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Austin, Roger; Smyth, Jane; Rickard, Angela; Quirk-Bolt, Nigel; Metcalfe, Nigel – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2010
Research on the place of digital collaborative learning in schools has established its extensive use for the provision of online courses (Stevens, 2007), for learning within schools (Orech, 2009) and as a means of promoting inter-cultural education (Austin, 2006). Given that teachers' understanding and practice in collaborative learning is…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperation, Teacher Attitudes
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Risquez, Angelica; Sanchez-Garcia, Marife – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
This study investigates how computer mediated communication (CMC) can sustain nourishing and emotionally enriching peer mentoring relations. A peer electronic mentoring program was implemented in an Irish university to facilitate freshmen's transition to college. A sample of 123 participants (42 mentors and 81 mentees) was evaluated with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Peer Relationship, College Freshmen
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Galanouli, Despina; Collins, Jude – Journal of Information Technology for Teacher Education, 2000
Examined whether computer conferencing without tutor moderation could be successfully implemented between preservice teachers from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, considering the extent to which it raised participants' confidence in information and communication technology, raised awareness of different educational systems,…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Consciousness Raising, Electronic Mail
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Abbott, Lesley; Clarke, Linda; Austin, Roger – Irish Educational Studies, 2005
The Laptop Integration in Teacher Education project provided laptop computers for a cohort of students undertaking a one-year Initial Teacher Training course at the University of Ulster for the award of Post Graduate Certificate in Education. The study sought to measure the value of laptops to student teachers whilst on Teaching Practice. Data…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Laptop Computers, Computer Uses in Education
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Neumann, Marco; O'Murchu, Ina; Breslin, John; Decker, Stefan; Hogan, Deirdre; MacDonaill, Ciaran – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2005
Purpose: The motivation for this investigation is to apply social networking features to a semantic network portal, which supports the efforts in enterprise training units to up-skill the employee in the company, and facilitates the creation and reuse of knowledge in online communities. Design/methodology/approach: The paper provides an overview…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Management, Semantics, Social Networks