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Educational Research

The peer-reviewed journal articles below give insight into practices and principles to consider when designing and integrating technology into teaching.  The ideas in these articles are applicable for distance, face-to-face, and blended courses.

Clough, G. Jones, A. C., McAndrew, P., & Scanlon, E. (2008). Informal Learning with PDAs and smartphones. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 24 (5): 359 - 371.
The purpose of this study was to find out how most mobile device (e.g smartphones and PDAs) used their device for informatl learning.  There results give insight into how instruction can be designed to engage and support learning using mobile technologies.
Hansen, M. (2008). Versatile, immersive, creative, and dynamic virtual 3-D healthcare learning environments: A review of the literature. Journal of Medical Internet Research: 27 - 36
This article gives a critical overview of virtual worlds and "serious gaming" in the education of healthcare prfoessionals. The author concludes that more research needs to investigate the pedagocical outcomes associated with these technologies.
Tallent-Runnels, MK, Thomas, JA, Lan, WY, Cooper, S, Ahern, TC, Shaw, SM, & Liu, X. (2006). Teaching courses online: A review of the research. Review of Educational Research, 76(1). 93-135
This literature review systematically identified and synthesized 76 studies about teaching online courses. The authors conclude, based on the descriptive and exploratory nature of most of the studies, that more research needs to be done. The review is organized into four areas course environment, learner outcomes, learner characteristics, and institutional and administrative factors

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