Wikis have gained popularity in educational settings as a viable tool for group projects where group members can work collaboratively to develop content (i.e., writings, hyperlinks, images, graphics, media) and keep track of revisions through an extensive versioning system (Roussinos & Jimoyiannis, 2013).
She stated that this cultural specificity was the reason for the co-productions' success, popularity, and educational impact.
The problem based learning (PBL) approach as an educational strategy is gaining popularity amongst medical institutions all over the world [ 8].
Witnessing the popularity of these SNSs, educational researchers have also explored the potential educational value of using SNSs.
Chris Swenson, the director of software industry analysis for NPD, attributes this to several factors, including increased broadband Internet access to free reference sources and the popularity of stand-alone educational devices.
SAS says it has noticed R's rising popularity at universities, despite educational discounts on its own software, but it dismisses the technology as being of interest to a limited set of people working on very hard tasks.
Luckily, there are a number of startups that are starting to change that, thanks to the Web and the growing popularity of open, online educational platforms.
One of the strategies that appear to be increasing in popularity is the use of educational games.
As Google, YouTube's parent company, fine-tunes a portal that lets schools limit students' access to selected content, the video-sharing Web site is gaining popularity as a trove of free educational materials.
The popularity of these events was not just educational, of course – it was partly about voyeurism, but it also spoke to a deep need to glimpse deeper into the mystery of our own humanity.
