Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education: Volume 5 Issue 2

A (closer) look at collaboration using wikis

Mauricio Vasquez, Richard E. Potter

Wikis have been gaining attention in the practitioner and academic literature, suggesting their use as knowledge repositories in organizational environments and even as…

The value of social media: are universities successfully engaging their audience?

Krista Ann Voss, Anil Kumar

The purpose of this paper is to understand how American universities are engaging their audience via social media platforms in relation to seven significant themes: engagement…

Creating a virtual academic community for STEM students

Lisa B. Elliot, Benjamin Rubin, James J. DeCaro, E. William Clymer, Kathy Earp, Michele D. Fish

The purpose of this paper is to describe synchronous, remote tutoring for the Deaf STEM Community Alliance's virtual academic community (VAC). The alliance addresses critical…

eTextbook access, usage, and beliefs: implications for adoption in higher education

Aimee deNoyelles, Ryan Seilhamer

Dynamic features of eTextbooks, such as taking interactive quizzes and sharing notes can make the practice of reading a textbook more supportive and engaging than before. While…

Changing faculty use of technology – one cohort at a time

Sabrina Kramer, Spencer Benson

– The purpose of this paper is to develop and assess a faculty development program targeted at pedagogically sound integration of technology by faculty into their courses.

Virtual-team-community-of-practice (VTCoP) theory can inform online course delivery

Elly Philpott, David Pike

As higher education becomes an increasingly global commodity, the rush is on to embrace best practice in the delivery of online courses. This author advocates that the delivery of…

Shaping the learning environment of first-year students: Combining collective space with collective learning

Najma Agherdien

The purpose of this paper is to describe the conceptualisation and implementation of learning communities (LCs) at two selected female residences. I argue that learning is…

The use of iPocket coach in business education

Tulay Girard, Rachel C. Litzinger, Mark M. Lennon

– The purpose of this paper is to present a review of an iPad application called iPocket Coach that can be used with a mobile device in business education.

How social-media enhanced learning platforms support students in taking responsibility for their own learning

Lisbet Pals Svendsen, Margrethe Smedegaard Mondahl

The paper is based on the chapter “How Social Media Enhanced Learning Platforms Challenge and Motivate Students to Take Charge of Their Own Learning Processes – A Few Examples”…