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Direct linkAdcock, Amy B.; Duggan, Molly H.; Watson, Ginger S.; Belfore, Lee A. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This paper describes an assessment of a web-based interview simulation designed to teach empathetic helping skills. The system includes an animated character acting as a client and responses designed to recreate a simulated role-play, a common assessment method used for teaching these skills. The purpose of this study was to determine whether…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Internet, Web Based Instruction
Lavolette, Elizabeth; Venable, Melissa A.; Gose, Eddie; Huang, Eric – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2010
The synchronous tool that is right for developing an online course depends on the context, needs and priorities. This report compares synchronous, virtual classroom systems Elluminate Live! v. 9 and Dimdim v. 4.5. The researchers compared the features of each system in terms of facilitation of communication, presentation of course content and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Sanchez, Jaime; Saenz, Mauricio – Computers & Education, 2010
This study evaluates the impact of using the software program AudioMetro, a tool that supports the orientation and mobility of people who are blind in the Metro system of Santiago de Chile. A quasi-experimental study considering experimental and control groups and using the paired Student's t in a two sample test analysis (pretest-posttest) was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blindness, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
Ledoux, Michael W.; Yoder, Noreen N.; Hanes, Barbara – Computers in the Schools, 2010
Four early childhood education teachers, two veteran and two newer teachers, were asked to pilot the use of handheld Personal Data Assistants loaded with Childchart assessment software. The participants were observed in their use of the electronic devices for monitoring student performance and interviewed regarding the use of the devices and their…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Handheld Devices, Computer Assisted Testing, Experienced Teachers
Urquiza-Fuentes, Jaime; Velazquez-Iturbide, J. Angel – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2009
This article reviews successful educational experiences in using program and algorithm visualizations (PAVs). First, we survey a total of 18 PAV systems that were subject to 33 evaluations. We found that half of the systems have only been tested for usability, and those were shallow inspections. The rest were evaluated with respect to their…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Evaluation Criteria, Use Studies, Computer Science Education
Smith, Fred W. – Journal of Access Services, 2009
This article summarizes discussions on listservs. Topic covered are circulation policies regarding patrons from other colleges, the shelving of sacred books, laptop circulation, Ariel vs email attachment for interlibrary loan, best software for remote instruction, paper copies of ereserves, interlibrary loan privileges for alumni and policies…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Library Services, Social Networks, Library Automation
Brusilovsky, Peter; Yudelson, Michael; Hsiao, I-Han – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2009
The paper analyzes three major problems encountered by our team as we endeavored to turn problem solving examples in the domain of programming into highly reusable educational activities, which could be included as first class objects in various educational digital libraries. It also suggests three specific approaches to resolving these problems,…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Educational Policy, Change Strategies, Formative Evaluation
Wang, Y.; Chen, N.-S. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2009
As Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) supported by synchronous technologies such as Synchronous Learning Management Systems (SLMSs) are still new to distance language professionals, criteria guiding the evaluation of the appropriate SLMSs for Distance Language Education (DLE) are urgently needed. This article proposes and discusses such criteria.…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Second Language Learning, Synchronous Communication, Evaluation Criteria
Walters, William H. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2009
This paper presents a comparative evaluation of Google Scholar and 11 other bibliographic databases (Academic Search Elite, AgeLine, ArticleFirst, EconLit, GEOBASE, MEDLINE, PAIS International, POPLINE, Social Sciences Abstracts, Social Sciences Citation Index, and SocINDEX), focusing on search performance within the multidisciplinary field of…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Online Searching
Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2009
The I CAN Learn[R] Education System is an interactive, self-paced, mastery-based software system that includes the I CAN Learn[R] Fundamentals of Math (5th-6th grade math) curriculum, the I CAN Learn[R] Pre-Algebra curriculum, and the I CAN Learn[R] Algebra curriculum. College algebra credit is also available to students in participating schools…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Man Machine Systems, Algebra, Mathematics Curriculum
Geist, Lori A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Team collaboration is necessary to fully support school-age students who use assistive technology (AT). Teams should include the student, his or her family, and school professionals. Unfortunately, team collaboration is often not realized due to constraints that range from scheduling conflicts and language barriers to lack of defined roles and…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Computer Mediated Communication, Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities
Singh, Anil; Mangalaraj, George; Taneja, Aakash – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2010
This paper offers a compilation of technologies that provides either free or low-cost solutions to the challenges of teaching online courses. It presents various teaching methods the outlined tools and technologies can support, with emphasis on fit between these tools and the tasks they are meant to serve. In addition, it highlights various…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
Salajan, Florin D.; Schonwetter, Dieter J.; Cleghorn, Blaine M. – Computers & Education, 2010
This article analyzes the digital native-digital immigrant dichotomy based on the results of a small-scale study conducted at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, regarding students' and faculty members' perceptions toward the implementation of digital learning technologies in the curriculum. The first element chosen for measurement…
Descriptors: Dentistry, Educational Technology, Access to Computers, Access to Information
Ooi, Teik Chooi; Ho, Henry Wai Leong; Amri, Siti – Current Issues in Education, 2010
This paper looks at criteria on how education service providers' websites could benefit their potential students from overseas. Effective design of education website is important as web users are typically fastidious and want information fast--this serves as the background of this study. The study focuses on three selected education institutions'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Case Studies, Web Sites
Garretson, Gregory – International Journal of English Studies, 2008
This article presents a series of guidelines both for researchers in search of software to be used in linguistic analysis and for programmers designing such software. A description of the intended audience and the types of software under consideration and a review of some relevant literature are followed by a discussion of several important…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Guidelines, Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics
