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Automating Open Educational Resource Assessments: A Machine Learning Generalization Study, Heather Leary, Mimi Recker, Andrew Walker, Philipp Wetzler, Tamara Sumner, James Martin Dec 2010

Automating Open Educational Resource Assessments: A Machine Learning Generalization Study, Heather Leary, Mimi Recker, Andrew Walker, Philipp Wetzler, Tamara Sumner, James Martin

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

Assessing the quality of online educational resources in a cost effective manner is a critical issue for educational digital libraries. This study reports on the approach for extending the Open Educational Resource Assessments (OPERA) algorithm from assessing vetted to peer-produced content. This article reports details of changes to the algorithm, comparisons between human raters and the algorithm, and the extent the algorithm can automate the review process.


Developing And Using A Review Rubric To Assess Learning Resource Quality In Educational Digital Libraries, Heather Leary, Sarah Giersch, Andrew Walker, Mimi Recker Dec 2010

Developing And Using A Review Rubric To Assess Learning Resource Quality In Educational Digital Libraries, Heather Leary, Sarah Giersch, Andrew Walker, Mimi Recker

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Scaffolding Information Literacy With Problem-Based Learning In An Asynchronous Online Environment, Anne Diekema, Wendy Holliday, Heather Leary Sep 2010

Scaffolding Information Literacy With Problem-Based Learning In An Asynchronous Online Environment, Anne Diekema, Wendy Holliday, Heather Leary

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


A Meta-Analysis Of Problem-Based Learning Corrected For Attenuation, And Accounting For Internal Threats, Brian Belland, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary, Yu-Chun Kuo, Gulfidan Can Apr 2010

A Meta-Analysis Of Problem-Based Learning Corrected For Attenuation, And Accounting For Internal Threats, Brian Belland, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary, Yu-Chun Kuo, Gulfidan Can

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Rich Visual Media Meta-Analyses For Learning: An Approach At Meta-Synthesis, Heather Leary, Brett Shelton, Andrew Walker Apr 2010

Rich Visual Media Meta-Analyses For Learning: An Approach At Meta-Synthesis, Heather Leary, Brett Shelton, Andrew Walker

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Author Rights: Knowing Is More Than Half The Battle, Heather Leary, Preston Parker Dec 2009

Author Rights: Knowing Is More Than Half The Battle, Heather Leary, Preston Parker

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Ect Internship: Building Connections And Establishing Relationships, Heather Leary Dec 2009

Ect Internship: Building Connections And Establishing Relationships, Heather Leary

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Expert Versus Novice Tutors: Impacts On Student Outcomes In Problem Based Learning, Heather Leary, Andrew Walker, Brett E. Shelton, M. Harrison Fitt Oct 2009

Expert Versus Novice Tutors: Impacts On Student Outcomes In Problem Based Learning, Heather Leary, Andrew Walker, Brett E. Shelton, M. Harrison Fitt

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

Problem based learning (PBL) is well known for the large amount of literature in Medical Education (Savery & Duffy, 1995). An essential part of PBL is the role of the tutor. With inconsistencies in the definition of an effective tutor, a systematic review of the literature in all disciplines is necessary. Meta-analysis (Cooper & Hedges, 1994) was used to investigate both content expertise and facilitator training of PBL tutors as moderators of student learning outcomes.


Integrating An Opencourseware And Institutional Repository, Heather Leary, Brett Shelton Aug 2009

Integrating An Opencourseware And Institutional Repository, Heather Leary, Brett Shelton

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

This presentation was given at the 2009 Open Education Conference in Vancouver, BC. It shows how and why Utah State University chose to archive their OpenCourseWare. This was done in their Institutional Repository, DigitalCommons@USU. The presentation emphasizes the importance of the Open Education community to work with Librarians.


Connecting People With Online Resources: The Instructional Architect, Mimi Recker, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary, M. Robertshaw May 2009

Connecting People With Online Resources: The Instructional Architect, Mimi Recker, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary, M. Robertshaw

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

The National Science Foundation (nsf.gov) has funded a large initiative to catalog collections of high-quality online resources into the National Science Digital Library (nsdl.org). The mission of the NSDL is to help improve education for all teachers and students. The purpose of this module is to help you find high-quality online resources, learn strategies for incorporating them into a free software tool called the Instructional Architect, and use these projects in an instructional situation. In this module, you will learn to access online resources and to use tools to help solve instructional or learning problems or issues that you currently …


Expert Versus Novice Tutors: Impacts On Student Outcomes In Problem-Based Learning, Heather Leary, Andrew Walker, M. Fitt, Brett Shelton Mar 2009

Expert Versus Novice Tutors: Impacts On Student Outcomes In Problem-Based Learning, Heather Leary, Andrew Walker, M. Fitt, Brett Shelton

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

The tutor is an essential part of problem based learning (PBL). However, tutor characteristics and role are inconsistent. Meta-analysis was used to investigate both the role and training of PBL tutors as moderators of student learning. Weighted effect sizes were calculated on student outcomes with a modest favorable overall effect size for PBL; a vote count shows favorable results as well. Results indicate a mixture of peers and instructors do best when compared to peers and instructors alone. Tutor training appears to make a difference by itself, but when considered with tutor background, tutor training does not appear to moderate …


A Problem Based Learning Meta Analysis: Differences Across Problem Types, Implementation Types, Disciplines, And Assessment Levels, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary Mar 2009

A Problem Based Learning Meta Analysis: Differences Across Problem Types, Implementation Types, Disciplines, And Assessment Levels, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

Problem based learning (PBL) in its most current form originated in Medical Education but has since been used in a variety of disciplines (Savery & Duffy, 1995) at a variety of educational levels (Savery, 2006). Although recent meta analyses have been conducted (Dochy, Segers, Van den Bossche, & Gijbels, 2003; Gijbels, Dochy, Van den Bossche, & Segers, 2005) that attempted to go beyond medical education, they found only one study in economics and were unable to explain large portions of the variance across results. This work builds upon their efforts as a meta-analysis that crosses disciplines as well as categorizes …


Information Literacy: Finding And Using Information, January 2009, Heather Leary, Anne R. Diekema, Wendy Holliday Mar 2009

Information Literacy: Finding And Using Information, January 2009, Heather Leary, Anne R. Diekema, Wendy Holliday

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

This course is for learning information literacy skills, especially those related to using an academic library and the Internet for college-level research. The course uses a modified problem-based learning approach to give you an authentic and hands-on experience with the subject matter. The purpose of this course is to help you learn about information, the tools that can be used to find, evaluate, and share it, and to practice the skills you have learned.

It is designed for students and teachers in higher education, but can be modified easily for other learners. The course assumes basic Internet capabilities (browser navigation …


Reciprocal Mentoring “In The Wild”: A Retrospective, Comparative Case Study Of Ict Teacher Professional Development, M. Robertshaw, Heather Leary, Andrew Walker, Kristy Bloxham, Mimi Recker Dec 2008

Reciprocal Mentoring “In The Wild”: A Retrospective, Comparative Case Study Of Ict Teacher Professional Development, M. Robertshaw, Heather Leary, Andrew Walker, Kristy Bloxham, Mimi Recker

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Teacher As Designers Of Online And Open Educational Resources: An Empirical Examination Of Professional Development For Re-Use, M. Robertshaw, Kristy Bloxham, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary, Mimi Recker Dec 2007

Teacher As Designers Of Online And Open Educational Resources: An Empirical Examination Of Professional Development For Re-Use, M. Robertshaw, Kristy Bloxham, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary, Mimi Recker

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Crossing Paths To Connect Educators And Learners With Online Resources, Heather Leary, M. Robertshaw, Andrew Walker, Kristy Bloxham Dec 2007

Crossing Paths To Connect Educators And Learners With Online Resources, Heather Leary, M. Robertshaw, Andrew Walker, Kristy Bloxham

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Supporting Meaningful Learning With Online Resources: Developing A Review Process, Sarah Giersch, Heather Leary, Bart Palmer, Mimi Recker Dec 2007

Supporting Meaningful Learning With Online Resources: Developing A Review Process, Sarah Giersch, Heather Leary, Bart Palmer, Mimi Recker

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


What Web 2.0 Can Teach The Open Education Movement, Heather Leary, David Wiley Dec 2007

What Web 2.0 Can Teach The Open Education Movement, Heather Leary, David Wiley

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Problem-Based Learning: A Meta-Analytic Review Of Problem And Implementation Types Across Disciplines And Educational Levels, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary Sep 2007

Problem-Based Learning: A Meta-Analytic Review Of Problem And Implementation Types Across Disciplines And Educational Levels, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.