Online learning has become a widespread method for providing education at the graduate
and undergraduate level. Although it is an extension of distance learning, the medium …

Executive summary This literature review and synthesis aims at developing a knowledge
base to inform the Ministry of Education on how to develop, implement, and maintain online …

A Guide to Teaching Practice is the major standard text for all students on initial teacher
training courses in the UK. Authoritative yet accessible, it covers the important basic skills …

The problem and the solution. Virtual (online) communities of practice (VCoPs; when
community members share and cocreate knowledge in online discussions and other forms …

This article reports on key aspects of a theory generative study into social presence in text‐
based online learning environments. The focus of the article is the nature of social presence …

Social media and web 2.0 technologies are an attractive supplement to the higher education
experience and are embraced as a way to foster intra-and extracurricular knowledge …

This book provides readers with an overview of the implications for research of the
theoretical work which acknowledges a debt to the writings of LS Vygotsky. A concise …

This purpose of this study is to examine how language teachers apply practical experiences
from computer-assisted language learning (CALL) coursework to their teaching. It also …

Some scholars argue that students do not achieve higher level learning, or cognitive
presence, in online courses. Online discussion has been proposed to bridge this gap …

This paper attempts to shed light on the competencies a university teacher must have in
order to teach in virtual learning environments. A teacher training experience was designed …