Learning Styles and Perceived Educational Quality in e-Learning

Jack Fei Yang

Asian Journal of Distance Education Vol. 6, No. 1 pp. 63–75

Assurance of educational quality is a fundamental requirement for distance learning development. Factors that influence educational quality include instructional design, teaching styles, learning styles, learning objectives, content, and...

Distance education delivery modes and learning objectives: Experiences of South Dakota public university system faculty

Jack Fei Yang

Distance@education delivery modes and learning@objectives: Experiences of South Dakota public@university system faculty (2003) pp. 1–142

The purpose of the study was to determine public university South Dakota distance faculty perceptions regarding intended levels of learning objectives for four selected modes of course delivery. The study also examined how learning objectives could...

South Dakota Distance Educational Experience: Correspondence, Telecourse, DDN, and On-line Courses

Jack Fei Yang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4650–4664

The concept and history of distance educational development and application in the State of South Dakota, USA, provides a potential vision for development of distance education in other parts of the world. South Dakota continued to adopt and adapt...

Topics: Distance Education, Instructional Design, Educational Technology

Access and Equity Issues in Distance Learning

Jack Fei Yang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4770–4772

Development of distance education across the world is influenced by economics, politics, technology, and societal issues, it is important for distance program designers to be aware that technology applications in distance education may provide...

Topics: Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Distance Education

E-Ties That Bond: A Case Study in the Effects of E-Resources

Larry Bright; Jack Fei Yang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1339–1346

The effects of information technology types on sustaining and developing long-term mutual mentoring relationships are varied and yet to be thoroughly researched. Qualitative research can be a useful resource for considering the perceived impact of...

Seeing is Believing! Can Students Learn Culture using Distance Education?

Fei Yang; Ching-Mei Hsiao

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2778–2779

Can students learn culture using distance education? Emerging technologies can support the use of video in providing live interaction among nations. This paper will demonstrate how I-Movie and distance learning resources, such as Webct, LDL or DDN,...

Topics: Educational Technology, Distance Education, Culture, Students

Implementing Virtual Reality Technology in E-learning

Yang Fei; Wei-Fan Chen

Innovate Learning Summit 2020 (Nov 03, 2020) pp. 552–557

This paper proposes a coalition of virtual reality technology and E-learning. The collaboration of these two new types of technology brings increased profits to stakeholders. Many are integrating virtual reality technology into traditional education ...

Topics: E-learning/E-training

Assuring Quality in E-learning Programs in Taiwan

Fei Jack Yang; Larry Bright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1308–1311

The instructional model for e-learning course integrates asynchronous e-learning platform, synchronous two-way video/audio system (JOINNET) and face to face instruction. The research also adopted SEEQ survey questionnaire to examine learning quality ...

Examining Student Learning and Perceptions in Social Annotation-Based Translation Activities

Na Zhao; Fei Gao; Dazhi Yang

Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 26, No. 7 (2018) pp. 958–969

Limited research has been conducted on how to incorporate computer-supported collaborative learning into translation instruction despite the potential benefits. A study was conducted with a group of college English majors in China to examine the...

What Then After Knowing Differences: Conflicts between East/West in Global Distance Educational Development

Jack Fei Yang; Larry K. Bright

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 5322–5327

Asian educational methods have been teacher-directed for centuries; it will be a challenge for Asian society to make a transition toward learner-centered theory. In this paper educational perspectives of the East and West are compared and contrasted....

Topics: Teaching Methods, Race, Educational Technology

Quality or Quantity Education? East and West Leadership in Distance Education

Larry K. Bright; Jack Fei Yang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 1340–1347

Are distance educational leaders looking for developing a quality educational service for many people? Or, are developers looking for quick profits with students who have not had access to traditional education? This paper advocates that "quality"...

Topics: Distance Education

Supporting New Students from Vocational Education and Training: Finding a Reusable Solution to Address Recurring Learning Difficulties in e-Learning

Dai Fei Yang; Janice Catterall; Janelle Davis

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 29, No. 5 (2013) pp. 640–650

This paper reports on a project that investigated the first year, online experiences of vocational education and training (VET) pathway students studying at university. It was found that, although some students embraced online learning, more than...

Topics: Training

Research on a Visual Sensing and Tracking System for Distance Education

Fei Yang; Rong Zhang; Youpeng Zhao

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 14, No. 8 (Apr 30, 2019) pp. 181–191

With Microsoft’s motion sensor Kinect and a customized 3-axis pan-tilt-roll machinery connected together, a new intelligent sensing and tracking system comes into being. In order to simulate human natural visual sensing behavior, this system adopts...

Language: English

Technology Development Challenges: Accommodating East/West Cultural Differences and Similarities

Larry K Bright; Jack Fei Yang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 5282–5287

Differences in teaching and learning styles, governments, customs, and traditions have long divided Asia from the Western world. Teacher-centered education in the East continues to be the rule, with learner-centered education only emerging with the...

Topics: Educational Technology, Information Communication Technologies

Exploration of Tensions in a Mobile-Technology Supported Fieldtrip: An Activity Theory Perspective

Chih-Hung Lai; Fei-Ching Chen; Jie-Chi Yang

International Journal of Distance Education Technologies Vol. 12, No. 2 (2014) pp. 104–117

The purpose of this study was to analyze how mobile technologies were incorporated and implemented in an outdoor learning activity. Two classes of primary school students participated in the experiment. Using activity theory as an analytical...

Seven Challenges for East/West Distance Educational Development

Jack Fei Yang; Chao-Ming Lin; Hsun-Cheng Lin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 5318–5321

As different societies have different economics, technologies, politics, culture and educational policies, there are number of challenges to global distance educational development. This paper focuses on differences between the East and West...

Topics: Culture, Educational Technology, Distance Education, Administration

The Impact of a Scaffolded Assessment Intervention on Students' Academic Achievement in Web-based Peer Assessment Activities

Chien-I Lee; Ya-Fei Yang; Shin-Yi Mai

International Journal of Distance Education Technologies Vol. 14, No. 4 (October 2016) pp. 41–54

Web-based peer assessment has been considered an important process for learning. However, students may not offer constructive feedback due to lack of expertise knowledge. Therefore, this study proposed a scaffolded assessment approach accordingly....

Teaching & Learning Style in Distance Education

Ching-Mei Hsiao; Jack Fei Yang; Vincent Huang; Yunxiang Zhu

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1102–1105

This study reports a survey of students in the Open University of Kaohsiung (OUK) to examine their learning style types and to analyze whether student learning style differences will influence learning performance in distance learning. In this...

Blending Learning Applications for Teaching Improvement

Ching-Mei Hsiao; Jack Fei Yang; Nick Chao-Ming Lin

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2333–2338

Traditionally, instructor followed specific instructional materials and credit hours to teach course content, it is difficult to have a good quality of interaction and learning support within limit time and inactive learning environment. In this...

Digital Archives & Cultural e-learning: Multimedia Applications in Historical Architecture Archives

Ching-Mei Hsiao; Jack Fei Yang; Ming-Jhu Syu; Jan-Ping Sh

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2556–2559

The purpose of this paper is to present and demonstrate the Ministry of Education in Taiwan research project- " Digital Archives Project of Ten Major Historic Architectures (DAPTMHA)". DAPTMHA project is to permanently save precious resources of...

Topics: Video, Audio, Culture, Educational Technology

Mental health and dropout behavior: A cross-sectional study of junior high students in northwest rural China

Huan Wang; Chu Yang; Fei He; Yaojiang Shi; Qinghe Qu; Scott Rozelle; James Chu

International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 41, No. 1 (March 2015) pp. 1–12

Junior high dropout rates are up to 25% in poor, rural areas of China. Although existing studies have examined how factors such as high tuition and opportunity costs contribute to dropout, fewer studies have explored the relationship between dropout ...

Language: English

Issues in Future Distance Educational Research

Jack Fei Yang; Chao-Ming Lin; Hsun-Cheng Lin,; Ching-Mei Hsiao

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4876–4880

There is an important need in providing media comparison research in order to adopt the most appropriate media for distance learning, however, beyond the media comparison studies?future researchers should avoid focusing only on a media comparison...

Topics: Learning Outcomes, Race, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Distance Education

Multimedia Applications in Cultural Learning: Digital Archives & Virtual Reality

Jack Fei Yang; Ching-Mei Hsiao; Ming-Jhu Syu; Jan-Ping Sh

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 235–241

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a National Science Council research project in Taiwan V "Tainan Historic Monuments Digital Archives Project (THMFS)".THMDA project is to permanently save precious resources of this temple in contemporary...

Topics: Culture, Video, Audio

USABILITY TESTING OF JAPANESE CAPTIONS SEGMENTATION SYSTEM TO SCAFFOLD BEGINNERS TO COMPREHEND JAPANESE VIDEOS

Ya-Fei Yang; Ching-Ju Chao; Yu-Ling Lin; Chih-Kai Chang

International Journal of Cyber Society and Education Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jun 30, 2013) pp. 1–14

A major learning difficulty of Japanese foreign language (JFL) learners is the complex composition of two syllabaries, hiragana and katakana, and kanji characters adopted from logographic Chinese ones. As the number of Japanese language learners...

Language: English

Is Learning More Influenced by Media or Instruction? East and West Issues

Jack Fei Yang; Larry K. Bright; Nick Chao-Ming Lin; Robert Hsun-Cheng Lin; Ching-Mei Hsiao

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1095–1099

Both instruction methods and types of distance media may influence learning. This paper explores differences between East and West distance-learning environments and implications for distance education media uses. Cultural traditions affect...

Topics: Distance Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Outcomes

Will Media Ever Influence Learning? Global Perspectives

Jack Fei Yang; Larry K. Bright; Nick Chao-Ming Lin; Rober Hsun-Cheng Lin; Ching-Mei Hsiao

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1176–1180

The impact of media on instructional outcomes continues to be debated. The cost for new distance-system development and training is a major challenge for institutions in developing countries that want to be competitive in the global society. To...

Topics: Learning Objects, Learning Outcomes

E-Learning and Digital Archives

Ching-Mei Hsiao; Jack Fei Yang; Szu Yuan Chao; Ming-Jhu Syu; Shih Hsien Yu; Ting Yi Tsai; Chin Ping Tu; Chia-Yu Lin; Yi Wen Chen

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 845–851

The National Digital Archive Project in Taiwan may be an important example of how emerging technology may be applied to make here-to-for restricted access to national architectural treasures now available to unrestricted access. Digital archives,...

The Framework and Application of Digital Archive

Fei Jack Yang; Ching-Mei Hsiao; Szu Yuan Chao; Jan-Ping Sh; Shan Ling Chiou; Bi Chuen Shiu; Pei Chun Liao; Cheng Feng Liou; Chen Ming Tang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 865–870