Section archive - ICT & Teaching

In this paper, three online classes were studied using positioning theory as a grounding framework to elicit ways in which instructors self-position as well as how their students position them, and the relative impact of these positions along with presence levels on persona development. Findings demonstrate that both instructor activity levels and use of performative position statements likely impact student expectations, and that students are unlikely to engage in instructor positioning that falls outside the standard definition of the traditional instructor role unless doing so has been modeled by the instructor him/herself.

When English teachers effectively integrate technology into their classrooms, however, they have the opportunity to positively engage students in the learning process. Considering the specific technology of weblogs, this article will explore the need for preservice teachers to construct a working pedagogy that includes the use of technology within the content area for teaching and learning.

A prescribed quality assurance process has helped the University of Houston at Clear Lake, Texas, to focus its efforts and prioritize quality in its online courses. This process involves eight quality assurance strategies covering instructional plan review, Web design review, editing, usability and accessibility, sustainability, copyright, infrastructural impact, and content and rigor.

The article aims to examine the effectiveness of online learning. The study included the identification of early childhood teacher education students' perceptions of their learning experience in the online environment. Those perceptions were compared with on-campus students receiving face-to-face contexts and distance learning students, receiving printed material.