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Conducting Qualitative Research of Learning in Online Spaces
Yu-Chang Hsu
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 18, No. 3 (May 12, 2017)
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A review of models and frameworks for designing mobile learning experiences and environments
Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 41, No. 3 (Oct 31, 2015)
Mobile learning has become increasingly popular in the past decade due to the unprecedented technological affordances achieved through the advancement of mobile computing, making ubiquitous and situated learning possible. At the same time, there...
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Incorporating peer feedback for learning in a project-based online learning environment
Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 1097–1102
This paper reports findings of a case study on student participation and perception of peer feedback in a project-based learning environment in an online graduate level course. Findings indicate that peer feedback can be effectively implemented in...
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Mobile app design for teaching and learning: Educators’ experiences in an online graduate course
Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 14, No. 4 (Aug 28, 2013)
This research explored how educators with limited programming experiences learned to design mobile apps through peer support and instructor guidance. Educators were positive about the sense of community in this online course. They also considered...
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Peer feedback to facilitate project-based learning in an online environment
Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 14, No. 5 (Oct 31, 2013)
There has been limited research examining the pedagogical benefits of peer feedback for facilitating project-based learning in an online environment. Using a mixed method approach, this paper examines graduate students’ participation and perceptions ...
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Mobile microblogging: Using Twitter and mobile devices in an online course to promote learning in authentic contexts
Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 13, No. 4 (Sep 12, 2012) pp. 211–227
This research applied a mixed-method design to explore how best to promote learning in authentic contexts in an online graduate course in instructional message design. The students used Twitter apps on their mobile devices to collect, share, and...
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Learners’ Interpersonal Beliefs and Generated Feedback in an Online Role-Playing Peer- Feedback Activity: An Exploratory Study
Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 17, No. 2 (Mar 01, 2016)
Peer feedback affords interaction and critical thinking opportunities for learners in online courses. However, various factors prevent learners from taking advantage of these promising benefits. This study explored learners\u2019 perceptions of the...
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Gender Effects on Online Learners’ Preferences for Discussion Modality
Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 229–233
Audio/video discussion has been increasingly used in online courses due to its affordances to enhance online communication. However, whether learners of different characteristics can all benefit from this type discussion format has not been studied...
Topics: Gender, Audio, Distance/Flexible Education, Research & Evaluation
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Gender Effects on Undergraduate Students' Preference for Educational Website Interface Design
Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Huifen Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 658–665
This study investigated undergraduate students' gender-specific preferences for three website interface design features, including color value (CV), major navigation buttons placement (BP), and navigation mode (NM). Two hundred and four...
Topics: Navigation, Gender
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Becoming an Online Teacher: An Analysis of Prospective Online Instructors’ Reflections
Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Sally Baldwin
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 29, No. 2 (2018) pp. 145–168
Effective online teaching requires instructors to develop knowledge and new skills conducive to creating meaningful and successful learning experiences for online students This exploratory case study examined 34 prospective online instructors’...
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Teaching Online: Prospective Online Teachers’ Experiences and Prioritized Areas for Training
Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Kerry Rice
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 234–239
To become effective online instructors, teachers need to develop knowledge and a new set of skills conducive to creating a meaningful and successful learning experience for online students. This study surveyed 36 prospective online instructors on...
Topics: Training, Assessment, Distance/Flexible Education, Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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The Effect of Prior Knowledge and Navigation Mode on Learning from Animation: A cognitive load perspective
Huifen Lin; Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Francis Dwyer
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 540–546
An experimental study was designed and implemented to investigate the effect of prior knowledge (high versus low) and navigation mode (linear versus nonlinear) on students' learning from animation. Specifically, the research investigated if...
Topics: Navigation, Students
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Physical Computing for STEAM Education: Maker-Educators' Experiences in an Online Graduate Course
Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Sally Baldwin
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 37, No. 1 (January 2018) pp. 53–67
This research explored how K-16 educators learned physical computing, and developed as maker-educators in an online graduate course. With peer support and instructor guidance, these educators designed maker projects using Scratch and Makey Makey,...
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Becoming an Online Teacher: An Analysis of Prospective Online Instructors’ Reflections
Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Sally Baldwin
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2017 (Oct 17, 2017) pp. 278–291
Effective online teaching requires instructors to develop knowledge and new skills conducive to creating meaningful and successful learning experiences for online students This exploratory case study examined 34 prospective online instructors’...
Topics: Instructional Design
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Bookmarking/Tagging in the Web 2.0 Era: From an Individual Cognitive Tool to a Collaborative Knowledge Construction Tool for Educators
Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Barbara Grabowski
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 909–914
Web 2.0 affordances have changed the landscape of technology use for learning, knowledge construction, and collaboration. Social bookmarking, enabled by one of the Web 2.0 technologies termed tagging, can be employed to support the organization of...
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Effects of Navigation Mode and Animation on Learning Achievements: A Study on a Web-based Instructional Module
Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Huifen Lin; Francis Dwyer
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2792–2794
This study examines four levels of learning outcomes of 204 undergraduates in learning environments featured two navigation modes (i.e. linear and non-linear) and three instruction presentation modes (i.e., text, text with static graphics, and text...
Topics: Navigation, Instructional Design, Learning Outcomes
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Mobile Apps for Older Adults: Health, Learning, and Living
Sally Baldwin; Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 1402–1407
The growing population of older adults has the opportunity to live longer in a healthier manner than previous generations. Research has identified the importance of social connection, financial independence, and health care to increase longevity and ...
Topics: Community, Adults, Health, E-Learning Trends and Innovations (social learning, mobile, augmented etc.), Social & Cultural Issues
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Physical Computing for STEAM Education: Maker-Educators' Experiences in an Online Graduate Course
Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Sally Baldwin
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2017 (Oct 17, 2017) pp. 602–610
This research explored how K-16 educators learned physical computing, and developed as maker-educators in an online graduate course. With peer support and instructor guidance, these educators designed maker projects using Scratch and Makey Makey,...
Topics: research, Tools & Systems, Implementation Examples & Issues
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Research priorities in mobile learning: An international Delphi study / Les priorits de recherche en matire d'apprentissage mobile: Une tude de Delphes internationale
Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Chareen Snelson
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 40, No. 2 (May 16, 2014)
Along with advancing mobile technologies and proliferating mobile devices and applications, mobile learning research has gained great momentum in recent years. While there have been review articles summarizing past research, studies identifying...
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Revising a Large Question Pool for an Astronomy Class: A Collaboration Between Instructional Design Researchers and Astrophysicists
Khusro Kidwai; Yu-Chang Hsu; Stephen Redman; Hyeon woo Lee; Eugeniu Grigorescu; Scott Miller
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) p. 393
Instructional design researchers and astrophysicists at a large northeastern land-grant university carried out comprehensive analysis of the questions used in a large-enrollment hybrid-format (with both F2F and online components) introductory course ...
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Unobtrusive Measure of Attitude in Online Discussions: Implications for Crafting Discussion Triggers
Eugeniu Grigorescu; Chulapol Thanomsing; Barbara Grabowski; Khusro Kidvai; Scott Miller; Yu-Chang Hsu; Natalia Kapli; Kyu Yon Lim
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) p. 2675
The discussion forum constitutes an integral part of learning content and engaging students in higher order thinking in online courses, but can student attitude toward the course be revealed in those online discussions? If attitude toward the...