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Research Reports

DERN provides access to quality assured and current information resources around the use of digital technologies and digital media in education. These resources are annotated and linked to relevant categories to enable access to collections of similar resources under specific topics.


Continued progress: promising evidence on personalized learning

Posted on 27 Jan 2016 with 0 comments
ICT in education Personalising learning

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Despite the increased interest in personalized learning, the field lacks evidence about its effectiveness. This study is designed to address this need using the most rigorous method that can be applied to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded set of schools.


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Effective and ineffective uses of emerging technologies: towards a transformative pedagogical model

Posted on 27 Jan 2016 with 0 comments
ICT in developing countries ICT in education Teacher capacity

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This paper argues that pedagogically sound uses of emerging technologies (ETs) leverage the broader context of existing practices (cultural-historical context) to design learning activities that transform both the teaching and learning practices. The paper draws data from a national survey on uses of ETs among educators in higher education to propose a pedagogical model of use that has the potential to transform practice.


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Making a place for curricular transformation at the University of Technology Sydney

Posted on 20 Jan 2016 with 0 comments
Blended learning ICT in education Learning environment STEM education

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Over the years, the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has implemented a highly interactive, practice-based learning approach across the institution while undertaking construction of seven new technology-enhanced buildings to support overall growth and programmatic change. This case study describes the changes that have taken place at UTS, the inspiration behind them, how such large changes have been effectively implemented, and their overall impact on the university.


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Can online learning improve college math readiness? Randomized trials using Pearson’s MyFoundationsLab in summer bridge programs

Posted on 20 Jan 2016 with 0 comments
Personalising learning STEM education

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Ithaka S+R worked with five campuses in the University System of Maryland to explore whether an adaptive learning product provided by Pearson could be used to offer more accessible, lower-cost summer programs. The Pearson product, MyFoundationsLab, enhanced with Knewton’s adaptive learning engine, aims to personalize study paths for students. Adaptive technologies enable students to identify specific skill gaps and work independently online to address those gaps with interactive instructional materials and assessments.


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Getting a read on the app stores: a market scan and analysis of children’s literacy apps

Posted on 20 Jan 2016 with 0 comments
Computer games Early childhood

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Getting a Read on the App Stores analyzes the descriptions of the apps as well as their content to learn more about what parents are likely to encounter as they search for educational apps for their young children. The report covers recent trends and surfaces some recommendations for developers who are creating apps for children, as well as for parents and teachers looking for quality apps to teach foundational language and literacy skills to young children.


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2016 NMC technology outlook for Chinese K-12 education: a Horizon Project Regional Report

Posted on 20 Jan 2016 with 0 comments
Cloud computing Learning analytics Learning environment Mobile learning Trends

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This regional report was produced to explore important developments in technology and forecast their potential impact expressly in a Chinese context. A carefully selected panel of experts was asked to consider hundreds of relevant articles, and resources as part of the preparation that ultimately pinpointed the most notable technology topics, trends, and challenges for Chinese K-12 education over the next five years. The expert panel agreed that mobile learning, cloud computing, flipped classroom and makerspaces will likely tip into mainstream use within the next year.


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Measuring student engagement in an online program

Posted on 20 Jan 2016 with 0 comments
Engagement and performance ICT in education Teacher capacity

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In an effort to measure the effectiveness of faculty development courses promoting student engagement, the faculty development unit of Penn State's Online Campus conducted a pilot study within a large online Bachelor of Science in Business program. 2,296 students were surveyed in the spring and summer semesters of 2014 in order to seek their perspectives on (1) the extent of their engagement in the courses and (2) the degree to which their instructors promoted their engagement.


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Readiness of teachers and pupils for use of mobile devices as support for effective pedagogy in Nigeria: could location be a major determinant?

Posted on 20 Jan 2016 with 0 comments
Digital divide Digital literacy ICT in developing countries

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How prepared are teachers and pupils to use information and communication technology (ICT) such as mobile devices to aid teaching and learning in urban and rural schools at that level is a matter of concern and therefore formed the focus of this paper. The study is a survey of some urban and rural primary schools in Benue State of Nigeria. Urban-rural dichotomy, low ICT literacy, poverty, electricity and prohibition by school authority were identified as major challenges to effective use of mobile devices for teaching.


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Virtual worlds and social and educational inclusion: case study at Secondary Education Institute Cal Gravat

Posted on 20 Jan 2016 with 0 comments
Engagement and performance Virtual classrooms

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This article presents a case study with the goal of becoming familiar with and understanding the incorporation of one virtual learning world –Espurnik- in a curricular diversification classroom with students in a situation of educational exclusion or academic failure. This investigation was carried out from an interpretive paradigm with a qualitative methodology grounded in the Case Studies.


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How 7th grade students are using resources for learning in an online science course

Posted on 20 Jan 2016 with 0 comments
Assessment online Learning environment Personalising learning

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In this study 7th grade students were observed completing a series of lessons in an online science course to explore their thinking and strategies for using curriculum resources for learning, their thinking and strategies for self-assessing “assessment readiness”, and to explore the relationship between resource use and student grade in Science, end-of-lesson assessment score, and student learning style.


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