The Impact of Webcasting in Major Corporations

Cody Roberts; Chien Yu; Teri Brandenburg; Jianxia Du

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 3882–3885

Over the last decade, many new technologies have been developed, especially with the demand for broadband internet ever increasing. One type of multimedia created in this new technological era is webcasting. Webcasting involves sharing information ...

Online Collaborative Learning and Communication Media

Byron Havard; Jianxia Du; Jianzhong Xu

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 37–50

The purpose of this study is to examine the dynamics of online collaborative learning and communication media regarding team projects. Media richness and social presence theories are well-accepted rational theories that explain media choices and...

Topics: Adults, Learning Management Systems, Networking Technologies, Communication, Collaboration, eLearning, Computers, Interaction, Distance Education, Educational Technology

Graduate Students' Perspectives on the Meaningful Nature of Online Discussions

Jianxia Du; Ke Zhang; Anthony Olinzock; James Adams

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 21–36

This study investigated graduate students' perceptions of the online collaborations and the factors that contribute to the quality of online discussion with a qualitative case study. Data were collected through interviews with 20 graduate students...

Topics: Students, Teachers, Distance Education, eLearning, Collaboration

Racial and Cultural Awareness Affecting African American Female Students’ Experiences in E-Collaboration

Jianxia Du; James Adams

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 6766–6780

Research suggests that African American female students might participate in online collaborative activities for cultural reasons. This study described African American female students' participation in online discussions and the dynamic ethnic...

Online Collaborative Discussion: Myth or Valuable Learning Tool

Jianxia Du; Vance Durrington; Jerry Mathews

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 2468–2486

This study was designed to examine online group discussions from a student's perspective to determine what characteristics students identify as meaningful to their learning. Quantitative data were collected, analyzed, summarized in six tables. The...

Technology Access and Use at School and Student Academic Achievement

Byron Havard; Jianxia Du

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 750–753

The purpose of this study was to examine the Equality of Educational Opportunities (EEO) as it relates to the availability and usage of technology. The Education Longitudinal Study 2002 (ELS:2002) was utilized in order to investigate the...

Topics: Computers, Achievement, Educational Technology, Children, Secondary Education

Peer Assessment in Group Projects: An Input Oriented Process

Byron Havard; Jianxia Du; George Pate

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 101–104

The free-rider problem, also know as social loafing, where one or more members of a group do not complete their share of work for a group project, is the focus of many complaints voiced by students regarding unsatisfactory group work experiences....

Topics: Students

A Framework for Deep Learning for Teacher Education

Byron Havard; Jianxia Du

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 463–469

A framework for deep learning in distance education is illustrated in this paper. This framework emphasizes teaching and learning online for teacher education and addresses the transfer of surface to deep learning. The foundation of the framework is ...

Topics: Educational Technology, Distance Education, Teachers, Teaching Methods