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Exploring Value Variations in Instructor Presence Techniques for Online Students

open access: yesInSight, 2021
This study sought to define and measure online undergraduate students’ perceived value of instructor presence techniques across five communication mediums per pedagogical goal (connection to course content, connection to classmates, connection to the ...
Sarah N. Robertson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using LectureTools to enhance student–instructor relations and student engagement in the large class [PDF]

open access: yesResearch in Learning Technology, 2015
Positive student–instructor relationships are important for student engagement, motivation, retention and achievement. Yet, as class sizes grow, these relationships can be increasingly difficult to develop.
Jerie Shaw   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Peers and Instructors as Sources of Distraction from a Cognitive Load Perspective

open access: yesInternational Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2018
Framed by literature regarding classroom interactions that affect students’ cognitive processing, this study provided an integrative approach to understanding distracting instructor and student communication. Participants qualitatively reported on either
Brandi Frisby   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meaningful connection in virtual classrooms: graduate students’ perspectives on effective instructor presence in blended courses

open access: yesFrontiers in Education, 2023
This qualitative study explored 15 graduate students’ perspectives on effective online instructor presence. Analysis of interviews, a survey, and a focus group revealed students value early relationship-building through consistent participation ...
Laura McNeill, Saad Bushaala
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the role of instructor gestures during virtual lectures

open access: yesFrontiers in Computer Science
The purpose of this study was to establish the importance of instructor gestures in online lectures. Social information processing theory explains that virtual communication can be just as effective as face-to-face communication if communicators ...
Stephanie Kelly   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effects of instructor clarity and non-verbal immediacy on Chinese and Iranian EFL students’ affective learning: The mediating role of instructor understanding

open access: yesStudies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Drawing on the rhetorical/relational goal theory, this study examined the role of instructor clarity and non-verbal immediacy in affective learning through the mediation of instructor understanding.
Ali Derakhshan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Visual Aids as Response Facilitators in Dialogue Journals

open access: yesLanguage and Literacy: A Canadian Educational e-journal, 2018
Dialogue journals are useful pedagogical tools for developing communicative written fluency. While instructors often respond to student writing by modeling, questioning and providing feedback, visual aids are also sometimes used to enhance communication.
M. Gregory Tweedie, Roswita Dressler
doaj   +1 more source

BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defining Feedback: Understanding Students’ Perceptions of Feedback in the Introductory Communication Course

open access: yesJournal of Communication Pedagogy, 2021
Feedback is an essential part of the teaching/learning processes. This statement is especially true in the introductory communication course where students receive feedback throughout the presentational speaking process.
Drew T. Ashby-King   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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