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George Veletsianos
University of Texas at Austin
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A framework to enhance and research the interactional capabilities and instructional potential of virtual characters and pedagogical agents
George Veletsianos
(2008) pp. 1–122
How can humans communicate effectively with computers? Human-like virtual characters are becoming increasingly popular in a world where online education is widespread. Yet, when human learners interact with digital characters employed in educational ...
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Open practices and identity: Evidence from researchers and educators' social media participation
George Veletsianos
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 44, No. 4 (Jul 05, 2013) pp. 639–651
The ways that emerging technologies and social media are used and experienced by researchers and educators are poorly understood and inadequately researched. The goal of this study is to examine the online practices of individual scholars in order...
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Education scholars’ evolving uses of twitter as a conference backchannel and social commentary platform
Royce Kimmons; George Veletsianos
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 47, No. 3 (May 2016) pp. 445–464
The scholarly community faces a lack of large-scale research examining how students and professors use social media in authentic contexts and how such use changes over time. This study uses data mining methods to better understand academic Twitter...
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A posthumanist critique of flexible online learning and its “anytime anyplace” claims
Shandell Houlden; George Veletsianos
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 50, No. 3 (May 2019) pp. 1005–1018
Flexible approaches to online learning are gaining renewed interest in some part due to their capacity to address emergent opportunities and concerns facing higher education. Importantly, flexible approaches to online learning are purported to be...
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Digging deeper into learners' experiences in MOOCs: Participation in social networks outside of MOOCs, notetaking and contexts surrounding content consumption
George Veletsianos; Amy Collier; Emily Schneider
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 46, No. 3 (May 01, 2015) pp. 570–587
Researchers describe with increasing confidence what they observe participants doing in massive open online courses (MOOCs). However, our understanding of learner activities in open courses is limited by researchers' extensive dependence on log file ...
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An Investigation of the Use of Real-Time, Authentic Geospatial Data in the K-12 Classroom
Aaron Doering; George Veletsianos
Journal of Geography Vol. 106, No. 6 (November 2007) pp. 217–225
This article situates geospatial technologies as a constructivist tool in the K-12 classroom and examines student experiences with real-time authentic geospatial data provided through a hybrid adventure learning environment. Qualitative data from...
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Curriculum at Forty below: A Phenomenological Inquiry of an Educator/Explorer's Experience with Adventure Learning in the Arctic
Charles Miller; George Veletsianos; Aaron Doering
Distance Education Vol. 29, No. 3 (November 2008) pp. 253–267
Grounded in the theoretical approaches of experiential learning and inquiry-based learning, adventure learning (AL) is a hybrid distance education approach that seeks to transform the experiences of students by having learners explore real-world...
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Field-Based Professional Development of Teachers Engaged in Distance Education: Experiences from the Arctic
George Veletsianos; Aaron Doering; Jeni Henrickson
Distance Education Vol. 33, No. 1 (2012) pp. 45–59
We examine the experiences of five teachers who traveled with a team of educators, scientists, and explorers on circumpolar Arctic expeditions to deliver adventure learning (AL) programs to K-12 students at a distance. Results highlight the personal ...
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Conversational Agents and Their Longitudinal Affordances on Communication and Interaction
Aaron Doering; George Veletsianos; Theano Yerasimou
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 19, No. 2 (April 2008) pp. 251–270
In this study, we investigate the effects of conversational agents on communication and interaction when used to assist participants in developing an online portfolio. Data from 52 participants were gathered and analyzed through questionnaires,...
Topics: Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Human Computer Interaction, eLearning, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Environments
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The Effects of Digital Video Quality on Learner Comprehension in an American Sign Language Assessment Environment
Simon Hooper; Charles Miller; Susan Rose; George Veletsianos
Sign Language Studies Vol. 8, No. 1 (2007) pp. 42–58
The effects of digital video frame rate and size on American Sign Language (ASL) learner comprehension were investigated. Fifty-one students were randomly assigned to one of three video-size treatment groups: 480x360, 320x240, and 240x180 pixels....
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Contextually relevant pedagogical agents: Visual appearance, stereotypes, and first impressions and their impact on learning
George Veletsianos
Computers & Education Vol. 55, No. 2 (September 2010) pp. 576–585
Humans draw on their stereotypic beliefs to make assumptions about others. Even though prior research has shown that individuals respond socially to media, there is little evidence with regards to learners stereotyping and categorizing pedagogical...
Language: English
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The fragmented educator 2.0: Social networking sites, acceptable identity fragments, and the identity constellation
Royce Kimmons; George Veletsianos
Computers & Education Vol. 72, No. 1 (March 2014) pp. 292–301
Social networking sites (SNS) have been used to support educational and professional endeavors. However, little research has been done to understand the relationship between educator identity and participation in SNS or to examine the implications...
Language: English
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Networked Participatory Scholarship: Emergent techno-cultural pressures toward open and digital scholarship in online networks
George Veletsianos; Royce Kimmons
Computers & Education Vol. 58, No. 2 (February 2012) pp. 766–774
We examine the relationship between scholarly practice and participatory technologies and explore how such technologies invite and reflect the emergence of a new form of scholarship that we call "Networked Participatory Scholarship": scholars’...
Language: English
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A Case Study of Scholars’ Open and Sharing Practices
George Veletsianos
Open Praxis Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jul 30, 2015) pp. 199–209
Although the open scholarship movement has successfully captured the attention and interest of higher education stakeholders, researchers currently lack an understanding of the degree to which open scholarship is enacted in institutions that lack...
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Cognitive and Affective Benefits of an Animated Pedagogical Agent: Considering Contextual Relevance and Aesthetics
George Veletsianos
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 36, No. 4 (2007) pp. 373–377
Choi and Clark (2006) argue that learning is attributed to the instructional method rather than the specific medium used to deliver instruction (i.e., the pedagogical agent). Additionally, they consider pedagogical agents as unnecessarily expensive...
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Multi-Scaffolding Environment: An Analysis of Scaffolding and Its Impact on Cognitive Load and Problem-Solving Ability
Aaron Doering; George Veletsianos
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 37, No. 2 (2007) pp. 107–129
A Multi-Scaffolding Environment (MSE) is a multimedia environment reliant on authentic scaffolding. We examine the impact of the availability of multiple scaffolds on learning and cognitive load within an MSE where learners are assigned a real-world ...
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EnALI: A Research and Design Framework for Virtual Characters and Pedagogical Agents
George Veletsianos; Charles Miller; Aaron Doering
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 41, No. 2 (2009) pp. 171–194
Conflicts occur when learners interact with pedagogical agents and virtual characters. Such conflicts--arising from technological limitations, psychosocial perceptions, and pedagogical inadequacies--hinder communication and interaction between...
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Using the Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge Framework to Design Online Learning Environments and Professional Development
Aaron Doering; George Veletsianos; Cassandra Scharber; Charles Miller
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 41, No. 3 (2009) pp. 319–346
In this article we sought to understand how social studies teachers' metacognitive awareness of their technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK) changed after their participation in a program that consisted of: (a) professional...
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Long-term student experiences in a hybrid, open-ended and problem based Adventure Learning program
George Veletsianos; Aaron Doering; Aaron Doering
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 26, No. 2 (Jan 01, 2010)
In this paper we investigate the experiences of elementary school children over a two-year period during which they engaged with a hybrid Adventure Learning program. In addition to delineating Adventure Learning experiences, we report on educational ...
Language: English
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Social media use by instructional design departments
Enilda Romero-Hall; Royce Kimmons; George Veletsianos
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 34, No. 5 (Nov 25, 2018)
The aim of this investigation was to gain an understanding of the use of institutional social media accounts by graduate departments. This study focused particularly on the social media accounts of instructional design (ID) graduate programs....
Language: English
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Transformative Online Learning Experiences
George Veletsianos
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 1252–1256
Historically online learning and education have focused on cognitive concerns, such as how to best structure or chunk online learning materials for effective and efficient retention. This approach to online learning focuses on using technology to...
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Professors’ Mix of Open and Sharing Practices
George Veletsianos
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) p. 965
Researchers currently lack an understanding of the degree to which professors engage in open and sharing practices in different contexts. I help fill this gap in the literature by presenting a descriptive case study that illustrates the variety of...
Topics: Social & Cultural Issues, research, Faculty
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Networked Participatory Scholarship: Socio-cultural & Techno-cultural Pressures on Scholarly Practice
George Veletsianos; Royce Kimmons
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 2260–2267
We discuss networked participatory scholarship by investigating technological and cultural stimuli for transforming education scholarship. We note that participation in online spaces is important for research, teaching, and professional development, ...
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Scholars and faculty members' lived experiences in online social networks
George Veletsianos; Royce Kimmons
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 16, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 43–50
Research into faculty members' use of technology and social networking sites has largely focused upon pedagogical practice, at the expense of understanding user experiences with these technologies. Through phenomenological interviews with three...
Language: English
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Integration Models for Hybrid Online Education in the K-12 Classroom
Aaron Doering; George Veletsianos
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1069–1074
In this paper we sought to understand how teachers chose to integrate a hybrid online education program in their classrooms and how how students' experiences were influenced by the integration. Data collected via classroom observations, personal...
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Scholars in an increasingly open and digital world: How do education professors and students use Twitter?
George Veletsianos; Royce Kimmons
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 30, No. 1 (July 2016) pp. 1–10
There has been a lack of large-scale research examining education scholars' (professors' and doctoral students') social media participation. We address this weakness in the literature by using data mining methods to capture a large data set of...
Language: English
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Online social networks as formal learning environments: Learner experiences and activities
George Veletsianos; Cesar Navarrete
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan 17, 2012) pp. 144–166
While the potential of social networking sites to contribute to educational endeavors is highlighted by researchers and practitioners alike, empirical evidence on the use of such sites for formal online learning is scant. To fill this gap in the...
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Authentic Learning with Geospatial Data: An Investigation of the use of Real-Time Authentic Data with Geospatial Technologies in the K-12 Classroom
Aaron Doering; George Veletsianos
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2187–2193
This research examines how seven classrooms of middle-school students from the Midwest and Northwest United States used real-time authentic data, provided through an online hybrid adventure learning environment, with the geospatial technology Google ...
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Scholars in an Increasingly Open and Digital World: Imagined Audiences and Their Impact on Scholars' Online Participation
George Veletsianos; Ashley Shaw
Learning, Media and Technology Vol. 43, No. 1 (2018) pp. 17–30
This study investigates the audiences that scholars imagine encountering online and the ways in which these audiences impact scholars' online participation and presentation of self. Prior research suggests that imagined audiences affect what users...
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The Use of an Animated Pedagogical Agent to Assist Learners Develop their Electronic Portfolios
George Veletsianos; Theano Yerasimou
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 224–227
This paper examines the use of a pedagogical agent to help learners develop their electronic portfolio. Our pedagogical agent is Penelope: a "virtual human", who is characterized by reasoning, reactivity, and emotion. She converses via text with...
Topics: Portfolios
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Information Visualization Instruction through the Implementation of a Wireless Delivery System in a Localized Environment
Charles Miller; George Veletsianos
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3992–3997
Traditional techniques of information visualization instruction through classroom display and theoretical presentation have become inadequate in providing learners with the educational opportunity of interactive engagement. Through advanced research ...
Topics: Distance Education, Interaction, Classrooms, Virtual Environments
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Hybrid Online Education: Identifying Integration Models Using Adventure Learning
Aaron Doering; George Veletsianos
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 41, No. 1 (2008) pp. 23–41
In this paper we sought to understand how teachers chose to integrate a hybrid online education program in their classrooms, how students responded to this choice, and how students' experiences were influenced by the integration model chosen by the...
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The Structure and Characteristics of #PhDChat, an Emergent Online Social Network
Kasey C. Ford; George Veletsianos; Paul Resta
Journal of Interactive Media in Education Vol. 2014, No. 1 (2014)
#PhDChat is an online network of individuals that has its roots to a group of UK doctoral students who began using Twitter in 2010 to hold discussions. Since then, the network around #PhDchat has evolved and grown. In this study, we examine this...
Topics: Social Studies
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Avenue ASL: Transforming Language Assessment and Learning through Networked Video Integration
Simon Hooper; Charles Miller; George Veletsianos
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3919–3924
Avenue ASL, an integrated software environment to capture, evaluate, self-assess, and manage American Sign Language (ASL) performance, is being developed at the University of Minnesota to improve student language learning and increase the efficiency ...
Topics: Assessment, Software, Students, Languages, Video
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A Comparison of Three Pedagogies Within an Online Learning Environment
Aaron Doering; George Veletsianos; Cassie Scharber
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 886–891
In this paper we evaluate three technology-enhanced pedagogical models to teach problem-solving and critical-thinking skills in geography. These models were devised and used with 309 middle-school students and 3 teachers. We explore the influence of ...
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The Role of Intelligent Agents on Learner Performance
George Veletsianos; Theano Yerasimou; Aaron Doering
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3638–3643
This paper explores the use of a male and a female intelligent agent in education. Qualitative analysis of learner performance, motivation, availability and support of the agents, agent gender, and human-like characteristics is presented. Our...
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Examining the interplay of aesthetics and the learner experience in an online assessment environment
Charles Miller; George Veletsianos; Aaron Doering
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1208–1210
The traditional methodology of the instructional design field encompasses the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of instructional processes and products, also known as the life-cycle of design. However, to orient the field ...
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Multi-Scaffolding Environment (MSE): Providing Authentic Assistance in an Online Learning Environment
Aaron Doering; Theano Yerasimou; George Veletsianos
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3853–3857
A Multi-Scaffolding Environment (MSE), an online learning environment that provides authentic assistance to learners when solving authentic problems, is presented in this paper. The authentic module principles for which an MSE can be used to assist...
Topics: Video
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Content is King: An Analysis of How the Twitter Discourse Surrounding Open Education Unfolded From 2009 to 2016
Michael Paskevicius; George Veletsianos; Royce Kimmons
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 19, No. 1 (Feb 23, 2018)
Inspired by open educational resources, open pedagogy, and open source software, the openness movement in education has different meanings for different people. In this study, we use Twitter data to examine the discourses surrounding openness as...
Language: English
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GeoThentic: Designing and Assessing with Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Aaron Doering; Cassandra Scharber; Charles Miller; George Veletsianos
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 4056–4061
GeoThentic, an online teaching and learning environment, focuses on engaging teachers and learners in solving real-world geography problems through use of geospatial technologies. The design of this learning environment is grounded in the...
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Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of Instant Messaging in Two Educational Contexts
Aaron Doering; Cynthia Lewis; George Veletsianos; Kristen Nichols-Besel
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 25, No. 1 (2008) pp. 5–12
Using an activity theory framework, we investigate how preservice teachers and middle school students utilized instant messaging in educational contexts and the impact of instant messaging on the development of community among preservice teachers....
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Designing with and for Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: The Evolution of GeoThentic
Aaron Doering; Charles Miller; Cassandra Scharber; George Veletsianos
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 221–228
How should a K-12 geography teacher use a geospatial technology such as Google Earth in the classroom? Should they have students pinpoint a series of locations and measure the connecting distances, essentially using the technology as a mere digital...
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The Design Evolution of Geographic Online Learning Environments
Aaron Doering; Charles Miller; Cassandra Scharber; George Veletsianos
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2010–2013
In this brief paper we 1) present an overview of three online geography education environments (i.e. MSE, LGGT, and Geothentic) designed to help learners and instructors achieve the aforementioned instructional scenario, 2) use a lens of design...
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Localizing Adventure Learning: Teachers and Students as Expedition Leaders and Members
George Veletsianos; Brant Miller; Karla Bradley Eitel; Jan U.H. Eitel; R. Justin Hougham
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 2164–2169
Adventure Learning (AL) is an approach to education that aims to engage learners in hybrid learning experiences that bring content alive through meaningful connections to place and personal lives. In this paper, we present and discuss five small...
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Emerging Technologies for Informal Learning: Transforming Traditional Education from the Inside and the Outside, Part 1 Coordinators: Curt Bonk, Professor, Indiana University and Mimi Miyoung Lee, Associate Professor, University of Houston
Scott Warren; Priya Nihalani; Paul Kim; Ke Zhang; George Veletsianos; Curtis J. Bonk; Ana-Paula Correia; Mimi Miyoung Lee
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 4917–4924
Overall Abstract: During the past decade, there has been an increased interest and attention given to mobile learning, game-based learning, and digital books. In many ways, these three trends are interconnected as learners play games and read books...
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2020 Educause Horizon Report Teaching and Learning Edition
Malcolm Brown; Mark McCormack; Jamie Reeves; D. Christopher Brook; Susan Grajek; Bryan Alexander; Maha Bali; Stephanie Bulger; Shawna Dark; Nicole Engelbert; Kevin Gannon; Adrienne Gauthier; David Gibson; Rob Gibson; Brigitte Lundin; George Veletsianos; Nicole Weber
(2020) pp. 2–58
We hope the 2020 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report will enable you to learn, plan, and act. In the months after its release, community members will no doubt talk and write about how it differs from the Horizon Report in previous years. While that lens on...
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A review of adventure learning
George Veletsianos; Irene Kleanthous
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 10, No. 6 (Dec 14, 2009) pp. 84–105
Adventure learning (AL) is an approach for the design of digitally-enhanced teaching and learning environments driven by a framework of guidelines grounded on experiential and inquiry-based education. The purpose of this paper is to review the...
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Instructor Experiences with a Social Networking Site in a Higher Education Setting: Expectations, Frustrations, Appropriation, and Compartmentalization
George Veletsianos; Royce Kimmons; Karen D. French
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 61, No. 2 (April 2013) pp. 255–278
Researchers and practitioners have suggested that the use of social networking sites in formal education may be a worthwhile endeavor. Toward this goal, emerging learning platforms have included social networking features. Nevertheless, empirical...
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Exploring Techniques for Integrating Mobile Technology into Field-Based Environmental Education
Carrie L. Anderson; Brant G. Miller; Karla Bradley Eitel; George Veletsianos; Jan U. H. Eitel; Robert J. Hougham
Electronic Journal of Science Education Vol. 19, No. 6 (2015)
Environmental education authors have argued for cultivating a relationship with nature and the outdoors, and have urged parents to "unplug" their children from technology. In this perspective, technology is seen as curtailing ties to the...
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What lies beyond effectiveness and efficiency? Adventure learning design
Aaron Doering; George Veletsianos
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 11, No. 3 (2008) pp. 137–144
Educational technology and instructional design research has focused on evaluating interventions and innovations in terms of their effectiveness, efficiency, and appeal. While such indicators of learning outcomes are important, designers should also ...
Language: English