Research Study: A Qualitative Study of Asynchronous Online Discussion in a Graduate Level Online Course

Tianxiao Yang, Doctoral Student Tianxiao is conducting a study titled as A Qualitative Study of Asynchronous Online Discussion in a Graduate Level Online Course. This study is to investigate how students facilitated asynchronous online discussion differently in a graduate level online course, how students engaged in conversations with each...

Research Study: Graduate Students’ Perceived Value of Learning Resources in Learning the Content in an Online Course

Mary Wilhelm-Chapin, Doctoral Student Mary is conducting a study titled as Graduate Students’ Perceived Value of Learning Resources in Learning the Content in an Online Course. This descriptive pilot study is aimed at understanding how students interact and engage with learning resources to help them learn course content.  Graduate...

Research Study: An Investigative Study of the Effectiveness of Research Education Methods and Make a Contribution to Educational Tools That Enhance Knowledge and Learning of Research Design and Methodology

Abdulrahman Rashed Alogaily, Doctoral Student Abdulrahman is conducting a study titled as An Investigative Study of the Effectiveness of Research Education Methods and Make a Contribution to Educational Tools That Enhance Knowledge and Learning of Research Design and Methodology. The proposed study would develop and test the effectiveness of...

Research Study: A Qualitative Study of Self-Regulated Learning and Learning Resource Use in an Online Spanish Course

Christopher David Hromalik, Doctoral Student Chris is conducting a study titled as A Qualitative Study of Self-Regulated Learning and Learning Resource Use in an Online Spanish Course. This study investigates how students at a community college self-regulate their learning during the use of the learning resources of an online...

SU’s IDD&E Doctoral Students Provide a Look at their Research

We are thrilled to share some of the research that is being done by our doctoral students.  Several of their ongoing studies are related to the RIDLR project.  Here’s a quick look at their exciting research. A Qualitative Study of Self-Regulated Learning and Learning Resource Use in an Online...

Update on RIDLR

  The Research in Designing Learning Resources – RIDLR – team has been working throughout the 2016 fall semester to clarify our focus and scope of work. To that end we have posted several concept papers that define the dimensions of learning resources that we propose to study. Concept...

Generosity of David… and his on-going Legacy

David Krathwohl, impactful scholar and generous by nature, gave a gift fund to Syracuse University’s IDD&E Department several years ago. The fund was intended to provide financial support (stipends) to graduate students who worked with him on scholarly activities. David Reading Krathwohl passed away at the age of 95...

Remembering David Krathwohl

There are many wonderful stories about how David Krathwohl impacted the lives of those who knew him. Below are several excerpts from a few messages sent to us over the past few months. If you have other stories you would like to share about times with David, please let us...

2016 AECT Conference Presentations

1.Bolds, T. (2016). Negotiating Math Identity: African American Students’ Perceptions of Mathematics. Presentation at the 2016 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 17-21. 2.Chen, Y. ,Yang, T. & Lei, J. (2016). Emerging Technologies for College Students’ Inquiry-based Learning. Presentation at the 2016 Association for...

Application of RIDLR to STEM Education Discussed at Terra

At a recent Terra Foundation Educational Technology Conference Dr. Tiffany A Koszalka gave an invited presentation about RIDLR and its potential application to STEM education. At the beginning of the session participants (primarily K-12 teachers and administrators from central NY) were prompted to explore seemingly unrelated objects, determining how best...