Search results for author:"Peter Mikolaj"
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Connecting Students with the Real World, Virtually
Peter Mikolaj; Sharon Guan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 257–259
Abstract: The paper presents a case study of an insurance course developed within the theoretic framework of experiential learning. Students enrolled in this course selected real companies as their project subjects, for which some corporate risk...
Topics: Virtual Environments
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Collaborative Problem Solving in the Online Environment: A Case Study of a Web-based Undergraduate Business Course
Sharon Guan; Peter Mikolaj
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 653–658
In building an online course or transforming a traditional course for online delivery, the most critical element is not the selection of appropriate media but the selection of the most effective teaching strategies. This paper presents a case...
Topics: Instructional Design
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Using Corporate Consultants to Connect Online Students with the Real World
Sharon Guan; Peter Mikolaj
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1535–1538
One of the goals of education is to prepare student to succeed in their careers. To achieve such a goal entails efforts in at least three areas: 1) defining what competencies (knowledge, skills, or emotional intelligence) are most valued in a...
Topics: Curriculum, Virtual Environments, Competencies
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Teaching Enterprise Risk Management: A Modeling Approach
Peter Mikolaj; Concetta DePaolo
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 123–127
This curriculum project developed a senior-level course for students coming from different business majors whose prior coursework does not include a common background in the specialized area of Enterprise Risk Management. The course will also be...
Topics: Business
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Using Multimedia to Scaffold Hybrid/Online Student-Centered Learning
E-Ling Hsiao; Peter Mikolaj
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 562–567
The purpose of this study was to investigate student satisfaction with multimedia modules provided and their perceptions of scaffolding strategies used in multimedia modules to support student-centered learning. Sixteen students enrolled in one...
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Student Perceptions of Using Wikis to Support Project-based Learning
E-Ling Hsiao; Peter Mikolaj; Xiaoxia Huang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 557–561
The purpose of this study was to investigate student perceptions of using wikis to support project-based learning in online environments. Twenty-two students enrolled in an online course participated in the study. Students did not report positively ...
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Facilitating Web-based Instruction: Formative Research on Improving an Online Undergraduate Business Course
Jenny Wang-Chavez; Rovy Branon; Peter Mikolaj
Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 2, No. 3 (2001) pp. 209–20
This purpose of this study was to assist an instructor in facilitating an online course while the class was being offered, and to provide timely interventions for improving the course during the semester. Instructional interventions were suggested...