We present an analysis of instructional design quality of 76 randomly selected Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The quality of MOOCs was determined from first principles of instruction, using a course survey instrument. Two types of MOOCs (xMOOCs and cMOOCs) were analysed and their instructional design quality was assessed and compared. We found that the majority of MOOCs scored poorly on m...

This paper reviews recent literature on the roles of practitioners employed to support teaching and learning within institutions of higher education. These practitioners are expected to support the adoption of Internet technologies and quality teaching and learning outcomes, primarily through instructional design and academic development services. The literature identifies some common approache...

Previous studies examined student motivation and satisfaction in Internet-Supported Learning Environments (ISLE) in higher education but none provided a comprehensive analysis of significant methodological and theoretical issues. To contribute toward filling this knowledge gap and then to better inform instructional systems development, practice, and further research, a qualitative review was c...

By synthesizing what has been learned with regard to critical dimensions of mathematics classroom teaching and learning, and investigating the ways teachers and other school personnel characterize high-quality mathematics instruction, this study defines the notion of ‘instructional vision’ and provides an initial categorization scheme. Motivating this work is the need to reliably document chang...

Title of Dissertation: THE EFFECT OF INSTRUCTIONAL CONSULTATION TEAMS ON TEACHERS’ REPORTED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES Lauren Tracy Kaiser, Doctor of Philosophy, 2007 Dissertation Directed by: Professor Sylvia Rosenfield, School Psychology Program A primary goal of Instructional Consultation Teams (IC Teams; Rosenfield & Gravois, 1996) is that students’ problems will be prevented or resolved throu...

Abstract: For many years, the bulk of research on mathematics teacher learning has consisted of small-scale qualitative studies. While this work has made significant advances in identifying and explicating instructional practices that have the potential for affording all students equitable access to high-quality classroom learning opportunities, what teacher learning and improvement looks like ...

We propose that the assessment of instruction include cognitive competence levels, based on Bloom's taxonomy. Quality control must include the entire instructional process, including assessment. We briefly describe how we organize our instructional process around a student-centered, problem-based learning approach, which allows students to reach the applicationoriented competence levels asked f...

Background: Above all methods effective learning results from decent training, acquired in the proper environment and encouraging creative methods. Computer-assisted training by educational software is considered a fundamental measure to improve medical and dentistry education systems. This study aims to design and assess fixed dental prostheses via 2 multimedia instructional contents at the Gu...

The IMS Content Packaging Specification is a format that facilitates the deployment of discrete units of learning resources based on an XML structure called a manifest. The contents and structure of a content package are determined at design time when it is created. Since the package has been authored for use in a particular instructional setting, re-purposing the content package to meet the de...