The application and development of educational technologies has influenced current education practices. However, there are few studies discussing how to apply these technologies and devices with appropriate teaching methods to help students achieve satisfactory learning goals, especially for computing classes. Thus, the researchers reconsidered the course design of a computing course with practical teaching methods, activity-based learning (ABL) and meaningful learning (ML), in an online learning environment. The researchers investigated, via quasi-experiments, the effects of web-mediated ABL and ML on developing students’ learning effects, learning engagement, and academic motivation in this online computing course. A 2 (ABL vs. non-ABL) × 2 (ML vs. non-ML) design, as well as factorial pretest/posttest design, was employed in this experimental research. The selected course for experiment was titled “Applied Information Technology: Office Software,” one semester in length and a required course for the four involved classes of students at a comprehensive university. All students in this study came from non-computer departments. According to the results of this study, students who received web-mediated ML had a significant increase in their learning engagement. However, the expected effects of ABL on developing students’ skills in using PowerPoint and Word, learning engagement, and academic motivation were not found in this study. Possible explanations for this nonsignificant outcome are included in the paper. The researchers’ design of an online course integrating ABL and ML may be used by teachers and schools when conducting online, flipped, or blended courses for their students, particularly for those courses focused on developing students’ skills in using PowerPoint and Word.

教育技术的应用和发展影响了当前的教育实践。但是，很少有研究讨论如何将这些技术和设备与适当的教学方法结合使用，以帮助学生实现令人满意的学习目标，尤其是计算机课程。因此，研究人员在在线学习环境中重新考虑了具有实用教学方法，基于活动的学习（ABL）和有意义的学习（ML）的计算机课程的课程设计。研究人员通过准实验研究了网络介导的ABL和ML对开发此在线计算课程中学生的学习效果，学习参与度和学术动机的影响。A 2（ABL与非ABL）×2（ML与非ML）设计以及阶乘前/后测试设计，被用于这项实验研究。所选实验课程的标题为“应用信息技术：办公软件”，为期一学期，是一所综合大学中四个相关班级学生的必修课程。这项研究的所有学生都来自非计算机系。根据这项研究的结果，接受网络媒介学习的学生的学习参与度显着提高。但是，本研究未发现ABL对开发学生使用PowerPoint和Word的技能，学习参与度和学习动机的预期影响。本文对此非重要结果进行了可能的解释。研究人员设计的将ABL和ML集成在一起的在线课程，在进行在线，翻转，