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Instructional Systems Design And The Diffusion And Adoption Of Technology: (Volume 1), Miguel Ramlatchan (Author & Editor), Mark Parsons (Author), Meghan Soldani (Author), Josie Joswick Mendoza (Author), Maria Satre (Author), Brittany Spitz (Author), Jasmine Bundy (Author), Amanda Kline (Author) Nov 2022

Instructional Systems Design And The Diffusion And Adoption Of Technology: (Volume 1), Miguel Ramlatchan (Author & Editor), Mark Parsons (Author), Meghan Soldani (Author), Josie Joswick Mendoza (Author), Maria Satre (Author), Brittany Spitz (Author), Jasmine Bundy (Author), Amanda Kline (Author)

Distance Learning Faculty & Staff Books

Instructional designers, instructional systems designers, and other educational technologists are, by their nature, innovators. These professionals apply and extend the applied science of learning, systems, communication, and instructional design theory to help students learn. Technology in some capacity is used to make the connections between subject matter experts, teachers, instructors, and their learners. It is common for instructional designers to seek new tools, techniques, and innovations for the improvement of learning, access, quality, and student satisfaction. However, the adoption and diffusion of new educational technology and innovation is a complex process that depends on many variables. Understanding these processes and …


Facebook Use Among African American And Hispanic Students: An Exploratory Investigation Of Perceived Academic Impact, Sathasivam Mathiyalakan, Sharon D. White, Jorge O. Brusa Jul 2016

Facebook Use Among African American And Hispanic Students: An Exploratory Investigation Of Perceived Academic Impact, Sathasivam Mathiyalakan, Sharon D. White, Jorge O. Brusa

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Facebook is one of the world’s leading social networking sites. It is pervasive in students’ lives and can impact their academic careers in a variety of ways. However, little research exists evaluating the use of Facebook in minority academic settings. An early step in this direction is to gain an understanding of how different student demographic groups use Facebook. An interest in further assessment of Facebook’s role in diverse segments of academia motivates the collection and analysis of Facebook-related data from minority serving institutions such as Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). This study presents …


Auto Smart Text And E-Mail Notification System (Astens), Ahmed Abdulghaffar Algadi Jan 2012

Auto Smart Text And E-Mail Notification System (Astens), Ahmed Abdulghaffar Algadi

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of Auto Smart Text and E-mail Notification System (ASTENS) project is to provide the California State University San Bernardino and other universities with a new easy, fast, and convenient way of communication between the faculty members and their students. ASTENS (Auto Smart Text and E-mail Notification System) provides two types of communication: class notifications and grade notifications. First, the class notifications allow an instructor to communicate with students registered in his/her class by using his/her cell phone or email. These notifications could be any message related to class (e.g. notes, reminder, announcement, etc.) and every student will be …


Presentations World Wide Systems, Sandra Marie Hengstebeck Jan 2001

Presentations World Wide Systems, Sandra Marie Hengstebeck

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of Presentations World Wide System (PWWS) is to allow students to view a live presentation through an Internet browser and allow the instructor to have control over the presentation.


World Wide Graphics, Alysha Marie Timmons Jan 2001

World Wide Graphics, Alysha Marie Timmons

Theses Digitization Project

The scope of this project describes World Wide Graphics (WWG) a software package that provides instructors with the tools needed to present a web-based presentation to a group of students while having the ability of enhancing the prepared HTML slide with userdrawn graphics and highlighting.