Information and Learning Sciences: Volume 124 Issue 11/12

Investigating factors that influence students’ ability to seek online bilingual scientific information

Pablo Antonio Archila, Brigithe Tatiana Ortiz, Anne-Marie Truscott de Mejía, Silvia Restrepo

Seeking online bilingual scientific information is a key aspect of bilingual scientific Web literacy – abilities to engage critically with science on the Web using two languages…

Social presence in technology-rich learning environments: how real we are feeling connected and how does it matter for learning?

Xiaoshan Huang, Alejandra Ruiz-Segura, Chengyi Tan, Tingting Wang, Robin Sharma, Susanne P. Lajoie

Social presence (SP), which refers to individuals’ perception of others being engaged as “real people” in the same situation, is a crucial component in technology-rich learning…

The role of skepticism among adolescents’ online information literacy skills

Albert D. Ritzhaupt, Angela Marie Kohnen, Christine Wusylko, Xiaoman Wang, Kara Dawson, Max Sommer

The purpose of this study is to explore the role skepticism plays among adolescents’ online information literacy skills.

The influence of feedback on employees’ goal setting and performance in online corporate training: a moderation effect

Lian Duan, Hongbo Song, Xiaoshan Huang, Weihan Lin, Yan Jiang, Xingheng Wang, Yihua Wu

The study examined the impact of feedback types through a learning management system (LMS) on employees’ training performance. The purpose of this study is to establish effective…

Evaluating a social annotation tool for engagement and learning with preservice special education teachers

Abigail A. Allen, Kristina N. Randall

Empirical validation of educational technology is critical for best practice, particularly when courses are delivered online. This study aims to investigate the predictive…