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Meeting the National Standards: There's an App for That!
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Krause, Jennifer M.; Sanchez, Yvonne – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2014
An increased availability and advancement of digital media technology, paired with the technology skills of students in the iGeneration, have given teachers and coaches an opportunity to integrate new and affordable technology into physical education and sport. Application technology, or "apps," can be used on a smartphone or tablet to…
Descriptors: National Standards, Physical Education, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education
"Open Learning 2.0"? Aligning Student, Teacher and Content for Openness in Education
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Friesen, Norm; Murray, Judith – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2013
The mission of Thompson Rivers University Open Learning (TRU-OL) can be understood in terms of three entities: the student, the faculty member and the curriculum content. Their conjuncture--when a TRU-OL student works with TRU-OL courseware and is supported by a TRU-OL faculty member--is where learning, assessment and, ultimately, credentialing…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Electronic Learning, Educational Methods
Testing under the Microscope: How Common Core-Aligned Assessments Place Demands on Time, Technology, and Connectivity
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Stephens, Wendy – Knowledge Quest, 2014
School librarians and other specialists should take note of the new wave of computer-based assessments required by the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), testing that is only now beginning to get off the ground. The new testing necessitates that districts possess the right hardware, install the requisite software, and, in some cases, create…
Descriptors: State Standards, Alignment (Education), School Libraries, Librarians
Integrating ICT into Teaching and Learning at the University of Dar es Salaam
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Mtebe, Joel S.; Dachi, Hilary; Raphael, Christina – Distance Education, 2011
Since 1985, Tanzania has been undergoing significant political and economic changes from a centralized to a more market-oriented and globally connected economy. The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has responded to these changes by reviewing its legal status, vision, and functions, particularly those related to research, teaching, and public…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Curriculum Design, Efficiency, Foreign Countries
Designing e-Portfolios to Support Professional Teacher Preparation
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Tran, Tu; Baker, Robert; Pensavalle, Margo – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2006
Tu Tran, Robert Baker, and Margo Pensavalle present e-portfolio technology as an effective tool in teacher preparation. Because e-portfolios chronicle students' learning outcomes, they provide a picture of students' development that can be used in response to increased demands for assessment of student teachers and increasingly standards-based…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Student Teachers, Student Evaluation, Courseware
The Interactive Whiteboard: A Literature Survey
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Glover, Derek; Miller, David; Averis, Doug; Door, Victoria – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2005
There has been an increasing awareness of the need to understand the match between technology and pedagogy in the development of interactive learning supported by the interactive whiteboard in schools in the United Kingdom. There is evidence that teachers are seeking some understanding of the research background and to this end a team from Keele…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology