Blended Learning in the Visual Communications Classroom: Student Reflections on a Multimedia Course

Jennifer George-Palilonis; Vincent Filak

Electronic Journal of e-Learning Vol. 7, No. 3 (2009) pp. 247–256

Advances in digital technology and a rapidly evolving media landscape continue to dramatically change teaching and learning. Among these changes is the emergence of multimedia teaching and learning tools, online degree programs, and hybrid classes...

Professor Garfield’s 21st Century Digital Literacy Project: Supporting K-5 Teachers in their Digital Literacy Instructional Efforts

Jennifer George-Palilonis; Tiffany Watt

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2018 (Oct 15, 2018) pp. 1105–1114

To be digitally literate, an individual must be able to effectively make and share meaning in different modes and formats, effectively create, collaborate, and communicate in digital environments, and understand how and when technology can support...

Topics: Innovative online learning and educational programming, online learning environments, Creativity and Problem Solving

Minimizing interaction mechanics to improve active reading on tablet textbooks

Jennifer George-Palilonis; Davide Bolchini

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 1471–1476

By highlighting, annotating and reorganizing material, students engage in active reading. Fundamental to learning, active reading is limited by emerging tablet textbooks designed for browsing rather than manipulating content. This intensifies when...

Topics: E-Learning Trends and Innovations (social learning, mobile, augmented etc.), Multimedia, Instructional Design, Interaction, Content Development

Visuals, Path Control, and Knowledge Gain: Variables that affect students’ approval and enjoyment of a multimedia text as a learning tool

Jennifer George-Palilonis; Vincent Filak

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 9, No. 4 (October 2010) pp. 463–480

Abstract: As graphically driven, animated, interactive applications offer educators new opportunities for shaping course content, new avenues for research arise as well. Along with these developments comes a need to study the effectiveness of the...

Topics: Students, Behavior, Human Computer Interaction, Graphics, Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials, eLearning, Attitudes, Science, Navigation, Computers, Distance Education, Instructional Design, Assessment, Evaluation, Internet, Educational Technology, Multimedia