Students' Cognitive Engagement in Online Learning Environments: Learning Strategies and Motivations

Jennifer Richardson; Tim Newby

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4028–4033

Researchers of online learning environments have begun to shift their focus to better understand the unique needs associated with online learners. However, little has been done to look at how students engage with their online courses through their...

Topics: Learning Outcomes, Students, Cognition

Design of Pre-Instruction for Assessment in a Multimedia Environment Based on Users’ Characteristics

Feng-Qi Lai; Tim Newby

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 147–150

In designing assessment tools in a multimedia environment, it is important for instructional designers to create pre-instruction in order to ensure valid assessment results. Students in the Educational Technology area learn instructional design and...

Topics: Instructional Design, Assessment, Multimedia, Educational Technology

Instructional graphics: Effectiveness of single versus gradient static graphics

Tim Newby; Feng-Qi Lai

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 4321–4325

Research has shown that graphics can facilitate learning. With today’s technology the capabilities of adding various types of graphics to instructional materials has been expanded. This study investigated two different types of graphics (single...

Topics: Instructional Materials, Graphics

The Role of Students' Cognitive Engagement in Online Learning

Jennifer C. Richardson; Tim Newby

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 20, No. 1 (2006) pp. 23–37

This study investigated the degree to which students cognitively engage with their online courses. Cognitive engagement was defined as the integration and utilization of students' motivations and strategies in the course of their learning. Given...

Perceived Value of Online Discussions: Perceptions of Engineering and Education Students

Peggy Ertmer; Nuray Temur Gedik; Jennifer Richardson; Tim Newby

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 4679–4687

This study compared how undergraduate students in an introductory computer engineering course (n=152) and an introductory educational technology course (n=309) at a large Midwestern university responded to the use of supplementary online discussions ...

Topics: Educational Technology, Students

Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of the Value of Online Discussions: A Comparison between Education and Engineering Students

Peggy Ertmer; Nuray Temur Gedik; Jennifer Richardson; Dazhi Yang; Tim Newby

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 366–371

This study was designed to determine how undergraduate students in an introductory educational technology course (n=360) and an introductory computer engineering course (n=155) at a large Mid-western university responded to the use of online...