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Woodley, Carolyn J.; Burgess, Stephen; Paguio, Rafael; Bingley, Scott – Education & Training, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on the innovative employment of students as technology mentors as part of a Blended Learning Program (BLP) that supported a group of owner-managers of small businesses to adopt appropriate information and communication technologies (ICT) to enhance their work practices. Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Small Businesses, Mentors
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Damnik, Gregor; Proske, Antje; Narciss, Susanne; Körndle, Hermann – Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Especially in the context of technology-enhanced informal learning, it is crucial to understand how to design information sources in such a way that learners are not overwhelmed by the demands of the learning process, but at the same time are engaged in higher order thinking processes. Guidance aids learners in dealing with the demands of a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Learning Processes, College Students, Retention (Psychology)
Chou, Chientzu Candace; Block, Lanise; Jesness, Renee – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
This study examines the impact of iPad integration on teaching and learning activities in a large school district in Midwest United States. Forty social studies classrooms received iPad carts to engage students in learning. Teachers received professional development opportunities in the forms of workshops, conferences, one-to-one coaching, and…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Social Studies, Faculty Development
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Martin, Florence – Educational Technology & Society, 2008
Instructional elements remain the foundation of current instructional design practice. Practice is the instructional element provided after learners have been given information required to master an objective and Navigation is the non-instructional element guides the learner on the sequence of instruction. Linear Navigation can be referred to as…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Internet
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Buraphadeja, Vasa; Kumnuanta, Jirang – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
In its second decade of education reform and its third cycle of national ICT master plans, Thailand struggles to transform its aspirations into practice. This paper chronicles three decades of Thailand's ICT national plans and their relation to education reform. It also discusses the effect of global trends, Asian cultures, and Thai cultures on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Asian Culture
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Parker, Angie – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1995
Addresses the need for a change to constructivistic education in a computer literacy course. It was determined that a constructivistic approach was needed that would allow students to "cut their puppet strings" and become independent thinkers who constructed personal knowledge of database software, the Internet, and higher-order thinking…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Constructivism (Learning), Critical Thinking
Fisher, Charles W. – 1988
This study examines the relationship between high computer access and "student empowerment" at the Nashville, Tennessee, site of the Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) project. The study rests on the premise that school learning is a function of the work carried out by students in school, and that schoolwork is experienced by students as…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Literacy, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
Niemczyk, Mary C.; Savenye, Wilhelmina C. – 2001
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship among students' reports about their goal orientation, self-efficacy and self-regulated strategy, use and their academic performance in a Computer Literacy course as indicated by course grade. Also investigated were students' reports about their most preferred and utilized study techniques…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Literacy, Higher Education, Learner Controlled Instruction
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Creighton, Walter; Kilcoyne, Margaret – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1997
An analysis of 87 undergraduate questionnaires found that students' perceived increased levels of expertise in 25 skills after taking a self-paced word processing and worksheet/spreadsheet applications course. Examined the relationship between age, gender, race, and grades, and found a positive correlation between grades and perceptions in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Craig, Dorothy Valcarcel – 1998
This study examined technological literacy patterns and the process of inquiry in a student-centered summer program designed around inquiry and Internet utilization. Five case studies consisted of various configurations of fifth grade students from a variety of educational backgrounds. A qualitative approach to research was implemented using…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Medici, Patricia; Montgomerie, T. Craig – 2001
This paper argues that individual differences among undergraduate students are important factors to the effectiveness of asynchronous learning and that students' needs and perceptions must be taken into account in the design of Web-based instruction (WBI). A student typology is presented based on evidence from an ethnographic study of a WBI…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Lippert, Susan K.; Granger, Mary J. – 1998
Many university business schools have an instructor-led course introducing computer software application packages. This course is often required for all undergraduates and is a prerequisite to other courses, such as accounting, finance, marketing, and operations management. Knowledge and skills gained in this course should enable students not only…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Johari, Abbas – 1998
This study examined the effects of an inductive multimedia program, including graphs, on subjects' ability to create linear functions and conceptualize variables from word problems. Subjects were 98 undergraduate students in two sections of a computer literacy course. Students' achievements were assessed via pre- and posttests, which were parallel…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Concept Formation
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Phelps, Renata; Graham, Anne; Kerr, Berenice – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
Professional development for teachers in information and communication technology (ICT) is currently a major priority for school systems in Australia and internationally. The metacognitive and reflective approach to professional development described in this paper is a response to the limitations of directive approaches to ICT learning within a…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Computer Literacy