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Payne, Linda; Tawfik, Andrew; Olney, Andrew M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
As computers have become commonplace in everyday life, educators have begun to shift focus from "working" with computers (computer literacy) to "thinking" with computers (computational thinking). This article describes the progression of computational thinking (CT) from a historical perspective. This paper will first review the…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Computer Uses in Education, History
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Aydin, Selami – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
Little attention has been paid to the demotivating potential of new technologies in foreign language research. Thus, this study aims to investigate Internet anxiety among foreign language learners and to determine the relationships between Internet anxiety and certain variables. A background questionnaire, an Internet information test, and an…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Second Language Learning, Internet, Anxiety
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Summerville, Jennifer; Reid-Griffn, Angelia – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
Teaching pre-service and in-service teachers to use technologies in their classrooms begins with their training at the university. Many teacher education programs require students to take a foundational level course in technology education. As these foundational courses are continually revamped to include technologies for various disciplines,…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Technology Integration