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Perceived Learning and Students' Perceptions toward Using Tablets for Learning: The Mediating Role of Perceived Engagement among High School Students
Tal Soffer; Efrat Yaron
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 55, No. 7 (2017) pp. 951–973
Integrating mobile technology in schools has become a growing trend in recent years. Studies suggest that the use of tablets has potential contributions for learning. The current study explored the use of tablets for learning among 427 high school...
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Implementation of MOOCs as Part of the Academic Curriculum at Tel Aviv University
Tal Soffer; Anat Cohen
Global Learn 2015 (April 2015) pp. 724–730
The study presented in this paper examines the feasibility of using MOOCs as a learning environment in academic courses. This paper focuses on the students who participated in two MOOCs which offered by Tel Aviv University (TAU) during the year 2013....
Topics: online learning environments
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Effectiveness of learning in online academic courses compared with face-to-face courses in higher education
Tal Soffer; Rafi Nachmias
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34, No. 5 (October 2018) pp. 534–543
This study examined the effectiveness of 3 online courses compared with the same 3 courses in a face-to-face (F2F) format, which had the same characteristics (e.g., the same instructor and final exam content and place). Effectiveness was examined by ...
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Implementation of Tel Aviv University MOOCs in academic curriculum: A pilot study
Tal Soffer; Anat Cohen
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 16, No. 1 (Feb 11, 2015)
The study presented in this paper examines the feasibility of using MOOCs as a learning environment in academic courses. This paper focuses on the students who participated in two MOOCs offered by Tel Aviv University (TAU) during the year 2013. The...
Topics: Curriculum, Attitudes
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Implementation of Tel Aviv University MOOCs in Academic Curriculum: A Pilot Study
Tal Soffer; Anat Cohen
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 16, No. 1 (Feb 11, 2015) pp. 80–97
The study presented in this paper examines the feasibility of using MOOCs [Massive open online courses] as a learning environment in academic courses. This paper focuses on the students who participated in two MOOCs offered by Tel Aviv University ...
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Diffusion of Web Supported Instruction in Higher Education--The Case of Tel-Aviv University
Tal Soffer; Rafi Nachmias; Judith Ram
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 13, No. 3 (2010) pp. 212–223
This paper describes a study that focused on long-term web-supported learning diffusion among lecturers at Tel Aviv University (TAU), from an organizational point of view. The theoretical models we used to examine this process are Rogers' model for "...
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Types of Participant Behavior in a Massive Open Online Course
Tali Kahan; Tal Soffer; Rafi Nachmias
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 18, No. 6 (Sep 25, 2017)
In recent years there has been a proliferation of massive open online courses (MOOCs), which provide unprecedented opportunities for lifelong learning. Registrants approach these courses with a variety of motivations for participation....
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Understanding successful and sustained technology enabled learning across institutional and cultural contexts in higher education
Anat Cohen; Tal Soffer; Michael Henderson
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 1623–1630
Large scale of binational survey with 3003 students from Monash and Tel Aviv Universities was conducted. The main aim was to better understand students’ actual experiences with digital technologies during their studies – highlighting the...
Topics: Learning management systems and environments, Technology uses in cross-cultural and multicultural contexts
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Diffusion of Web – Supported Academic Instruction
Tal Soffer; Rafi Nachmias; Judith Ram
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 2995–3000
The use of the Internet for instruction in academic institutions has grown in the last years. This raises questions on the process and the potential of Internet implementation in teaching. This study copes with questions in the macro-level, focusing ...
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Active learners’ characterization in MOOC forums and their generated knowledge
Anat Cohen; Udi Shimony; Rafi Nachmias; Tal Soffer
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 50, No. 1 (January 2019) pp. 177–198
This study explores and characterizes learners' participation patterns in MOOC forums, as well as the factors that correlate with learners' participation. Educational data mining and learning analytics methods were used to retrieve and analyze the...