Search results for author:"Anthony Olinzock"
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Enhancing Collaborative Learning: Impact of "Question Prompts" Design for Online Discussion
Jianxia Du; Chien Yu; Anthony A. Olinzock
Delta Pi Epsilon Journal Vol. 53, No. 1 (2011) pp. 28–41
Objective: The purpose of study was to investigate the impact of question prompts designed to guide students' focus on context-related issues as they solve problems in a web-based environment. Background: Online discussions integrated with...
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Graduate Students' Perspectives on the Meaningful Nature of Online Discussions
Jianxia Du; Ke Zhang; Anthony Olinzock; James Adams
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 21–36
This study investigated graduate students' perceptions of the online collaborations and the factors that contribute to the quality of online discussion with a qualitative case study. Data were collected through interviews with 20 graduate students...
Topics: Students, Teachers, Distance Education, eLearning, Collaboration
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Developing a Positive Mind-Set toward the Use of Technology for Classroom Instruction
Mabel C. P. O. Okojie; Anthony Olinzock
International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 33, No. 1 (2006)
The aim of this paper is to examine various indicators associated with the development of a positive mind-set toward the use of technology for instruction. The paper also examines the resources available to help teachers keep pace with technological ...
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The Pedagogy of Technology Integration
Mabel Okojie; Anthony A. Olinzock; Tinukwa C. Okojie-Boulder
Journal of Technology Studies Vol. 32, No. 2 (2006) pp. 66–71
The problem of integrating technology into teaching and learning process has become a perennial one. Common excuses for the limited use of technology to support instruction include shortage of computers, lack of computer skill and computer...
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Dynamic Task-Oriented Online Discussion for Student Learning: A Practical Model
Byron Havard; Jianxia Du; Anthony Olinzock
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 1, No. 2 (April 2005) pp. 62–73
A dynamic, task-oriented online discussion model for deep learning in distance education is described and illustrated in this article. Information, methods, and cognition, three general learning processes, provide the foundation on which the model...
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Deep Learning: The Knowledge, Methods and Cognition Process in Instructor-Led Online Discussion
Byron Havard; Jianxia Du; Anthony Olinzock
Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 6, No. 2 (2005) pp. 125–135
A structure for online discussion within a framework for deep learning provides three strategies for dynamic online discussion; flexible peer, structured topic, and collaborative task discussion. This article examines the discussion structure and...
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Teaching and Learning Creatively in a Multimedia Environment
Mabel CPO Okojie; Anthony Olinzock; Tinukwa Okojie
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1330–1331
The essence of education is to help individuals acquire knowledge, skills and attitude and to use what has been learned to create new knowledge for personal and societal development. This requires the learner to know and to understand the learning...
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Computer Skill Building--The Answer to Keyboarding Instruction?
Anthony A. Olinzock
Business Education Forum Vol. 52, No. 3 (1998) pp. 24–26
Keyboarding is an important skill that teachers often have limited time to teach. Software packages offer ways to analyze learners' skill levels, identify weaknesses, and generate structured individualized learning materials and prompts. (SK)