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Draxler, Bridget; Hsieh, Haowei; Dudley, Nicole; Winet, Jon – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2012
In conjunction with Iowa City's 2008 designation as a UNESCO City of Literature, an interdisciplinary team of University of Iowa faculty, graduate and undergraduate student researchers formed UCOL--the University of Iowa UNESCO City of Literature Mobile Application Development Team. The project brings together community partners, faculty, students…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Video Technology, Undergraduate Students, Handheld Devices
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Stone-MacDonald, Angi – Young Exceptional Children, 2015
This article, intended to inform educators on how to use iPad apps for literacy development for young children with developmental disabilities, briefly reviews the literature on iPad apps for literacy development, examines key apps for literacy development for children with developmental disabilities, and discusses how to incorporate iPad apps…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Disabilities
Johnson, L.; Adams Becker, S.; Estrada, V.; Freeman, A. – New Media Consortium, 2014
The internationally recognized "NMC Horizon Report" series and regional "NMC Technology Outlooks" are part of the NMC Horizon Project, a 12-year effort established in 2002 that annually identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact over the coming five years in every sector of education around the…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Information Management
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Nemeth, Karen N.; Simon, Fran S. – Young Children, 2013
Miss Jessie was hired because she was bilingual, but she was placed in a class where most of the children did not speak English or her home language of Spanish. The children spoke Arabic, Korean, or Polish most of the time. Where does she start? Early childhood educators across the United States are asking similar questions. Teachers often report…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, English (Second Language), Multilingualism, Early Childhood Education
DePountis, Vicki; Cady, Deborah; Hallak, Tracy – Online Submission, 2013
This conference presentation examines concept development for congenitally blind students. It presents current research on best-practice for teaching this population. Examples of strategies to reinforce understanding of body concepts, spatial awareness, and positional language, while promoting mirroring, self regulation, and purposeful movement to…
Descriptors: Human Body, Multiple Disabilities, Blindness, Congenital Impairments
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Parker, Tom – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2012
As a fifth-grade mathematics teacher, the author tries to create authentic problem-solving activities that connect to the world in which his students live. He discovered a natural connection to his students' real world at a computer camp. A friend introduced him to Alice, a computer application developed at Carnegie Mellon, under the leadership of…
Descriptors: Video Games, Computer Oriented Programs, Problem Solving, Computers
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Hua, David M. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2013
The demand for qualified information technology professionals remains high despite downturns in the economy. It is imperative to provide students with a curriculum that provides a broad foundation in information technology knowledge, skills, and abilities. Students also need access to specialized technologies and learning materials to develop the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Online Vendors, Instructional Materials, Information Technology
Mohanna, Mahmoud; Capus, Laurence – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
This paper presents a mobile learning application for a learning course at higher education level. Based on the RSS feed technology, the presented mobile application establishes an in-time communication channel between the instructor and his/her students to keep them up-to-date with all course important dates, instructions and information in…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Telecommunications
Robledo, S. Jhoanna – George Lucas Educational Foundation, 2012
The Common Core State Standards call for students to develop digital media and technology skills. One way to help them reach that goal: incorporate gadgets they're already familiar with--cell phones, tablets, and smartphones--into their learning environment. Mobile devices are becoming essential to students' daily lives. According to a 2011 Pew…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices
Westhuizen, Duan vd – Commonwealth of Learning, 2016
This work starts with a brief overview of education in developing countries, to contextualise the use of the guidelines. Although this document is intended to be a practical tool, it is necessary to include some theoretical analysis of the concept of online assessment. This is given in Sections 3 and 4, together with the identification and…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Student Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing, Evaluation Methods
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Chatterjea, Kalyani – Review of International Geographical Education Online, 2012
Fieldwork is an essential component in Geography education. Learning through research in Geography involves generating substantial data and data manipulation. In order to make geographical inquiry a worthwhile learning experience, researchers require a seamless system that allows data collection and analysis without being distracted by the…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Geography Instruction, Field Studies
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Murphy, Marianne C.; Sharma, Aditya; Rosso, Mark – Information Systems Education Journal, 2012
Teaching office applications such as word processing, spreadsheet and presentation skills has been widely debated regarding its necessity, extent and delivery method. Training and Assessment applications such as MyITLab, SAM, etc. are popular tools for training students and are particularly useful in measuring Assurance of Learning (AOL)…
Descriptors: Office Occupations Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Training Methods, Student Evaluation
Bienkowski, Marie; Gerard, Sarah Nixon; Rubin, Shawn; Sanford, Cathy; Borrelli-Murray, Dana; Driscoll, Tom; Arora, Jessie; Hruska, Mike; Beck, Katie; Murray, Thomas; Hoekstra, Jason; Gannes, Stuart; Metz, Edward; Midgley, Steve; Castilla, Stephanie; Tomassini, Jason; Madda, Mary Jo; Chase, Zac; Martin, Erik; Noel, Marcus; Styles, Kathleen – Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, 2015
Opportunities abound for software designers and developers to create impactful tools for teachers, school leaders, students, and their families. This guide for developers, startups, and entrepreneurs addresses key questions about the education ecosystem and highlights critical needs and opportunities to develop digital tools and apps for learning.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Design, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Zurier, Steve – Community College Journal, 2013
Few professors teaching at community colleges today expect students to learn every nuance of every technological device they are likely to encounter throughout the course of their careers. Educators can expose students to enough of a base so that when the technology does evolve--and it will--they have the confidence and ability to adapt and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Higher Education, Job Training, Technology Uses in Education
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Han, Kyung T. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2009
This article provides a brief description of a Windows application called IRTEQ. IRTEQ employs an intuitive, user-friendly graphic user interface that can rescale one test form to another by using various item response theory (IRT) scaling methods. It supports various IRT models for test forms. It can also equate test scores on the scale of one…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Scaling, True Scores, Equated Scores
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