The effectiveness of m-learning in the form of podcast revision lectures in higher education

Chris Evans

Computers & Education Vol. 50, No. 2 (February 2008) pp. 491–498

In this paper we describe a study of the effectiveness of mobile learning (m-learning) in the form of podcasting, for teaching undergraduate students in Higher Education. Podcasting involves downloading a series of audio or video broadcasts (files)...

Language: English

Twitter for teaching: Can social media be used to enhance the process of learning?

Chris Evans

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 45, No. 5 (Sep 16, 2014) pp. 902–915

Can social media be used to enhance the process of learning by students in higher education? Social media have become widely adopted by students in their personal lives. However, the application of social media to teaching and learning remains to be ...

Navigational Interface Design for Multimedia Courseware

Chris Evans; Mark Edwards

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 8, No. 2 (1999) pp. 151–174

This paper is concerned with the design and construction of navigational interfaces to multimedia courseware, in partic-ular a Virtual Module for the education of undergraduate degree students. A distinction is drawn between multimedia and...

Topics: Virtual Environments, Navigation, Multimedia

The interactivity effect in multimedia learning

Chris Evans; Nicola J. Gibbons

Computers & Education Vol. 49, No. 4 (December 2007) pp. 1147–1160

The aim of this study was to determine whether the addition of interactivity to a computer-based learning package enhances the learning process. A sample of 33 (22 male and 11 female) undergraduates on a Business and Management degree used a...

Language: English

Operation Graduating Gilbert: Student Perceptions of a Unique Course Design

Shelley Evans; Chris Roddenberry; Cynthia Bowers

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1452–1457

The growth of online learning in post-secondary education has made it imperative to find models for improving the quality of online course design. As part of a grant project, an instructional team of designers and subject matter experts aimed to...

Topics: Games & Simulations, Distance/Flexible Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Virtual learning in the biological sciences: pitfalls of simply “putting notes on the web”

Chris Evans; Nicola J. Gibbons; Kavita Shah; Darren K. Griffin

Computers & Education Vol. 43, No. 1 (2004) pp. 49–61

Computer-based learning (CBL) is well established and its benefits are widely reported. It has found considerable utility in recent years with the explosion in interest in the use of the Web as a knowledge medium. Many online courses, however,...

Computer Simulations Improve University Instructional Laboratories

Nicola J. Gibbons; Chris Evans; Annette Payne; Kavita Shah; Darren K. Griffin

Cell Biology Education Vol. 3, No. 4 (2004) pp. 263–269

Laboratory classes are commonplace and essential in biology departments but can sometimes be cumbersome, unreliable, and a drain on time and resources. As university intakes increase, pressure on budgets and staff time can often lead to reduction in ...