Educational Broadcasting in Iran in the 1960s and 1970s (2)
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2y ago
Table of Contents Farhad Saba, Ph. D. (c) All rights reserved ERTI’s Exceptional Team ERTI unit managers, radio and television producers, graphic artists and set designers, educational technologists, educational evaluators, researchers and the many broadcast engineers and technicians who made ERTI possible were creative, energetic, enthusiastic and forward-looking young women and men. They embodied the skills and enthusiasm that were necessary to grow an organization that was designed to support and nurture human resources within ERTI and in other organizations in the country at a time of rapi ..read more
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Table of Contents: Educational Broadcasting Iran in the 1960s and 1970s
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Educational Broadcasting in Iran in the 1960s and 1970s (1) Educational Broadcasting in Iran in the 1960s and 1970s (2) The post Table of Contents: Educational Broadcasting Iran in the 1960s and 1970s first appeared on Distance-Educator.com ..read more
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Educational Broadcasting in Iran in the 1960s and 1970s
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by fsaba
2y ago
FARHAD SABA, Ph. D. (C) All rights reserved INTRODUCTION THE 1960s and the 1970s were exciting and effervescent, and consequential times for Iran. After decades of disenchantment because of overt foreign intervention and domestic turmoil there was relative calm in political conditions. This period of tranquility promised a new beginning for the country. To be sure, foreign intervention and domestic turmoil did not stop. Although the country witnessed unprecedented economic growth, there were parallel religious and anti-government political currents that challenged the economic progress of the ..read more
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Post-Pandemic Future: Implications for Privacy
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by fsaba
3y ago
The time has come for privacy to expand beyond compliance to include determinations about what should be protected and consideration of ethical implications, balancing institutional priorities with the rights of individuals. The intersection of issues including COVID-19, student success, and the emergence of the chief privacy officer (CPO) role highlights the growing importance of privacy in higher ed for 2021 and beyond. Going forward, privacy must be baked into all decisions made by institutional leaders. EDUCAUSE The post Post-Pandemic Future: Implications for Privacy first appeared on Di ..read more
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The Effectiveness of Adaptive Learning Software on Exam and Course Outcomes in Online Precalculus Courses
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3y ago
The study examines the effectiveness of adaptive learning technology as a supplemental component in online precalculus courses using data from vendor software and a public university system in the southeastern United States. Outcomes examined include final exam score and course completion with a passing grade. The results highlight that not all students utilize the technology and many will not take exams. Of those who participated in the course as intended, adaptive learning activity shows a modest and positive influence on final exam scores and successful course completion. Results further i ..read more
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The higher degree by research student as ‘master’: Utilising a design thinking approach to improve learner experience in higher degree research supervision
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by fsaba
3y ago
This article presents a work-based learning and research approach to professional postgraduate education specifically in the case of Higher Degree by Research (HDR) programs. It highlights a prototype of the Cohort-based Advisory Team (CAT) model as a useful strategy. The authors propose that a design thinking approach that empathises with the student experience as the “Master” of the design reveals insights that may inform future formal higher education in the professions. An overview of the design thinking process associated with the Professional Studies programs as developed at the Univers ..read more
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Using Peer Assisted Learning to improve academic engagement and progression of first year online law students
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by fsaba
3y ago
The University of Southern Queensland’s online study environment continues to grow with over 16,000 students studying online. Pre-Covid-19, online enrolments typically represent around 67% of all students studying at USQ. This article usefully analyses quantitative data in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot of an online peer-assisted learning program for first-year Law students. The article asks whether a customised online Meet-Up program can objectively enhance student engagement and academic performance in a first-year law course. Results from the pilot were positive and are a ..read more
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Professional Networking: Exploring Differences Between Offline and Online Networking
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by fsaba
3y ago
Professional networking has mostly been researched in offline contexts. With professional social networking sites (SNS), such as LinkedIn or the German platform XING, professional networking can be extended to online contexts. Therefore, this study examines if people differ in the intensity of offline and online networking and if influence factors differentially predict offline and online networking. An exploratory online survey of working people (N = 326, Mage = 37 years, 56% women) revealed that mean values among the four different networking types did not differ significantly. Ho ..read more
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Download White Paper
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by fsaba
3y ago
Breaking Through the Distance: How Relationships Foster Online Leanring In the spring of 2020, in response to COVID-19, Breakthrough Collaborative mounted an unprecedented, network-wide effort to develop a virtual ecosystem. The aim was to deliver a replica of its in-person summer program of academic and social-emotional support to thousands of students at its 24 affiliates across the country. The staff faced two significant challenges: the first was the prevailing wisdom that meaningful relationships between educators and students — the hallmark of the Breakthrough culture — could not be tra ..read more
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Content-specific differences in Padlet perception for collaborative learning amongst undergraduate students
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by fsaba
3y ago
Collaborative learning offers benefits but there is insufficient information on how students perceive specific digital tools supporting collaborative learning and whether there are content-related differences in students’ perceptions. Here, we utilised Padlet to mediate collaborative learning amongst undergraduate students from two distinct disciplines, Dentistry and Bioscience to examine students’ perceptions of Padlet-mediated learning and identify any content-specific differences. Data distribution was assessed via Shapiro–Wilk test, Mann–Whitney U test was used to assess distribution of r ..read more
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