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Immersive Virtual Labs For Enhancing In-Person And Online Education, Yiyang Li, Yuzhong Shen, Charles I. Sukenik

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Labs play a critical role in science and engineering education, offering practical insights and hands-on experience to students that can't be achieved through theoretical learning alone. With the continuous advancement in technology, education is being reshaped and many universities are now offering online programs. This shift in educational paradigm offers students access to a wider range of academic resources, without being limited by geographical boundaries, time constraints, among others. However, the rise of online education also brings unique challenges, such as lack of face-to-face interaction and limited hands-on learning experiences. Virtual labs, which allow students to conduct experiments in a …

Active Military Student Persistence In Online Courses At California Community Colleges, Stephanie E. Gernert

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

The diversity of higher education institutions is changing, and more post-traditional students, including those associated with the military, are engaging in higher education. Almost every post-secondary institution in the United States has military students. In 2020, $11.5 billion was spent on over 875,000 eligible military students. Military students often prefer online courses at community colleges due to flexibility around their military career, open-access, and affordability.

Yet, few studies examine active military servicemembers alone and, when research is performed, a lack of thorough data collection exists. Therefore, this study focused on active military students in online education in California Community Colleges. …

Developing Distance Education Content Using The Tappa Process, Robert L. Moore

STEMPS Faculty Publications

The proliferation of distance education has occurred alongside the emerging technologies of the Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 environments, changing the way instructors approach, design, and deliver their instructional materials. In the past, instructional design (ID) practitioners relied on instruction system design (ISD) models that focused primarily on macroinstruction. It is now important for these practitioners to use microinstruction strategies to keep pace with the technology evolution. This case study describes the TAPPA (Target, Accomplishment, Past, Prototype, Artifact) Process which was created using the Generic Model for Design Research (GMDR) proposed by McKenney and Reeves (2012) and uses selected ID …