scholarly journals Multimedia, magic and the way students respond to a situated learning environment

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Herrington ◽  
Ron Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
Interactive Multimedia ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Educational Community ◽  
Design Features ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Multimedia Program

<span>Interactive multimedia is a relatively new educational innovation in primary, secondary and tertiary level classrooms. While the educational community has enthusiastically embraced its potential, relatively little is known about how students learn from multimedia, and the design features of the software itself that promote effective learning. This article describes results associated with a qualitative study into how students use an interactive multimedia program designed according to a situated learning model.</span>

scholarly journals Multimedia and student activity: An interpretive study using VideoSearch

1999 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Herrington ◽  
Ken Knibb
Keyword(s):  
Situated Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Interactive Multimedia ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Student Activities ◽  
Interpretive Study ◽  
Video Source ◽  
Multimedia Program ◽  
Allocation Of Time ◽  
University Settings

<span>The allocation of time to different student activities in formal university settings, has been a subject of interest to researchers in recent years. As part of an interpretive study into how students use interactive multimedia, small groups of students were videotaped using an interactive multimedia program based upon a framework of situated learning. The purpose of the study was to determine whether students spent the major part of their time attending to the program-as some studies suggest this is common in tertiary education settings-or whether they actively participated in the learning process.</span><p>The data was analysed using <em>VideoSearch</em>, a software program which facilitates analysis of qualitative data by coding excerpts of videotaped material into user-defined categories. The program enables coding from a digitised video source by selecting a segment of the video and attaching a category to it. The findings of the study suggest that an interactive multimedia program based on a situated learning model is conducive to promoting important student activities such as articulation and reflection.</p>

scholarly journals Situated learning in a business incubator: Encouraging students to become real entrepreneurs

2021 ◽  
pp. 095042222110081
Author(s):  
Oswald Jones ◽  
PingPing Meckel ◽  
David Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Young People ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Business Incubator ◽  
Business Incubation ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Gig Economy

The options for conventional graduate careers have become more limited in the last 20 years. This has stimulated an increase in university programmes and modules designed to encourage students to start their own businesses. The recent global Covid-19 pandemic is likely to make the job market even more difficult for those graduating from universities in the next few years. A career as an entrepreneur is a realistic alternative to employment in the ‘gig’ economy for many young graduates. University-based incubators can provide a sheltered learning environment for those wishing to develop business ideas without incurring a large financial burden. In this paper, the authors draw on a range of literature (business incubation, entrepreneurial learning, human capital and communities of practice) to develop a model of a university-based incubator that will support young people in their transition to becoming real entrepreneurs.

The Use of Educational Technology in Biology: A Case Study

1973 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-138
Author(s):  
Mary E. Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
College Level ◽  
Multimedia Program ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Student Acceptance

Evaluation of a technologically mediated college-level biology course has been done objectively as well as subjectively. Comparison is made with data accumulated from a traditionally taught biology course. Comparison reveals grade improvement through the use of educational technology. The learning environment is superior and student acceptance of technology is overwhelmingly favorable. The multimedia program has had a positive effect on the teaching-learning process. The challenge is to develop and use systems more effectively.

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