Search results for author:"Maria Avgerinou"
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Maria D. Avgerinou
Hellenic Open University
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Using A Problem-Based Collaborative Learning Framework to Connect and Support Blended and Distance Learning Students
Maria Avgerinou
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 2523–2528
This initiative explored the potential of combining the Blended (BL) and Distance Learning (DL) sections of a Human Development pre-service teacher class, to assist the BL students better comprehend online learning, encourage the DL students feel...
Topics: Students, Instructional Design, Educational Technology
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Visual Literacy 2.0
Maria D. Avgerinou
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3587–3591
Visual Literacy has been identified as the essential literacy by the Partnership for 21st century skills. With the advent of Web and Learning 2.0, it is timely and critical to begin a systematic dialogue toward revisiting and revamping visual...
Topics: Literacy
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How Multimedia Research Can Optimize the Design of Instructional Vodcasts
Maria Avgerinou; Rune Pettersson
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 1223–1227
Pod/Vodcasting has become an essential aspect of electronic and mobile learning, with a wide variety of applications across all education subjects and levels. This paper presents the pedagogical rationale and instructional uses of pod/vodcasts, and...
Topics: Instructional Design
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Re-Viewing Visual Literacy in the "Bain d' Images" Era
Maria D. Avgerinou
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 53, No. 2 (March 2009) pp. 28–34
In this article, the author has advanced the view that the world is currently on the threshold of a new status quo--the hegemony of the image. Yet, this seems a mixed blessing, for people, and especially young people, are not equipped with the...
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E-Moderating Personas
Maria D. Avgerinou; Carina Andersson
Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 8, No. 4 (2007) pp. 353–364
Web-based distance education has become a "real" teaching alternative which has instigated more research particularly in the past decade. This research has commonly focused on four major perspectives: (1) information-technology; (2) course...
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Visual Literacy & Podcasting
Diane Tarkowski; Maria Avgerinou; Joe Salwach
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 821–822
One question for faculty and organizations is how to use podcasting to enhance visibility. Very few outside of the field of Visual Literacy (VL) know what VL or the International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA) is. So, in an attempt to spread the ...
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Extending the CoI to investigate the effects of virtual learning platforms
Beth Rubin; Ron Fernandes; Maria D. Avgerinou
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 1190–1196
This ongoing study examines affordances of two different Learning Management Systems (LMSs) and their effects on faculty and student satisfaction and the elements of the Community of Inquiry (CoI): social presence, teaching presence, and cognitive...
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Student Satisfaction with Online Courses Based on Personality Type
Doris U. Bolliger; Maria D. Avgerinou
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 2523–2522
Researchers are currently in the process of investigating levels of satisfaction of online learners at a midwestern university. The data collection has been completed in two of the four courses. It is the purpose of the study to investigate effects...
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Information Design for Podcasts
Maria Avgerinou; Joe Salwach; Diane Tarkowski
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 754–756
Few (if any) podcasters have considered information design. Information design is an interdisciplinary field, and comprises studies of technology and processes for the creation and use of information materials. So, in this session, DePaul University ...
Topics: Instructional Design, Faculty, Instructional Materials
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Information Design for Podcasts
Diane Tarkowski; Maria Avgerinou; Joe Salwach
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 1887–1889
Few (if any) podcasters have considered information design. Information design is an interdisciplinary field, and comprises studies of technology and processes for the creation and use of information materials. So, in this session, DePaul University ...
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The effects of technology on the Community of Inquiry and satisfaction with online courses
Beth Rubin; Ron Fernandes; Maria D. Avgerinou
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 17, No. 1 (April 2013) pp. 48–57
This paper extends the research on the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework of understanding features of successful online learning to include the effects of the software used to support and facilitate it. This study examines how the Learning...
Language: English
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Supporting Faculty and Students with Podcast Workshops
Diane Tarkowski; Joe Salwach; Maria Avgerinou; Marie Donovan
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) p. 1309
The question for educators is how to use podcasting to enhance student learning. Many institutions are providing automated lectures as podcasts. While DePaul University is also pursuing these types of podcasts, we foresee other uses such as...
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The effect of learning management systems on student and faculty outcomes
Beth Rubin; Ron Fernandes; Maria D. Avgerinou; James Moore
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 13, No. 1 (January 2010) pp. 82–83
This study examines the effects of interactive and learning structures enabled by different Learning Management Systems (LMS) on satisfaction and learner engagement in online courses. An LMS can support or hinder active engagement, meaningful...
Language: English
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Supporting Faculty and Students with Podcast Workshops
Diane Tarkowski; Marie Donovan; Joe Salwach; Maria Avgerinou; Robert Rotenberg; Wen-Der Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 2466–2470
The question for educators is how to use podcasting to enhance student learning. Many institutions are providing automated lectures as podcasts. While DePaul University is also pursuing these types of podcasts, we foresee other uses such as...