Carnations and the Floriculture Industry: Documenting the Cultivation and Marketing of Flowers in Colorado

Shu Liu; Linda M. Meyer

Journal of Archival Organization Vol. 6, No. 1 (2008) pp. 6–23

The Records of the Colorado Flower Growers Association (CFGA) is an archival collection documenting the association prior to its 1979 name change. The CFGA was founded in 1928 to support the production and marketing of greenhouse flowers grown...

Age Difference in Research Course Satisfaction in a Blended Ed.D. Program: A Moderated Mediation Model of the Effects of Internet Self-Efficacy and Statistics Anxiety

Lu Liu; M. D. Haque

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 20, No. 2 (2017)

This study identified the moderated mediation relationship among age, Internet self-efficacy, and statistics anxiety on student satisfaction after controlling for demographics and technology experiences in research methods courses in a blended...

Student Perceptions about Using Second Life in Online Communication: A Case Study

Angela M. Lee; Leping Liu

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1689–1694

The uses of multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) have the potential to add to the communication of an online course. Additionally, MUVEs such as Second Life add a sense of presence to distance education classrooms. The purpose of this project was ...

Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Second Life as a Bridge to Prepare Pre-service Teachers to Engage in Collaboration and Communication: A Virtual Support Tool

Angela M. Lee; Leping Liu

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2014 (Oct 20, 2014) pp. 1123–1129

Since the early 2000s online or e-learning has become a multimillion dollar industry. In order to keep up with the growing demand and to help ensure learning and knowledge retention educators have tried to intertwine multiple-user virtual...

Topics: Instructional Design, Tools & Systems

Preparing Pre-service Teachers: Designing a Communications Course through an ITD Model

Angela M. Lee; Leping Liu

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 377–381

This paper is a report on the design of a communications course used to prepare pre-service teachers to use communication-type technology for distance education classes. We used activity theory as a foundation for the ITD model and to use in...

Topics: Communication, Distance/Flexible Education

Improving the Performance of Online Learning Teams--A Discourse Analysis

Ying Chieh Liu; Janice M. Burn

Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 18, No. 3 (2007) pp. 369–379

This paper compares the processes of Face-To-Face (FTF) teams and Online Learning Teams (OLTs) and proposes methods to improve the performance of OLTs. An empirical study reviewed the performance of fifteen FTF teams and OLTs and their communication ...

Interactive Study of Multimedia and Virtual Technology in Art Education

Quan Liu; Haiyan Chen; M. Crabbe

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 16, No. 1 (Jan 12, 2021) pp. 80–93

Art education an important part of aesthetic education. It is indispensable for the comprehensive and healthy development of human beings. The basic task is to cultivate creative ability, human aesthetics, and apprec iation. Art education is...

Language: English

Use of Interactive Whiteboards with ActivInspire

Angela M. Lee; Wenzhen Li; Leping Liu

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (Oct 21, 2013) pp. 1222–1227

Since the late 1990s interactive whiteboards have moved to the forefront of the classroom. The literature surrounding interactive whiteboards (IWB) has been positive and commended for the potential properties of these instructional tools to teach...

Topics: Instructional Design

Examining Learners' Perspective of Taking a MOOC: Reasons, Excitement, and Perception of Usefulness

M Liu; J Kang; E McKelroy

Educational Media International Vol. 52, No. 2 (2015) pp. 129–146

In recent years, massive open online Courses (MOOCs) as an online instruction format have attracted educators' attention in higher education. While there are many news reports and blog entries about MOOCs, evidence-based research is still emerging....

Development and Validation of an Assessment Instrument for Course Experience in a General Education Integrated Science Course

Juhong Christie Liu; Kristen St. John; Anna M. Bishop Courtier

Journal of Geoscience Education Vol. 65, No. 4 (2017) pp. 435–454

Identifying instruments and surveys to address geoscience education research (GER) questions is among the high-ranked needs in a 2016 survey of the GER community (St. John et al., 2016). The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a...

Exploring collaborative learning effect in blended learning environments

Z. Sun; R. Liu; L. Luo; M. Wu; C. Shi

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 33, No. 6 (December 2017) pp. 575–587

The use of new technology encouraged exploration of the effectiveness and difference of collaborative learning in blended learning environments. This study investigated the social interactive network of students, level of knowledge building and...

Investigating the News Seeking Behavior of Young Adults

M Asim Qayyum; Kirsty Williamson; Ying-Hsang Liu; Philip Hider

Australian Academic & Research Libraries Vol. 41, No. 3 (September 2010) pp. 178–191

This study investigated the news-seeking and browsing behaviours of young adults, partly in the context of everyday life information seeking (ELIS), in order to explore their perceptions of and attitudes towards print and online news media. The...

An Examination of Publication Bias in an International Journal of Information Technology in Education

Leping Liu; Suzanne M. Aberasturi; Kulwadee Axtell; Aaron Richmond

Computers in the Schools Vol. 24, No. 1 (Aug 09, 2007) pp. 145–163

Publication bias refers to a tendency to publish articles with significant results over publications with nonsignificant results. In this article we first review the literature of publication bias focusing on the three major determinants (file...

Exploring Collaborative Learning Effect in Blended Learning Environments

Z. Sun; R. Liu; L. Luo; M. Wu; C. Shi

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 33, No. 6 (2017) pp. 575–587

The use of new technology encouraged exploration of the effectiveness and difference of collaborative learning in blended learning environments. This study investigated the social interactive network of students, level of knowledge building and...

An Analysis of Social Network Websites for Language Learning: Implications for Teaching and Learning English as a Second Language

M. Liu; K. Abe; M. W. Cao; S. Liu; D. U. Ok; J. Park; C. Parrish; V. G. Sardegna

CALICO Journal Vol. 32, No. 1 (2015) pp. 113–152

Although educators are excited about the potential of social network sites for language learning (SNSLL), there is a lack of understanding of how SNSLL can be used to facilitate teaching and learning for English as Second language (ESL) instructors...

The Effect of Story Grammars on Creative Self-Efficacy and Digital Storytelling

C-C Liu; L Y. Wu; Z-M Chen; C-C Tsai; H-M Lin

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 30, No. 5 (October 2014) pp. 450–464

Previous studies have proposed that the grammars may serve as a rule-based scaffolding to facilitate story comprehension in storytelling activities. Such scaffoldings may inform students of crucial story elements and possible transitions among...

Understanding the Connection between Cognitive Tool Use and Cognitive Processes as Used by Sixth Graders in a Problem-Based Hypermedia Learning Environment

M Liu; S Bera; S B. Corliss; M D. Svinicki; A D. Beth

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jan 01, 2004) pp. 309–334

The purpose of this study was to examine the connection between sixth graders' cognitive tool use and the cognitive processes they engage in as they solve a complex problem in a hypermedia learning environment. The three research questions were: (1) ...

Investigating an application of speech-to-text recognition: a study on visual attention and learning behaviour

Y‐M. Huang; C‐J. Liu; R. Shadiev; M‐H. Shen; W‐Y. Hwang

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 31, No. 6 (Dec 01, 2015) pp. 529–545

One major drawback of previous research on speech-to-text recognition (STR) is that most findings showing the effectiveness of STR for learning were based upon subjective evidence. Very few studies have used eye-tracking techniques to investigate...

The effect of story grammars on creative self-efficacy and digital storytelling

C‐C. Liu; L.Y. Wu; Z‐M. Chen; C‐C. Tsai; H‐M. Lin

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 30, No. 5 (Oct 16, 2014) pp. 450–464

Previous studies have proposed that the grammars may serve as a rule-based scaffolding to facilitate story comprehension in storytelling activities. Such scaffoldings may inform students of crucial story elements and possible transitions among...

Students' Problem Solving as Mediated by Their Cognitive Tool Use: A Study of Tool Use Patterns

M Liu; L R. Horton; S B. Corliss; M D. Svinicki; T Bogard; J Kim; M Chang

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 40, No. 1 (2009) pp. 111–139

The purpose of this study was to use multiple data sources, both objective and subjective, to capture students' thinking processes as they were engaged in problem solving, examine the cognitive tool use patterns, and understand what tools were used...

2017 NMC Technology Outlook: Chinese Higher Education

S. Adams Becker; R. Huang; D.J. Liu; Y. Gao; M. Cummins; C. Hall Giesinger; L. Shedd

(2017)

The 2017 NMC Technology Outlook for Chinese Higher Education: A Horizon Project Regional Report reflects a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University to inform...

Facilitating Application of Language Skills in Authentic Environments with a Mobile Learning System

R. Shadiev; W.-Y. Hwang; Y.-M. Huang; T.-Y. Liu

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34, No. 1 (2018) pp. 42–52

We uncovered two critical issues in earlier studies: (a) some studies have shown that mobile learning technology is not beneficial for all students due to complexity of learning environments and student prior knowledge, skills, and experience and (b)...

Creating a Breathing Space: An Online Teachers' Writing Group

Christine M. Dawson; Eleanor Liu Robinson; Kelly Hanson; Jillian VanRiper; Christina Ponzio

English Journal Vol. 102, No. 3 (January 2013) pp. 93–99

A mentoring relationship that began as part of teacher preparation can evolve into a professional community that stays connected through several means of communication. While there are examples of mentoring relationships within schools and among...

2016 NMC Technology Outlook: International Schools in Asia

S. Adams Becker; R. Huang; D.J. Liu; Y. Gao; M. Cummins; C. Hall Giesinger; L. Shedd

(2016)

The 2016 NMC Technology Outlook for International Schools in Asia: A Horizon Project Regional Report reflects a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC); NIST International School; 21st Century Learning International,...

2017 NMC Technology Outlook: Chinese Higher Education at a Glance

S. Adams Becker; R Huang; D.J. Liu; Y. Gao; M. Cummins; C. Hall Giesinger; L. Shedd

(2017) pp. 1–31

The 2017 NMC Technology Outlook for Chinese Higher Education: A Horizon Project Regional Report reflects a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University to inform...

Integrating Grant-Funded Research into the Undergraduate Biology Curriculum Using IMG-ACT

Jayna L. Ditty; Kayla M. Williams; Megan M. Keller; Grischa Y. Chen; Xianxian Liu; Rebecca E. Parales

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Vol. 41, No. 1 (2013) pp. 16–23

It has become clear in current scientific pedagogy that the emersion of students in the scientific process in terms of designing, implementing, and analyzing experiments is imperative for their education; as such, it has been our goal to model this...

Examining Student Digital Artifacts during a Year-Long Technology Integration Initiative

Prisca M. Rodriguez; Chris Frey; Kara Dawson; Feng Liu; Albert D. Ritzhaupt

Computers in the Schools Vol. 29, No. 4 (2012) pp. 355–374

This study was situated within a year-long, statewide technology integration initiative designed to support technology integration within science, technology, engineering, and math classrooms. It examined the elements used in student artifacts in an ...

Introducing Teaching Cases with Face-to-Face and Computer-Mediated Discussion: Two Multi-Classroom Quasi-Experiments

Roger Bruning; Kamau O. Siwatu; Xiongyi Liu; Lisa M. PytlikZillig; Christy Horn; Stephanie Sic; Deborah Carlson

Contemporary Educational Psychology Vol. 33, No. 2 (April 2008) pp. 299–326

Two studies were conducted in multisection introductory child and adolescent development classes to determine effects of introducing abbreviated teaching case studies that were then discussed either in face-to-face or online formats. Students...

Building a Model Explaining the Social Nature of Online Learning

I-Chun Tsai; Bosung Kim; Pei-Ju Liu; Sean P. Goggins; Christiana Kumalasari; James M. Laffey

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 11, No. 3 (2008) pp. 198–215

Based on a framework emphasizing the social nature of learning, this research examines a model of how social constructs affect satisfaction within online learning using path analysis for students in higher education. The social constructs evaluated...

Facilitating application of language skills in authentic environments with a mobile learning system

R. Shadiev; W.‐Y. Hwang; Y.‐M. Huang; T.‐Y. Liu

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34, No. 1 (February 2018) pp. 42–52

We uncovered two critical issues in earlier studies: (a) some studies have shown that mobile learning technology is not beneficial for all students due to complexity of learning environments and student prior knowledge, skills, and experience and (b)...

2016 NMC Technology Outlook: Chinese K-12 Education

L. Johnson; D. Liu; R. Huang; S. Adams Becker; Y. Gao; M. Cummins; A. Davis; V. Estrada

(2016)

The 2016 NMC Technology Outlook for Chinese K-12 Education: A Horizon Project Regional Report reflects a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University to inform...

A framework for self-regulated digital learning (SRDL)

M.‐H. Yen; S. Chen; C.‐Y. Wang; H.‐L. Chen; Y.‐S. Hsu; T.‐C. Liu

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34, No. 5 (October 2018) pp. 580–589

This article develops a framework for self-regulated digital learning, which supports for self-regulated learning (SRL) in e-learning systems. The framework emphasizes 8 features: learning plan, records/e-portfolio and sharing, evaluation, human...

Teaching Courses Online: A Review of the Research

Mary K. Tallent-Runnels; Julie A. Thomas; William Y. Lan; Sandi Cooper; Terence C. Ahern; Shana M. Shaw; Xiaoming Liu

Review of Educational Research Vol. 76, No. 1 (2006) pp. 93–135

This literature review summarizes research on online teaching and learning. It is organized into four topics: course environment, learners' outcomes, learners' characteristics, and institutional and administrative factors. The authors found little...

A Framework for Self-Regulated Digital Learning (SRDL)

M.-H. Yen; S. Chen; C.-Y. Wang; H.-L. Chen; Y.-S. Hsu; T.-C. Liu

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34, No. 5 (2018) pp. 580–589

This article develops a framework for self-regulated digital learning, which supports for self-regulated learning (SRL) in e-learning systems. The framework emphasizes 8 features: learning plan, records/e-portfolio and sharing, evaluation, human...

Guidance on Providing Open and Distance Learning for Students with Disabilities during School Closures: Enhancing Inclusive Learning under COVID-19

R. Huang; D. Liu; A. Tlili; M. Lazor; N. Amelina; Z. Varoglu; T.W. Chang; X. Zhang; M. Jemni; D. Burgos; A. Othman; F. Altinay

(2020) pp. 1–74

According to the World Report on Disability, published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank, there are almost 2 billion people with disabilities over the globe, accounting for 37.5% of the world’s population (Inclusive City...

Features and Predictors of Problematic Internet Use in Chinese College Students

R L. Huang; Z Lu; J J. Liu; Y M. You; Z Q. Pan; Z Wei; Q He; Z Z. Wang

Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 28, No. 5 (September 2009) pp. 485–490

This study was set to investigate the prevalence of problematic internet use (PIU) among college students and the possible factors related to this disorder. About 4400 college students, ranging from freshmen to juniors, from eight different...

Face-to-Face versus Computer-Mediated Discussion of Teaching Cases: Impacts on Preservice Teachers' Engagement, Critical Analyses, and Self-Efficacy

Lisa M. PytlikZillig; Christy A. Horn; Roger Bruning; Stephanie Bell; Xiongyi Liu; Kamau O. Siwatu; Mary C. Bodvarsson; Doyoung Kim; Deborah Carlson

Contemporary Educational Psychology Vol. 36, No. 4 (October 2011) pp. 302–312

Two frequently-used discussion protocols were investigated as part of a program to implement teaching cases in undergraduate educational psychology classes designed for preservice teachers. One protocol involved synchronous face-to-face (FTF)...

A New Presentation and Exploration of Human Cerebral Vasculature Correlated with Surface and Sectional Neuroanatomy

Wieslaw L. Nowinski; Arumugam Thirunavuukarasuu; Ihar Volkau; Yevgen Marchenko; Bivi Aminah; Arnaud Gelas; Su Huang; Looi Chow Lee; Jimin Liu; Ting Ting Ng; Natalia G. Nowinska; Guoyu Yu Qian; Fiftarina Puspitasari; Val M. Runge

Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 2, No. 1 (2009) pp. 24–33

The increasing complexity of human body models enabled by advances in diagnostic imaging, computing, and growing knowledge calls for the development of a new generation of systems for intelligent exploration of these models. Here, we introduce a...

An analysis of collaborative problem-solving activities mediated by individual-based and collaborative computer simulations

C.‐J. Chang; M.‐H. Chang; C.‐C. Liu; B.‐C. Chiu; S.‐H. Fan Chiang; C.‐T. Wen; F.‐K. Hwang; P.‐Y. Chao; Y.‐L. Chen; C.‐S. Chai

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 33, No. 6 (December 2017) pp. 649–662

Researchers have indicated that the collaborative problem-solving space afforded by the collaborative systems significantly impact the problem-solving process. However, recent investigations into collaborative simulations, which allow a group of...