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   Rewiring education: how technology can unlock every student’s potential
Couch J., Towne J., Benbella Books, Dallas, TX, 2018. 272 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-977363-35-0)

Back in 2001, Marc Prensky stated:...

May 6 2021
  Can a diversity statement increase diversity in MOOCs?
Kizilcec R., Saltarelli A.  L@S 2019 (Proceedings of the Sixth ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale, Chicago, IL, Jun 24-25, 2019) 1-8, 2019.  Type: Proceedings

Recently, the dean of a university business school asked me to write a diversity statement as part of an application for a teaching position. I asked him what goes in a diversity statement; he didn’t have an answer, and I did...

Jun 8 2020
   Multiplatform MOOC analytics: comparing global and regional patterns in edX and Edraak
Ruipérez-Valiente J., Halawa S., Reich J.  L@S 2019 (Proceedings of the Sixth (2019) ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale, Chicago, IL, Jun 24-25, 2019) 1-9, 2019.  Type: Proceedings

Outcomes from a regional massive open online course (MOOC) are better than those from a global MOOC. The best-known MOOCs are global, such as edX, Coursera, and FutureLearn, but regional MOOCs exist. The paper compares the effectivenes...

May 19 2020
  Deciphering the attributes of student retention in massive open online courses using data mining techniques
Gupta S., Sabitha A. Education and Information Technologies 24(3): 1973-1994, 2019.  Type: Article

This paper aims to explain why only a small portion of the students enrolled in a massive open online course (MOOC) actually complete the course. Completion rates in MOOC courses range from ten to 30 percent. The conclusions presented,...

Jul 31 2019
  Towards a competency model: a review of the literature and the competency standards
El Asame M., Wakrim M. Education and Information Technologies 23(1): 225-236, 2018.  Type: Article

This paper has a title that clearly defines its content, but I found section 4, “The Proposed Model and Case Study,” the most interesting. Competency-based education and assessment can be briefly defined as R...

Jul 16 2019
  Exploring parent use of early STEM media to inform design for children
Hightower B., Sheehan K., Lauricella A., Wartella E.  IDC 2019 (Proceedings of the 18th ACM International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, Boise, ID, Jun 12-15, 2019) 102-108, 2019.  Type: Proceedings

From the first sentence of the abstract: “This paper explores how parents identify and use science and math media to engage their preschool children in informal science and math learning.” Existing research shows th...

Jul 3 2019
  Technology for efficient learner support services in distance education: experiences from developing countries
Anjana ., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2018. 275 pp.  Type: Book

While open and distance learning generates huge revenues for educational institutions in more developed nations, it is quite interesting to know that this phenomenon is also catching on in developing countries like India. Distance lear...

Jun 5 2019
  Didactics of smart pedagogy: smart pedagogy for technology enhanced learning
Daniela L., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2019. 478 pp.  Type: Book (978-3-030015-50-3)

When I first started teaching, my classroom had a time capsule of technology: chalk and chalkboard, dry erase markers and whiteboard, overhead projector and liquid-crystal display (LCD) projector, tabletop podium and computer podium. A...

Apr 18 2019
  A study into the usability and security implications of text and image based challenge questions in the context of online examination
Ullah A., Xiao H., Barker T. Education and Information Technologies 24(1): 13-39, 2019.  Type: Article

This research provides interesting hints for researchers and educational institutions concerned with the security of online learning environments. The authors tackle the problem of impersonation via challenge questions, to find an appr...

Apr 8 2019
  A robust machine learning technique to predict low-performing students
Liao S., Zingaro D., Thai K., Alvarado C., Griswold W., Porter L. ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE) 19(3): 1-19, 2019.  Type: Article

Academic failure is one of the most important problems in higher education institutions around the world. In a continuous cycle, universities admit new students and graduate others, but the road to success in academia is teeming with f...

Mar 20 2019
 
 
 
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