ANNOTATION: Ertmer et al. (2007). Using Peer Feedback to Enhance the Quality of Student Online Postings: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 12: 412–433. Ertmer et al’s study is a case study of 15 students to assess whether peer feedback improves the quality of online postings in an online course. Using numerical, rubric-driven grades,Continue reading “Using Peer Feedback to Enhance the Quality of Student Online Postings: An Exploratory Study”
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What tools or technologies are used to improve engagement?
FOCUSED LITERATURE REVIEW 8: Exploring the potential of LMS log data as a proxy measure of student engagement SOURCE: Henrie, C. R., Bodily, R., Larsen, R., & Graham, C. R. (2018). Exploring the potential of LMS log data as a proxy measure of student engagement. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 30(2), 344-362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-017-9161-1 Engagement—defined in thisContinue reading “What tools or technologies are used to improve engagement?”
What are strategies that enhance engagement in online courses?
FOCUSED LITERATURE REVIEW #7: “Engagement matters: Student perceptions on the importance of engagement strategies in the online learning environment“ Martin, F. & Bolliger, D.U. (2018). Engagement matters: Student perceptions on the importance of engagement strategies in the online learning environment. Online Learning 22(1), 205- 222. doi:10.24059/olj.v22i1.1092 In their research study, Martin and Bolliger issued aContinue reading “What are strategies that enhance engagement in online courses?”
The New Literacy Studies and the Resurgent Literacy Myth
ANNOTATION: Graff, H.J. (2022). The New Literacy Studies and the Resurgent Literacy Myth. In: Searching for Literacy: The Social and Intellectual Origins of Literacy Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96981-3_9 Graff’s chapter in Palgrave Macmillan’s 2022 release Searching for Literacy is a blazing takedown of New Literacy Studies, claiming that much of the research in thisContinue reading “The New Literacy Studies and the Resurgent Literacy Myth”
What is engagement and is it different than motivation?
FOCUSED LITERATURE REVIEW #6: “The Relationship Between Student Motivation and Class Engagement Levels” Nayır, F. (2017). The Relationship between Student Motivation and Class Engagement Levels. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 17 (71), 59-78. This post is a little different than previous. EDU 811 “Motivation in Online and Blended Learning” requires weekly-ish deep reads of oneContinue reading “What is engagement and is it different than motivation?”
Self-determination theory: An approach to motivation in music education
ANNOTATION: Evans, Paul (2015). Self-determination theory: An approach to motivation in music education. Musicae Scientiae, 19(1), 65-83. doi: 10.1177/10298649/4568044. Though numerous motivational models have been previously applied to understand motivation in music learning, no theoretical framework has been universally accepted. In this article, Evans provides an argument for Self-Determination Theory as an ideal theoretical modelContinue reading “Self-determination theory: An approach to motivation in music education”
Understanding feedback in online learning—A critical review and metaphor analysis
ANNOTATION: Jenson, Lasse X., Bearman, M. and Boud, D. (2021). Understanding Feedback in Online Learning: A Critical Review and Metaphor Analysis. Computers & Education 173 (4), 104271. doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2021.104271 Jenson et al.’s paper is a critical review of online learning research to explore the way that researchers define and conceive of the concept of “feedback” inContinue reading “Understanding feedback in online learning—A critical review and metaphor analysis”
The Effect of Individualized Online Instruction on TPACK Skills and Achievement in Piano Lessons
ANNOTATION: Kaleli, Y. S. (2021). The Effect of Individualized Online Instruction on TPACK Skills and Achievement in Piano Lessons. International Journal of Technology in Education 4(3), 399-412. doi.org/10.46328/ijte.143 This study worked with a control group and experimental group of music education majors to compare student learning outcomes and performance in online piano instruction via aContinue reading “The Effect of Individualized Online Instruction on TPACK Skills and Achievement in Piano Lessons”
“Using Learner Reviews to Inform Instructional Video Design in MOOCs”
ANNOTATION: Deng, R., & Gao, Y. (2023). Using Learner Reviews to Inform Instructional Video Design in MOOCs. Behavioral Sciences, 13(4), 330. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13040330 Video watching is the most common instructional resource in MOOCs, and many studies have been completed to determine students’ impressions and preferences. However, according to the authors, most of these have been small studies, soContinue reading ““Using Learner Reviews to Inform Instructional Video Design in MOOCs””
“How Video Production Affects Student Engagement: An Empirical Study of MOOC Videos”
ANNOTATION: Philip J. Guo, Juho Kim, and Rob Rubin. 2014. How video production affects student engagement: an empirical study of MOOC videos. In Proceedings of the first ACM conference on Learning @ scale conference (L@S ’14). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 41–50. https://doi.org/10.1145/2556325.2566239 This study evaluated engagement via student behaviors while watchingContinue reading ““How Video Production Affects Student Engagement: An Empirical Study of MOOC Videos””
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