While textbooks are crucial to learning in the traditional classroom-based setting, their role in
e-learning environment might be different. Through a categorical analysis, this study …

ABSTRACT A growing amount of research focuses on learning in group settings and more
specifically on learning in computersupported collaborative learning (CSCL) settings …

The term 'vicarious learning'was introduced in the 1960s by Bandura, who demonstrated
how learning can occur through observing the behaviour of others. Such social learning is …

The Virtual Student is an essential resource for online educators working with students in
higher education and training settings. The authors offer an overview of the key issues of …

This paper investigates whether the selective use of technology can begin to overcome the
challenge of large cohort teaching and deliver an enhanced student learning experience. It …

The authors compared the underlying student response patterns to an end-of-course rating
instrument for large student samples in online, blended and face-to-face courses. For each …

What are the aims of higher education? What are the strategies necessary for institutional
improvement? How might the student experience be improved? The emergence of the …

While a great deal of research has studied the messages students contribute to electronic
discussion forums, productive participation in online learning conversations requires more …

The aim of this paper is to study the online teaching styles of two teachers who each tutor a
networked learning community (NLC), within the same workshop. The study is undertaking …

Teaching methods that promote interaction and discussion are known to benefit learning.
However, large class sizes make it difficult to implement these methods. Research from the …