The effects of organizational learning environment factors on e-learning acceptance

Bo Cheng; Minhong Wang; Jürgen Moormann; Bolanle A. Olaniran; Nian-Shing Chen

Computers & Education Vol. 58, No. 3 (April 2012) pp. 885–899

Workplace learning is an important means of employees’ continuous learning and professional development. E-learning is being recognized as an important supportive practice for learning at work. Current research on the success factors of e-learning...

Language: English

Culture, Learning Styles, and Web 2.0

Bolanle A. Olaniran

Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 17, No. 4 (December 2009) pp. 261–271

This article explores Web 2.0 in interactive learning environments. Specifically, the article examines Web 2.0 as an interactive learning platform that holds potential, but is also limited by learning styles and cultural value preferences. The...

Web-Assisted Instruction in Upper Division Communication Studies Curriculum: A Theoretical and Quantitative Analysis

Bolanle Olaniran; Katherine A. Austin

Campus-Wide Information Systems Vol. 26, No. 1 (2009) pp. 43–53

Purpose: This paper aims to describe the incorporation of technologies into two upper division Communication Studies courses at Texas Tech University. Design/methodology/approach: The article discusses the methodological and pedagogical rationale...

Globalization, Educational Hegemony, and Higher Education

Bolanle A. Olaniran; Mary F. Agnello

Multicultural Education & Technology Journal Vol. 2, No. 2 (2008) pp. 68–86

Purpose: The paper aims to put into context globalization as educational, economic, and technological relations, with attention to dimensions of variability and other problems associated with domination of western and northern post-industrial...

Applying Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication into Course Design: Some Considerations and Practical Guides

Bolanle A. Olaniran

Campus-Wide Information Systems Vol. 23, No. 3 (2006) pp. 210–220

Purpose: The increased pressure to incorporate communication technologies into learning environments has intensified the attention given to the role of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in academic settings. However, the issue of how and why...

Expanding the Crisis Planning Function: Introducing Elements of Risk Communication to Crisis Communication Practice

David E. Williams; Bolanle A. Olaniran

Public Relations Review Vol. 24, No. 3 (1998) pp. 387–400

Suggests use of elements of risk communication by crisis communication practitioners facing increasing industrial reliance on new technologies which might be associated with potential health/environment harm. Studies a small company crisis which...

Experimental and Experiential Approaches to Teaching Face-to-Face and Computer-Mediated Group Discussion

Bolanle A. Olaniran

Communication Education Vol. 45, No. 3 (1996) pp. 244–59

States that the contrast of face-to-face communication with computer-mediated communication (CMC), either experimentally or experientially, may be a valuable way for teaching group dynamics and group decision making in educational settings. Suggests ...

Perceived Communication Outcomes in Computer-Mediated Communication: An Analysis of Three Systems among New Users

Bolanle A. Olaniran

Information Processing & Management Vol. 31, No. 4 (1995) pp. 525–41

Investigates group members' perceived communication outcome variables (perceived satisfaction, decision confidence, immediacy, effectiveness, and system ease of use) across three computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems. Results suggest that...