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Jennifer C. Richardson
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A scaffolding framework to support the construction of evidence-based arguments among middle school students
Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional approach in which students in small groups engage in an authentic, ill-structured problem, and must (1) define, generate and pursue learning issues to understan...
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The development of a content analysis model for assessing students’ cognitive learning in asynchronous online discussions
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a content analysis model for assessing students’ cognitive learning in asynchronous online discussions. It adopted a fully mixed methods design, in which q...
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Problem-based learning and argumentation: testing a scaffolding framework to support middle school students’ creation of evidence-based arguments
Students engaged in problem-based learning (PBL) units solve ill-structured problems in small groups, and then present arguments in support of their solution. However, middle school students often struggle dev...
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Scenarios for Teacher Education Programs
This paper discusses the history of Internetbased videoconferencing (IVC) within the teacher education program at a large Midwestern university. It explains ways this technology has been used to expand interac...
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Faculty and instructional designers on building successful collaborative relationships
Employing phenomenological techniques this qualitative study investigates perceptions of collaborative relationships between instructional designers and faculty at an R1 university. While past research has con...
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Innovations in Instructional Design and Technology Programs: a View from PIDT 2018
During the 2018 Professors in Instructional Design (PIDT) Conference, faculty representing over a dozen institutions met to discuss curricular initiatives that were being implemented across programs, and the c...
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Using digital badges as goal-setting facilitators: a multiple case study
Students’ goal-setting skills are highly related to their academic learning performance and level of motivation. A review of the literature demonstrated limited research on both applicable goal-setting strateg...
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All Hands on Deck: Faculty Collaboration in Transforming to Remote Teaching
On the eve of spring break March 2020, we received an emergency email from Purdue University’s Office of Teaching and Learning. We were invited to be part of the University’s contingency team planning for and ...
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Open AccessInstructors’ conceptualization and implementation of scaffolding in online higher education courses
This multiple case study explores how instructors conceptualize and employ scaffolding in online courses. Participants included full time faculty (n = 4) who have designed and taught at least one online course wi...
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The Process of Develo** a Digital Repository for Online Teaching Using Design-Based Research
The Purdue Repository for Online Teaching and Learning (PoRTAL) was developed as an Open Educational Resource (OER) for graduate students and faculty in higher education settings to enhance their online teaching ...
