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Research/Case Studies

Can a Video Game Make Someone Nice?

By Karl M. Kapp / November 20, 2012

In this article, Karl Kapp questions the effectiveness of games in changing leaner behaviors and attitudes. More precisely, does playing a prosocial game result in a person exhibiting prosocial behavior outside of the game environment? And what does this mean for game design as it relates to learning? » [Full Article]
TAGS: Design and Development, Games and Simulations

Research/Case Studies

How important is Twitter in your Personal Learning Network?

By Clint Lalonde / September 27, 2012

There is a growing interest in Personal Learning Networks (PLN) and Twitter among educators. In this phenomenological research study, seven educators were interviewed about their experiences using Twitter within a PLN to try to understand if Twitter played a unique and specific role within their PLN. While a PLN does not require Twitter, this research shows that Twitter does play a significant role in the PLN, and that there are unique characteristics of Twitter which makes it a powerful platform to connect and collaborate with a PLN. » [Full Article]
TAGS: Digital Literacy, Social Learning

Research/Case Studies

Connecting Mobile Learning To The Cloud

By Rovy F. Branon, Moses Wolfenstein, Chris Raasch / February 28, 2012

Amazon's SimpleDB provides a low-cost, scalable solution for applications requiring robust, potentially processor-intensive database tasks. This article describes lessons learned by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Extension's Academic Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Laboratory (AADLC) while using Amazon SimpleDB as a cloud storage solution to support a new mobile learning application. » [Full Article]
TAGS: Design and Development, Mobile Learning

Research/Case Studies

The Case for “e-Supplements” for Improving Instructional Health: Do they make a difference?

By Martin Sivula / November 3, 2011

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of electronic media and digital media (e-supplements) with traditional (face to face) classroom sessions affect final exam grades and course grades. Fifty MBA graduate students (two sections) in a very traditional research methods course had the option to use Web links, PDF files, Doc files, YouTube videos, and other topical resources to supplement and augment their classroom experience. Learning activities were intentionally developed from several important theoretical positions. » [Full Article]
TAGS: Program Evaluation, Theories and Principles

Research/Case Studies

Second Life for Medical Education

By Nicholas A. Spooner, Patrick C. Cregan, Mohamed Khadra / September 16, 2011

Research suggests that virtual learning could considerably augment, if not eventually revolutionize medical education. In this study, medical students were provided with an opportunity to engage in an online, simulated Second Life environment in order to interactively address problem-based presentations of surgical disease within a safe, confidential, realistic and engaging medical educational platform. » [Full Article]
TAGS: Digital Literacy, Games and Simulations, Learning Platforms, Social Learning

Research/Case Studies

Helping Dyslexic Medical Students Pass Their OSCE Exams

By Guylaine Renaud, Alireza Jalali / September 8, 2011

In this article University of Ottawa educators discuss the use of the iPod Touch as an efficient tool to accommodate dyslexic medical student's during Objective Structured Clinical Examinations. » [Full Article]
TAGS: Blended Learning, Delivery Technology, Mobile Learning

Interviews, Research/Case Studies

An Interview with Alicia Sanchez

By Jane Bozarth / September 6, 2011

At GameTech11 Dr. Alicia Sanchez, Defense Acquisitions University, and Dr. Clint Bowers, University of Central Florida, presented Top 10 Research Findings in Games. In this interview with eLearn Magazine, Dr. Sanchez provides an overview of the research. » [Full Article]
TAGS: Games and Simulations, Theories and Principles

Research/Case Studies

The Effects of Twitter in an Online Learning Environment

By Logan Rath / February 15, 2011

If educators adopt Twitter as part of the online learning environment, can it be successfully leveraged inside and outside the classroom? With little preexisting research, it is important to understand the implications of combining social networking with class participation. » [Full Article]
TAGS: Program Evaluation, Social Learning

Best Practices/Tips, Research/Case Studies

Administering a Gross Anatomy Exam Using Mobile Technology

By Alireza Jalali, Daniel Trottier, Mariane Tremblay, Maxwell Hincke / February 1, 2011

In less than a year since its debut the popularity of the iPad has not waned. In fact mobile devices are predicted to replace traditional PCs. At the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa, instructors were certain that incorporating mobile computing into the examination environment would benefit not only the university, but students as well. Read more about their experience in moving from paper to paperless exams to evaluate second year medical students. » [Full Article]
TAGS: Mobile Learning, Program Evaluation