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Cathy Cavanaugh
University of Florida
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Project-based Learning in Undergraduate Educational Technology
Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2010–2016
Educators encounter complex and ill-defined problems within unpredictable contexts. Teacher education increasingly relies on problem-based and project-based learning. Technology-using educators face added complexities and possibilities of...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Students
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SHARING IT STAFF DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A STATEWIDE WEB RESOURCE
Cathy Cavanaugh
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) pp. 665–666
In the state of Florida, a web database has been developed to keep school districts and other agencies updated about available resources for staff development in instructional technology. This paper provides an overview of the need for the...
Topics: Databases
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Standards of Practice: Online Educator In-service Workshop on Curriculum Standards and Technology Applications #63
Cathy Cavanaugh; Terry Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2845–2846
"Standards of Practice" is a 10-hour, asynchronous web-based workshop designed for a broad range of educators. The workshop provides an overview of curriculum and technology standards, and integration of effective technology into standards-based...
Topics: Integration, Educational Technology, Professional Development, Standards, Instructional Materials
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Distance Education Quality: The Resources—Practices—Results Cycle and the Standards
Cathy Cavanaugh
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 168–173
The development and implementation of effective distance education happens in an iterative cycle. The three stages in the cycle are (1) procurement and preparation of the resources necessary to meet the distance education goals, (2) delivery of...
Topics: Distance Education, Developmental Stages, Standards
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Virtual Schooling: Effectiveness for Students and Implications for Teachers
Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 301–308
Abstract: The growth in the numbers of students learning online and the importance of online learning as a solution to educational challenges are two factors that have increased the need to study more closely the factors that effect student learning ...
Topics: Schools, Virtual Environments
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Online Technical Support Database for Educators #61
Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2677–2678
As educators depend more on technology, demand has grown for school technical support. Timely, convenient support is needed for schools to most effectively use technology. An online database was developed to provide immediate easy access to...
Topics: Multimedia, Software, Databases, Networking Technologies, Classrooms
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Distance Learning Program Review
Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 134–135
Recently the college of education faculty and administration at a regional state university stated that the college needed a thorough review of its policies, procedures and plans regarding distance learning. The college's technology committee...
Topics: Faculty, Distance Education, Educational Technology
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Effectiveness of Cyber Charter Schools: A Review of Research on Learnings
Cathy Cavanaugh
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 53, No. 4 (July 2009) pp. 28–31
Cyber charter schools in the United States have attracted considerable interest for students and families as alternatives to other public schools, as well as from policymakers. As charter school laws are enacted state-by-state, the climate for...
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Distance Learning Success Factors in the Resources-Processes-Results Cycle and College of Education Accreditation Standards
Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 361–366
Teacher educators designing distance education experiences can address the needs of teacher candidates using established quality guidelines and standards. The development and implementation of effective distance education happens in an iterative...
Topics: Developmental Stages, Distance Education, Teachers, Standards
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eBooks for Education
Cathy Cavanaugh; Terence Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1127–1129
An eBook is a form of publishing in a digital medium. Because reading is a basic component of most educational activities, providing alternative formats and supports for reading activities becomes necessary to reach all students, especially special...
Topics: Interaction, Distance Education, Students
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Effective Presentation Design
Terence Cavanaugh; Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1068–1069
Presentation software tool are powerful and adaptable products for creating custom lesson and presentations. Electronic presentations are used for education in three delivery formats: Teacher to Audience; Teacher to Individual; and Student to...
Topics: Teachers
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Blogging as a Professional Development Tool
Terence Cavanaugh; Cathy Cavanaugh
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 2872–2876
Weblog (blog) technologies have moved into the public awareness. While these technologies have been around for several years, they have been gathering more attention inside and outside the educational arena. Starting in spring semester of 2005, we...
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Teaching Educational Technology Off Campus: Across town and across borders – Lessons Learned
Cathy Cavanaugh; Terence Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 277–279
After a wide range of off-campus educational technology teaching experience, both teaching at remote sites locally and out of country, instructors share their experiences with situations and planning necessary for such teaching. Points developed...
Topics: Educational Technology, Distance Education
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A Linked Learning Community: Connecting the Introductory Educational Technology Course and the Diversity Course for Preservice Education
Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3190–3195
Teacher education programs are required by their accreditation agencies to include teaching methods to assist students with special needs and to effectively integrate technology into teaching. Because of the large and increasing number of special...
Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Community, Teaching Methods, Students
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Faculty Development in Educational Technology
Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 621–622
Many education faculty members do not feel qualified to integrate and model the use of technology in their own teaching. A faculty development program is one college's approach to expanding the confidence and abilities of education professors to use ...
Topics: Educational Technology, Faculty
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Information Age Teacher Education: Educational Collaboration To Prepare Teachers for Today's Students
Cathy Cavanaugh
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 47, No. 2 (2003) pp. 24–27
Describes two pilot programs at the University of North Florida (Jacksonville, FL) that connect instructional technology into the teacher education program: one uses technology in a community-based learning environment to improve preservice...
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Design for an Educational Technology Systems Course to Meet NCATE/ISTE Standards in Educational Technology Leadership
Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2730–2733
A new course developed for the University of North Florida's educational technology Master's program is Educational Technology Systems. This course is appropriate for educators who wish to deepen their understanding of computers in order to become...
Topics: Computers, Educational Technology, Schools, Developmental Stages, Networking Technologies
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ePLC: Potential and Design of Professional Learning Communities in the Cloud
Cathy cavanaugh
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 1838–1843
Abstract: Professional learning communities (PLCs) PLCs are collaborative groups with a shared goal of continuous improvement of their practice. They often engage in inquiry, action research, data analysis, planning, implementation, reflection, and...
Topics: Instructor Training and Support, Instructor Networking
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Training the Trainers: Technology for District ESOL Specialists
Terence Cavanaugh; Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1880–1884
Based on knowledge of ESOL learners, adult education, and teacher integration of technology, two faculty members from a regional state university partnered with the local school district to develop a training program that would ultimately improve...
Topics: Training, Teachers, Educational Technology, Faculty, Schools
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Interactive Maps in Online Educational Technology Courses
Terence Cavanaugh; Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3709–3712
The online courses discussed here used the visual medium of the interactive geographic map as a form of dialogue that was hypothesized to reduce students' sense of transactional distance during the course, build their skills with Web 2.0 media, and...
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Virtual Schools and the School Library
Terence Cavanaugh; Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 251–256
School libraries are an integral part of student achievement in the brick and mortar school and should play an equally important role in the online school. The school library should provide to students and faculty a collection of instructional,...
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Education Web Site Review and Redesign
Terence Cavanaugh; Cathy Cavanaugh
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 1288–1291
: Web sites are important for schools to support teachers, administrators, counselors, students, parents, and the community. Redesigning a school's web site can become a complex process and requires careful planning. Studies with web users (Yale...
Topics: Schools
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Building an Educational Technology Masters Degree Program with ISTE/NCATE Standards as the Foundation
Terence Cavanaugh; Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 783–784
: The NSDC 2001 staff development standards and ISTE's 2000 standards for educational computing and technology programs served as the foundation for a new Educational Technology Master's degree program at the University of North Florida, designed to ...
Topics: Standards, Educational Technology, Developmental Stages
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College Website Review and Revision
Cathy Cavanaugh; Terence Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 33–34
Websites are becoming increasingly important for schools as support for teachers, administrators, counselors, students, parents, and the community. Jamie Mackenzie (1997) offers four reasons for maintaining effective school websites: introducing...
Topics: Accessibility, Schools, Students
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Interactive Maps for Community in Online Learning
Terence W. Cavanaugh; Cathy Cavanaugh
Computers in the Schools Vol. 25, No. 3 (October 2008) pp. 235–242
The online courses studied here used the visual medium of the interactive geographic map as a form of dialogue to reduce students' sense of transactional distance during the course, build their skills with Web 2.0 media, and increase their...
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Factors Influencing Student Academic Performance in Online High School Algebra
Feng Liu; Cathy Cavanaugh
Open Learning Vol. 27, No. 2 (2012) pp. 149–167
This paper describes the effect of teacher comments, students' demographic information and learning management system utilisation on student final scores in algebra courses in a K-12 virtual learning environment. Students taking algebra courses in a ...
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Design of Online Professional Development in Science Content and Pedagogy: A Pilot Study in Florida
Cathy Cavanaugh; Kara Dawson
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 19, No. 5 (October 2010) pp. 438–446
The Exploring Florida Science project goals were: (1) increasing content knowledge of secondary science teachers, specifically in topics that are important to the future of the state, and (2) providing secondary science students with digital media...
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Meeting Needs of Refugee Children and Preservice Teachers through Educational Technology
Cathy Cavanaugh; Elinor Scheirer
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 698–705
As the population of a school or community diversifies, public school teachers must be prepared to work with children from a wider range of backgrounds. A pilot program was conceived to bring preservice teachers and refugee children together in ways ...
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIRTUAL CLASSES IN DIGITAL INTRANETS IN RURAL CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND
Ken Stevens; Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 512–515
In many countries schools in small and remote communities are vital to the national economic infrastructure as they are often located near mines, forests, fisheries or agricultural activities. However, it is difficult to attract and retain...
Topics: Educational Technology, Schools
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Student Perceptions of Transactional Distance in Online Teacher Education Courses
Kathryn Kennedy; Cathy Cavanaugh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 485–490
As teacher education shifts to online delivery, the need grows for teacher education course designers and instructors to better understand how teaching and learning vary with delivery system. One frame for understanding the online milieu from...
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Developing Pedagogy and Course Design Skills in Novice Virtual School Teachers in Australia
Cathy Cavanaugh; Meredith Roe
Journal of Online Learning Research Vol. 5, No. 1 (March 2019) pp. 5–22
Ten secondary schools in a large statewide education system initiated a virtual school network to address the lack of upper secondary school courses for university entry in smaller high schools. This article highlights the yearlong professional...
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High Enrollment Course Success Factors in Virtual School: Factors influencing student academic achievement
Feng Liu; Cathy Cavanaugh
International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 10, No. 4 (September 2011) pp. 393–418
This paper describes a study of success factors in high enrollment courses in a K-12 virtual school learning environment. The influence of variables: time student spent in the learning management system (LMS), number of times logged into the LMS,...
Topics: Achievement, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Secondary Education, eLearning
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Class Map for Community in Online Education Course
Terence Cavanaugh; Cathy Cavanaugh; Swapna Kumar
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 285–301
This paper examines using a shared student-generated and interactive map displaying the locations of students in an online course as a resource for community building. Facilitating stronger feelings of community is an important component for...
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Comparison of Face-to-Face, Semi-Online, and Fully Online Approaches for Introduction to Educational Technology Courses for Educators
Cathy Cavanaugh; Terence Cavanaugh; Zella Boulware
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 401–402
An important experience for educators is learning to use computer technology for teaching and learning. In Florida, a course for undergraduates and a graduate class offer that experience. The courses topics include educational hardware, software,...
Topics: Ethical Issues, Legal Issues, Educational Technology, Students
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A Journey of Design: Developing a Technology Based Unit Assessment System: Designing and Implementing a Teacher Education Unit Assessment System
Terence Cavanaugh; Cathy Cavanaugh; Larry Daniels
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 40–46
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) has developed professional standards for accreditation of academic units offering professional education programs. NCATE requires that each unit have an assessment system for...
Topics: Teachers, Assessment
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An Investigation of Factors Influencing Student Use of Technology in K-12 Classrooms Using Path Analysis
Albert D. Ritzhaupt; Kara Dawson; Cathy Cavanaugh
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 46, No. 3 (2012) pp. 229–254
The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of teachers' characteristics, school characteristics, and contextual characteristics on classroom technology integration and teacher use of technology as mediators of student use of technology. ...
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A Call to Action for Research in Digital Learning: Learning without Limits of Time, Place, Path, Pace…or Evidence
Cathy Cavanaugh; Christopher Sessums; Wendy Drexler
Journal of Online Learning Research Vol. 1, No. 1 (February 2015) pp. 9–15
This essay is a call for rethinking our approach to research in digital learning. It plots a path founded in social trends and advances in education. A brief review of these trends and advances is followed by discussion of what flattened research...
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Development and Management of Virtual Schools: Issues and Trends
Cathy Cavanaugh; Rachel Bordelon; Terence Cavanaugh; Jan Hinson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 274–276
The number of virtual schools in North America currently exceeds 100, and over thirty publicly funded cybercharter schools have been launched in the past five years. The movement of students and teachers into virtual schools has important...
Topics: Schools, Teachers, Educational Technology, Virtual Environments, Students
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Investigation of a Special Education Program in a Public Cyber Charter School
Carrie Spitler; Jeanne Repetto; Cathy Cavanaugh
American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 27, No. 1 (2013) pp. 4–15
For students with disabilities who are at risk of leaving high school without graduating, virtual schools have become a popular alternative to traditional schools. One promising approach to increasing graduation rates is to design learning...
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An Evaluation of the Conditions, Processes, and Consequences of Laptop Computing in K-12 Classrooms
Cathy Cavanaugh; Kara Dawson; Albert Ritzhaupt
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 45, No. 3 (2011) pp. 359–378
This article examines how laptop computing technology, teacher professional development, and systematic support resulted in changed teaching practices and increased student achievement in 47 K-12 schools in 11 Florida school districts. The overview...
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Design and Implementation of an Online Ed.D. Program in Educational Technology
Cathy Cavanaugh; Kara Dawson; Richard Ferdig
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 278–284
The demand for education of educational technology leaders in practice led to the development of an online Ed.D. program in Educational Technology. This paper describes the program development and implementation that resulted from these influences....
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Conditions, Processes and Consequences of 1:1 Computing in K-12 Classrooms: The Impact on Teaching Practices and Student Achievement
Cathy Cavanaugh; Kara Dawson; Albert Ritzhaupt
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1956–1963
This paper examines how 1:1 computing technology, teacher professional development, and systemic support were used to change teaching practices and influence student achievement in 47 K-12 schools in 11 Florida districts. With the school as the unit ...
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Florida's EETT Leveraging Laptops Initiative and Its Impact on Teaching Practices
Kara Dawson; Cathy Cavanaugh; Albert D. Ritzhaupt
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 41, No. 2 (2008) pp. 143–159
This study measures changes in teaching practices that occurred during a school year that included laptop implementation and professional development. The changes were documented through direct observations of more than 400 classrooms in more than...
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Research and Practice in K-12 Online Learning: A Review of Open Access Literature
Cathy Cavanaugh; Michael Barbour; Tom Clark
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 10, No. 1 (Feb 23, 2009)
The literature related to online learning programs for K-12 students dates to the mid-1990s and builds upon a century of research and practice from K-12 distance education. While K-12 online learning programs have evolved and grown over the past...
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Leaders of School Technology Innovation: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Change Facilitator Style Questionnaire (CFSQ)
Feng Liu; Albert Ritzhaupt; Cathy Cavanaugh
Journal of Educational Administration Vol. 51, No. 5 (2013) pp. 576–593
Purpose: This paper aims to describe a construct validation study of the Change Facilitator Style Questionnaire (CFSQ), an instrument designed to measure the leadership style of school principals as change facilitators. Design/methodology/approach:...
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Participation in the Virtual Environment of Blended College Courses: An Activity Study of Student Performance
Cathy Cavanaugh; John Mayberry; Jace Hargis
International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 15, No. 4 (2016) pp. 423–432
This paper describes an observational study of the introduction of Sakai?s Learning Management System (LMS) into several liberal arts courses at a women?s college in the Middle East. Student participation in the CLE was tracked over the course of...
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Online Learning for Students with Disabilities: A Framework for Success
Cathy Cavanaugh; Nicola Wayer Jeanne Repetto
Journal of Special Education Technology Vol. 28, No. 1 (2013)
Students with disabilities increasingly are choosing online learning experiences. Research-based interventions need to be applied to online learning to keep these students engaged in school. From the literature on students with disabilities who are...
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iPad Learning Ecosystem: Developing Challenge-Based Learning Using Design Thinking
Catalina Marin; Jace Hargis; Cathy Cavanaugh
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education Vol. 14, No. 2 (April 2013) pp. 22–34
In order to maximize college English language students' learning, product development, 21st Century skills and engagement with real world meaningful challenges, a course was designed to integrate Challenge Based Learning (CBL) and iPad mobile...
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An Innovation Framework for Holistic School Transformation: Ten Critical Conversations for the 21st Century
Cathy Cavanaugh; Aidan McCarthy; Mark East
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 1560–1569
Abstract: Meeting individual and community needs in many schools requires complex holistic transformation. Using technology as the only solution will not solve these challenges. Even when introduced in schools with the necessary physical...
Topics: Implementation Experiences
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Participation in the Virtual Environment of Blended College Courses: An Activity Study of Student Performance
Cathy Cavanaugh; Jace Hargis; John Mayberry
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 17, No. 3 (May 16, 2016)
This paper describes a study of success factors in the introductory semester of liberal studies blended courses offered at the bachelor of science level. The influence of student participation in the online course environment was examined, as...