This study presents a technology-based statistics teaching model developed from experience in teaching statistics in higher education. Technology-based learning and cooperative learning are merged in this model, including practical teaching processes that stimulate student enjoyment and motivation to learn statistics.( Contains 56 references.…

This paper discusses the findings of a case study conducted with an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher at a German secondary school. This case study is part of a research project that investigates the new competencies that EFL teachers need to acquire in order to be able to use the interactive whiteboard (IWB) to develop their practice,…

The authors address the role of computer support for building conceptual self-awareness--that is, enabling students to think outside of concept boundaries in hope of enhancing creative potential. Based on meta-cognition theory, we developed an integrated concept mapping system (ICMSys) to improve users' conceptual self-awareness in addition to…

This article evaluates 2 technology applications for teaching beginning reading. One, embedded multimedia, involves brief phonics and vocabulary videos threaded through teachers' lessons. The other, computer-assisted tutoring, helps tutors with planning, instruction, and assessment. An experiment in 2 high-poverty, high-minority Success for All…

PowerPoint and other visual technologies have become pervasive in schools. Adoption of these technologies is perceived as a necessary--or, at the very least, an educationally appropriate--innovation in UK schools, even though systematic examination of their use is relatively recent. On the basis of a wider ethnographic study of ICT use in one UK…

Researchers argue that teachers' beliefs are the final barrier that prevents technology integration. To affect change in teacher candidates' beliefs of technology integration, we created a pedagogical laboratory as well as a field experience program that operates within the pedagogical laboratory. This article presents a qualitative study of…

Audience Response Technology (ART) has been widely adopted on college campuses, and prior research indicates that, on average, it receives positive evaluations from students. However, research has not yet examined how characteristics of students as learners influence their responses to ART. The current study examined aptitude for learning,…

Anyone who has ever tried to surf knows that it is not easy to actually catch a wave. A person has to paddle the surfboard out to where the waves are and work on his/her timing and paddle fast enough to catch the wave. In this article, the author chooses the surfing metaphor in accordance with the theme of the 2006 CALICO conference at the…

Handheld computers have gone beyond the world of business and are now finding their way into the hands of social studies teachers and students. This paper discusses how social studies teachers can use handheld computers to aid anytime/ anywhere course management. The integration of handheld technology into the classroom provides social studies…

This paper offers a theoretical rationale for the use of technology--and particularly interactive electronic media, such as graphics-enabled word-processing programs, "talking books," e-mail, computer-assisted writing programs, and the World Wide Web--in the classroom. The rationale focuses on two aspects of literacy development: the…

Introduces different kinds of meta-knowledge which all have positive influence on the usage of knowledge-management systems. Presents results from a qualitative study conducted in five German companies, and derives relations between kinds of meta-knowledge and the characteristics of knowledge management systems. Only if this experience with…

This study focused on the use of technology within Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) approved counselor education programs throughout the United States. Results indicated that counselor educators are aware of the increase in the use of technology in counseling programs, but were not convinced of the…

A computer algebra system was integrated into instruction for two large classes of mathematics for business and the social sciences. Comparisons of student achievement and attitude showed no significant differences, but other implications of the study are discussed. (23 references) (LZ)

This teacher tells her story of venturing into technology-assisted learning and becoming a mentor for others. Highlights include project-based initiatives and professional development; the National Information Infrastructure and the Global Information Infrastructure; PowerUp and the Council of Regional Information Technology Associations(CRITA);…

Examined middle school teachers' concerns, knowledge, and use of technology in teaching, and how these related to their school's level of technology integration. Discusses the Computing Concerns Questionnaire; the Teaching with Technology Instrument; the Concerns Based Adoption Model; Stages of Concern about Computing; computer confidence;…