and feasibility of online offerings. In this...

Language: English

Is the revolution now over, or has it just begun? A year of the internet in higher education

Michael H. Harris

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 1, No. 4 (1998) pp. 243–251

The author examines Nicolas Negroponte's contention that the IT revolution is over in the light of their experience with the first year of the "Internet and Higher Education". He concludes that the technical aspects of the IT revolution are indeed...

Language: English

User-Centered Design as a Foundation for Effective Online Writing Instruction

Michael Greer; Heidi Skurat Harris

Computers and Composition Vol. 49, No. 1 (September 2018) pp. 14–24

The CCCC Position Statement of Principles and Example Effective Practices for Online Writing Instruction can be viewed as a set of principles for user-centered design in online writing classrooms. However, operationalizing the principles and...

Language: English

Confronting Hypertext: exploring divergent responses to digital coursework

Pamela C. Harris; Michael H. Harris; Stan A. Hannah

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 1, No. 1 (1998) pp. 45–57

The “Confronting Hypertext” Project is a collaborative effort designed to systematically investigate learning outcomes using exclusively hypertext-based instruction delivered via the Internet. While many are developing digital coursework and...

Language: English

Item Analysis: A Short-Cut Statistic for Mastery Tests

Deborah J. Harris; Michael J. Subkoviak

Educational and Psychological Measurement Vol. 46, No. 3 (1986) pp. 495–507

This study examined three statistical methods for selecting items for mastery tests: (1) pretest-posttest; (2) latent trait; and (3) agreement statistics. The correlation between the latent trait method and agreement statistics, proposed here as an...

Approaching the information superhighway: Internet collaboration among future writing teachers

Marion Harris Fey; Michael J. Sisson

Computers and Composition Vol. 13, No. 1 (1996) pp. 37–47

To assist future writing teachers during the pivotal period of student teaching, an asynchronous electronic seminar and support group was formed for students teaching in schools as much as 60 miles apart. Group discussions through a campus...

Language: English

Technology Acceptance in an Academic Context: Faculty Acceptance of Online Education

Shanan G. Gibson; Michael L. Harris; Susan M. Colaric

Journal of Education for Business Vol. 83, No. 6 (2008) pp. 355–359

The authors surveyed faculty from a college of business and a college of education regarding their attitudes toward online education. Results of the survey were examined to determine the degree to which the technology acceptance model was able to...

Incorporating Ethics and Social Responsibility in IS Education

Albert L. Harris; Michael Lang; Dave Yates; S E. Kruck

Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 22, No. 3 (2011) pp. 183–189

This paper discusses the importance of ethics and social responsibility in information systems (IS) education. The many public scandals of corporate misconduct have increased the need for more emphasis to be placed on ethics and ethical issues in IS ...

New Verse or the Same Old Chorus?: Looking Holistically at Distance Education Research

Nathaniel J. Bray; Michael S. Harris; Claire Major

Research in Higher Education Vol. 48, No. 7 (November 2007) pp. 889–908

While there continues to be a proliferation in the number of studies conducted on various aspects of distance education, we are often left with little understanding of the holistic planning and effects of it. This paper draws lessons learned from...

Differential Effects of Marketing Messages in Online Advertising for an MBA Program

Michael Harris; Carolyn Musgrove; Kathryn Ernstberger; K. Cox; Pilsik Choi

International Journal of Technology and Educational Marketing Vol. 7, No. 1 (January 2017) pp. 15–25

As Business programs compete for prospective MBA students, they need to understand what messages capture the attention of these students, prompting them to seek additional information about the program. In light of new program options and the...

Teaching Mixed-Mode: A Case Study in Remote Delivery of Computer Science in Africa

Sheila Howell; Michael Harris; Simon Wilkinson; Catherine Zuluaga; Paul Voutier

Educational Media International Vol. 41, No. 4 (Jan 01, 2004) pp. 297–306

In February 2003, RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, commenced delivery of a Computer Science diploma and degree programme using mixed mode delivery to 250 university students in sub-Saharan Africa, through a World Bank funded project designed ...

Exploring Teachers' Use of Resources to Integrate Geography and History

Lauren McArthur Harris; Jennifer Palacios Wirz; Elizabeth R. Hinde; Michael Libbee

Journal of Geography Vol. 114, No. 4 (2015) pp. 158–167

This article describes the findings of a study involving a professional development program that prepared middle school teachers to integrate content on the earliest eras of world history and world geography. In particular, this study focused on...

Teaching Writing to Middle School Students: A National Survey

Steve Graham; Andrea Capizzi; Karen R. Harris; Michael Hebert; Paul Morphy

Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal Vol. 27, No. 6 (July 2014) pp. 1015–1042

A random sample of language arts, social studies, and science middle school teachers from the United States were surveyed about their preparation to teach writing, beliefs about responsibilities for teaching writing, use of evidence-based writing...

Topics: Social Studies, Computers, Teaching Methods, Students

Neuroscience in Middle Schools: A Professional Development and Resource Program that Models Inquiry-Based Strategies and Engages Teachers in Classroom Implementation

Carrie MacNabb; Lee Schmitt; Michael Michlin; Ilene Harris; Larry Thomas; David Chittendon; Timothy J. Ebner; Janet M. Dubinsky

CBE - Life Sciences Education Vol. 5, No. 2 (2006) pp. 144–157

The Department of Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota and the Science Museum of Minnesota have developed and implemented a successful program for middle school (grades 5-8) science teachers and their students, called Brain Science on the...

Profiles of Verbal Working Memory Growth Predict Speech and Language Development in Children with Cochlear Implants

William G. Kronenberger; David B. Pisoni; Michael S. Harris; Helena M. Hoen; Huiping Xu; Richard T. Miyamoto

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Vol. 56, No. 3 (June 2013) pp. 805–825

Purpose: Verbal short-term memory (STM) and working memory (WM) skills predict speech and language outcomes in children with cochlear implants (CIs) even after conventional demographic, device, and medical factors are taken into account. However,...