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Coutinho, Clara; Mota, Pedro – Computers in the Schools, 2011
This article presents a report of a pedagogic experience carried out in a Portuguese 6th-grade music education class during the 2008-2009 school year. A podcast was created (www.podomatic.com) and several activities were developed, in classroom context, taking advantage of the tool's potential for teaching and learning. Although the podcast was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Informal Education, Music
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Wong, Shin Y.; Connelly, Robin K.; Hartel, Richard W. – Journal of Food Science Education, 2010
The current generation of students coming into food science and engineering programs is very visually oriented from their early experiences. To increase their interest in learning, new and visually appealing teaching materials need to be developed. Two diverse groups of students may be identified based on their math skills. Food science students…
Descriptors: Foods Instruction, Curriculum Development, Engineering Education, Focus Groups
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Heafner, Tina L.; Friedman, Adam M. – Computers in the Schools, 2008
Web 2.0 software, in particular wikis, have the potential to allow students to become active contributors to the Internet and, as a result, restructure traditional learning environments. In this study, the effects of student-created wikis were evaluated through measures of student engagement, cognitive benefits, and student learning in both the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Self Efficacy, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Students
Lennon, J.; Warburton, R. – 2002
This paper examines two key issues in Web learning interaction and personalization and discusses how a simple drag-and-drop application enables users to create and modify Web pages in ways that increase interactive learning experiences and make the best use of their individual differences. Discussion includes: catering for differing modalities in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Baltra, Armando – Hispania, 1986
Discusses the lack of versatility and availability of software for teaching second or foreign languages. Most software programs do not contain editing components; therefore, teachers are prevented from tailoring the software to their students' needs. Some solutions to this problem are outlined. (SED)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Editing
Ebert-Zawasky, Kathleen; Abegg, Gerald L. – 1990
This study was designed as a systematic investigation of the feasibility and effectiveness of student authored videodisc presentations in a non-major introductory level college biology course. Students (n=66) used a quick-learn authoring system, the Macintosh computer, and videodisc player with color monitor. Results included: (1) students managed…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Biology, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction