Evaluation of Open Source Medical Imaging Software: A Case Study on Health Technology Student Learning Experience

2019 ◽

pp. 88-108 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Julie A. Delello ◽

Annamary L. Consalvo

Keyword(s):

Student Learning ◽

Social Presence ◽

Learning Experience ◽

University Student ◽

Professional Networks ◽

Teacher Relationships ◽

Multiple Case ◽

Development Goals ◽

Student Teacher Relationships

This chapter describes a mixed-method, multiple case study that examined ways in which synchronous educational Twitter chats were used, first, to enhance graduate and undergraduate university student learning, second, to build professional networks, and third, to provide a loosely regulated means to achieving self-determined professional development goals. Findings suggest that while difficult at the onset, participation in Twitter educational chats was an enhancement to students' overall course learning experience. Specifically, university students' use of chats for educators helped them achieve social presence in this virtual environment, as well as to better understand the connections between positive student-teacher relationships and K12 student learning. Included are recommendations for use of Twitter synchronous educational chats in the college classroom as well as future directions in research.

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Using Moodle to Teach Constructivist Learning Design Skills to Adult Learners

Virtual Learning Environments ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0011-9.ch308 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 561-572

Author(s):

Douglas L. Holton

Keyword(s):

Instructional Design ◽

Adult Learners ◽

Open Source ◽

Management System ◽

Online Courses ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Learning Design ◽

Design And Implementation ◽

Design Skills

This chapter describes a case study of the design and implementation of an online project-based course for learning constructivist instructional design techniques. Moodle, a free and open source learning management system, was chosen as a tool to meet both the goals of the course and the needs and abilities of the adult learners in this course. Despite the instructor’s and students’ inexperience with both Moodle and online courses, Moodle greatly facilitated the process, resulting in a largely successful and motivating learning experience.

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“I Found Myself Retweeting”

Research Anthology on Facilitating New Educational Practices Through Communities of Learning ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-7294-8.ch019 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 366-381

Author(s):

Julie A. Delello ◽

Annamary L. Consalvo

Keyword(s):

Student Learning ◽

Social Presence ◽

Learning Experience ◽

University Student ◽

Professional Networks ◽

Teacher Relationships ◽

Multiple Case ◽

Development Goals ◽

Student Teacher Relationships

This chapter describes a mixed-method, multiple case study that examined ways in which synchronous educational Twitter chats were used, first, to enhance graduate and undergraduate university student learning, second, to build professional networks, and third, to provide a loosely regulated means to achieving self-determined professional development goals. Findings suggest that while difficult at the onset, participation in Twitter educational chats was an enhancement to students' overall course learning experience. Specifically, university students' use of chats for educators helped them achieve social presence in this virtual environment, as well as to better understand the connections between positive student-teacher relationships and K12 student learning. Included are recommendations for use of Twitter synchronous educational chats in the college classroom as well as future directions in research.

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Enriching classroom learning through a microblogging-supported activity

E-Learning and Digital Media ◽

10.1177/2042753018757099 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 93-107

Author(s):

Kun Li ◽

Kent Darr ◽

Fei Gao

Keyword(s):

Student Learning ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Educational Resources ◽

Classroom Learning ◽

High Quality ◽

Instructional Activity ◽

Exploratory Case Study ◽

Real Work

Researchers have recognized the role that microblogging tools play in enhancing the effectiveness of communication and interaction in the classroom. However, few studies have specifically examined how to use microblogging tools to bring educational resources into the classroom to enrich the student learning experience. The exploratory case study examined an instructional activity designed to expand and deepen student learning experience by having undergraduate students subscribe to, read, and share tweets from high-quality Twitter accounts in the field. The findings suggested that students believed that the activity broadened their knowledge on the topics to be learned, helped them see the connections between coursework and real work, and empowered them with a new tool for learning and inquiry.

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Students as partners in action: Evaluating a university-wide initiative

International Journal for Students as Partners ◽

10.15173/ijsap.v2i2.3576 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 85-95

Author(s):

Leanne Coombe ◽

Jasmine Huang ◽

Stuart Russell ◽

Karen Sheppard ◽

Hassan Khosravi

Keyword(s):

Student Learning ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Scaling Up ◽

The Other ◽

Pilot Projects

This case study was designed as one of many pilot projects to inform the scaling-up of Students as Partners (SaP) as a whole-of-institution strategy to enhance the student learning experience. It sought to evaluate the other pilots in order to understand the phenomena of partnerships and how students and staff perceive the experience of working in partnership. It also sought to explore the extent of benefits and challenges experienced by staff and students throughout the process and identify potential implications for future implementation.

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Using LaTeX's moodle package and R's Sweave to easily create data-driven, up-to-date financial mathematics and statistics quizzes for Moodle

MSOR Connections ◽

10.21100/msor.v17i1.927 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 32

Author(s):

Agnieszka Jach

Keyword(s):

Student Learning ◽

Open Source ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Data Driven ◽

Financial Mathematics ◽

Substantial Benefit ◽

Improving Student Learning

Preparation of Moodle quizzes which are data-based and contemporary tends to be tedious and time-consuming. By using innovative tools, this process can be simplified and automated, providing a substantial benefit to the teacher wishing to employ such quizzes, and ultimately improving student learning experience. The purpose of this article is to show how to create data-driven, up-to-date quizzes for Moodle in an easy fashion. The methodology is based on several popular, open-source, free tools, and its implementation details are demonstrated with an example. This makes the methodology readily-available to the practitioners.

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Value add

Journal of International Education in Business ◽

10.1108/jieb-07-2019-0036 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 131-143

Author(s):

Sean Reid ◽

Jason Muenzen ◽

Rasoul Rezvanian

Keyword(s):

Experiential Learning ◽

Student Learning ◽

Business School ◽

Business Schools ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Learning Opportunities ◽

Academic Institution ◽

Content Type ◽

Enhance Student Learning

Purpose This paper aims to provide students with a career edge, business students require more than concepts and calculations to be successful in their future career. They require professional skill sets, mentors, relationship guides and as much real industry experience as they can gather before graduation. This study sheds some light on how a small business school (SBS) in a nonprofit private academic institution (NPAI) located in an isolated rural area of the USA has been able to tap its strong alumni relationships to provide mentoring and experiential learning opportunities to students using its student-managed investment funds (SMIFs) as the vehicle. Although this study uses a small, geographically isolated institution, the authors believe that the approach taken by this particular school can be replicated by any academic institution that strives to enhance student learning experience by promoting mentorship and experiential learning. Design/methodology/approach This study starts with a brief introduction (Section 1) and a short review of literature (Section 2) to highlight the numerous benefits of alumni engagement and student mentorship. Section 2 shows institutional background on the NPAI, the SBS and the SMIF. The major part of the study starts with a discussion on the set of rules to guide in the construction of a student-alumni relationship framework that could be easily modified to the unique characteristics of the institution. Next, the role and responsibility of the investment advisory board (IAB) and its members’ engagement with students are discussed. In the last part of the study, SBS is used as a case study to show how alumni contribute to SBS and enhance students’ experiential learning by contributing as mentor, IAB member, advisors to the FMIF and career mentorship. This study concludes with a discussion on potential areas of conflict and friction for alumni involvement. Findings This study shows that SBS in a NPAI has been able to tap its strong alumni relationship to provide mentoring and experiential learning opportunities to students using its SMIF as the vehicle. The authors believe that the approach taken by this particular school can be replicated by any academic institution that strives to promote mentorship and experiential learning. Research limitations/implications This case study is focused on a SBS in a NPAI that has a strong alumni relationship and enough resources to successfully tap on its alumni. It would be interesting to learn how this approach can be used in resource-limited public institutions. Practical implications As the case study shows, any business school that values experiential learning can rely on its alumni to enhance student learning experience by properly using its alumni resources. Social implications The results of this study show that business schools’ outreach opportunities and student experiential learning experience can be enhanced and business schools’ academic qualification and ranking, which leads to improvement in student enrollment, can be improved. Overall, the major beneficiary would be the business schools’ immediate and larger community. Originality/value The authors are positive that multiple universities are properly taking advantage of using their alumni relationship.

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