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Sarah North
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Promoting Motivational Strategies in Online Learning
Sarah North
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2014 (Oct 20, 2014) pp. 1434–1439
The ability for the online student to maintain direction in their own learning is critical to their academic success. However, not all students arrive in higher education with the necessary self-motivational skills. The purpose of this paper is to...
Topics: Other, Designing, Developing, and Assessing E-Learning
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"The Voices, the Voices": Creativity in Online Conversation
Sarah North
Applied Linguistics Vol. 28, No. 4 (December 2007) pp. 538–555
This paper examines the type of creativity involved in the humorous exchanges that pervade an online discussion board where all interaction and relationships between participants are textually co-constructed. Taking a view of creativity as context...
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Examining self-regulated learning in an asynchronous, online course: A qualitative study
Sarah North
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2016 (Nov 14, 2016) pp. 757–763
The increase in online enrollment in higher education, coupled with high attrition rates, indicates a need to better understand learner motivation and self-regulated strategies within the online environment. This study uses interviews with three...
Topics: research, Instructional Design
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Investigating STEM Teacher Motivation in an Online Community of Practice
Sarah North; Joshua Ellis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 422–427
This paper describes a recent research study that sought to understand the motivation of beginning STEM teachers within an online community of practice course. Both quantitative and qualitative measures were used to examine multiple concepts within...
Topics: Community, Distance/Flexible Education, Research & Evaluation
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To Adapt MOOCs, or Not? That Is No Longer the Question
Sarah M. North; Ronny Richardson; Max M. North
Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 2, No. 1 (2014) pp. 69–72
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are the next logical phase of distance learning rapidly appearing on the horizon. A recent worldwide survey shows that the adoption of MOOCs is on the rise. This study focuses on identifying and emphasizing the...
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Virtual Reality Training in Aid of Communication Apprehension in Classroom Environments
Max North; Jeremy Hill; Ainonehi Aikhuele; Sarah North
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 3, No. 2 (Jun 03, 2008) pp. 34–37
The major goal of this study was to observe the effectiveness of Virtual Reality Training (VRT) in assisting students who suffer from Communication Apprehension (CA). CA seems to be prevalent throughout a large portion of the human population....
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Experiences of a Faculty-Driven iPad Integration Initiative in Teacher Education
Senenge T. Andzenge; Sarah F. North
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 1616–1622
This paper explores the experiences of faculty members in a teacher education program at a community college during a faculty-led initiative aimed at integrating tablet devices into the classroom. After iPads had been purchased for faculty members, ...
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Investigating Teachers' Formulations of Learning Objectives and Introductory Approaches in Teaching Mathematics and Statistics
Odette Umugiraneza; Sarah Bansilal; Delia North
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 49, No. 8 (2018) pp. 1148–1164
Paying attention to the planning of lessons represents a crucial teaching task. This paper analyses teachers' framing of lesson objectives and their descriptions of how they would introduce particular mathematics topics. Connections between the...
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Arguing as an Academic Purpose: The Role of Asynchronous Conferencing in Supporting Argumentative Dialogue in School and University
Caroline Coffin; Ann Hewings; Sarah North
Journal of English for Academic Purposes Vol. 11, No. 1 (March 2012) pp. 38–51
Learning to argue is a key academic purpose for both first and second language students. It has been claimed that computer mediated asynchronous text-based conferencing is a useful medium for developing argumentation skills (Andriessen, Baker, &...
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Making Microscopy Motivating, Memorable, & Manageable for Undergraduate Students with Digital Imaging Laboratories
Andrea Weeks; Bachman Beverly; Sarah Josway; Brittany North; Mirian T.N. Tsuchiya
American Biology Teacher Vol. 75, No. 8 (October 2013) pp. 578–581
Microscopy and precise observation are essential skills that are challenging to teach effectively to large numbers of undergraduate biology students. We implemented student-driven digital imaging assignments for microscopy in a large enrollment...