Modeling Online Learning: Social, Technological and Cognitive Influence

Demei Shen; Pei-Ju Liu

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2423–2428

Abstract: The model intended to examine students' participation, satisfaction, and performance in a computer management system (CMS). Based on empirical studies in the area of online learning, how the socio-technical nature of online learning,...

Topics: Learning Management Systems

Effects of a computer-assisted concept mapping learning strategy on EFL college students’ English reading comprehension

Pei-Lin Liu; Chiu-Jung Chen; Yu-Ju Chang

Computers & Education Vol. 54, No. 2 (February 2010) pp. 436–445

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of a computer-assisted concept mapping learning strategy on EFL college learners’ English reading comprehension. The research questions were: (1) what was the influence of the computer...

Tracking the Field Experience of Pre-service Teachers: A Constructivist Approach

Chwee Beng Lee; Pei Ju Liu; Guan Yu Lin

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 2743–2747

The current tracking system for pre-service teachers’ field experiences is mainly for administrative purpose. In this paper, we propose a web-based tracking system that incorporates students’ assessment in place of the current system. ...

Topics: Teachers

Building a Model Explaining the Social Nature of Online Learning

I-Chun Tsai; Bosung Kim; Pei-Ju Liu; Sean P. Goggins; Christiana Kumalasari; James M. Laffey

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 11, No. 3 (2008) pp. 198–215

Based on a framework emphasizing the social nature of learning, this research examines a model of how social constructs affect satisfaction within online learning using path analysis for students in higher education. The social constructs evaluated...

Social Nature of Online Learning in Sakai

Social Computing Research Group; Xinxin Huang; Christiana Kumalasari; Piyanan Nuankhieo; Demei Shen; Bosung Kim; I-Chun Tsai; Pei-Ju Liu; Paul Turner; Chris Amelung; David Reid; James Laffey

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 613–620

This study explored the social nature of online learning in a computer management system (CMS). Based on Wenger's (1998) social theory of learning and an awareness framework for online collaborative learning proposed by Carroll et al, (2003), a four-...

Topics: Social Sciences, Information Sciences, Computer Sciences, Learning Management Systems, Social Studies