OBJECTIVE This study examined whether mindfulness increased through participation in movement-based courses and whether changes in self-regulatory self-efficacy, mood, and perceived stress mediated the relationship between increased mindfulness and better sleep. PARTICIPANTS 166 college students enrolled in the 2007-2008 academic year in 15 week classes in Pilates, Taiji quan, or GYROKINESIS....

The New York Times declared 2012 as the year of the Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC). This also proves that MOOC is the latest and the most successful development in online education. These online courses are designed for large-scale participation, freely available with free access to all course materials, available through any web browser on any mobile device or computer The talk summarizes ...

This exploratory study assessed the relationship between participation in Ohio’s College Credit Plus (CCP) program and subsequent first-year GPA following college or university matriculation. Positive correlations were found cumulative all three dimensions of CCP assessed: credit hours completed, number general education courses taken, career pathway taken. Regression analysis accounted for mor...

This article describes the affordances of social media and networks for online Elementary German courses that have been taught at the University of Pennsylvania since 2010. These online courses were created to provide students the opportunity to take Elementary German as part of the language requirement for Penn credit during the summer months when students are away from campus. Like their face...

With the rapid development of massive open online courses, peer assessment has played an important role in promoting social learning. According to social learning theory, peer assessment in online courses provides students a chance to learn from each other when they review other students’ submissions, which motivates their participation in online social learning. However, existing peer assessme...

Microblogging is the Web2.0 technology with the most important impact in 2008, with applications in many domains, including education. On a microblogging platform, the users can send and receive messages via the web, SMS, instant messaging clients, and by third party applications; the most known platform is Twitter. With a solid experience in using Web2.0 technologies in education, the authors ...

Brazilian math assessments are an important social problem nationwide. A significant amount of our students score 3/10 at assessments that take place at the end of their secondary school years. The teachers ́ skills are one of the most important variables and the use of educational technology use contributes significantly in improving students ́ achievement. Thus, teachers ́ continuous education i...

Professional development (PD) workshops designed to help faculty move from teacherto learner-centered science courses for undergraduates are typically evaluated with self-reported surveys that address faculty’s satisfaction with a workshop, what they learned, and what they applied in the classroom. Professional development outcomes are seldom evaluated through analysis of observed teaching prac...

This paper focuses on new learning modes that combine physical and virtual learning spaces and techniques. Synchronous distance technique combined with new dramaturgy and narrative techniques create new learning modes for distance learning. In a series of courses called "Networking Multimedia" students are trained on pedagogical use of video conferencing, integrating several different media too...

This article aimed to analyze the Women's Health Education in the Nursing courses in São Paulo, SP, Brazil, characterizing faculty members and the pedagogical processes implemented. A questionnaire was carried out with 17 professors responsible for the teaching. It was possible to observe good qualification of the faculty members, in its majority with teaching experience superior to five years....