Applying pedagogical considerations in developing online material for a distance learning Computer Science Foundation course

Thanos Hatziapostolou; Iraklis Paraskakis

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 1731–1738

Distance learning has reached a sufficient level of maturity that it has made it acceptable. Online teaching environments, multimedia educational systems and numerous forms of technology allow distance learners to engage in the learning process....

Topics: Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Distance Education, Computer Sciences

Enhancing the Impact of Formative Feedback on Student Learning through an Online Feedback System

Thanos Hatziapostolou; Iraklis Paraskakis

Electronic Journal of e-Learning Vol. 8, No. 2 (2010) pp. 111–122

Formative feedback is instrumental in the learning experience of a student. It can be effective in promoting learning if it is timely, personal, manageable, motivational, and in direct relation with assessment criteria. Despite its importance,...

Blended University Teaching Using Virtual Learning Environments: Conceptions and Approaches

Petros Lameras; Philippa Levy; Iraklis Paraskakis; Sheila Webber

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 40, No. 1 (January 2012) pp. 141–157

This paper reports findings from a phenomenographic investigation into blended university teaching using virtual learning environments (VLEs). Interviews with 25 Computer Science teachers in Greek universities illuminated a spectrum of teachers'...