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Developing and Evaluating a Technology Enhanced Interaction Framework and Method That Can Enhance the Accessibility of Mobile Learning
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Angkananon, Kewalin; Wald, Mike; Gilbert, Lester – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2014
This paper focuses on the development and evaluation of a Technology Enhanced Interaction Framework and Method that can help with designing accessible mobile learning interactions involving disabled people. This new framework and method were developed to help design technological support for communication and interactions between people,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Accessibility (for Disabled), Models, Design
The Nature of an Object-Oriented Program: How Do Practitioners Understand the Nature of What They Are Creating?
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Thompson, Errol; Kinshuk – Computer Science Education, 2011
Object-oriented programming is seen as a difficult skill to master. There is considerable debate about the most appropriate way to introduce novice programmers to object-oriented concepts. Is it possible to uncover what the critical aspects or features are that enhance the learning of object-oriented programming? Practitioners have differing…
Descriptors: Expertise, Novices, Phenomenology, Learning Processes
Differences in the Educational Software Evaluation Process for Experts and Novice Students
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Tokmak, Hatice Sancar; Incikabi, Lutfi; Yelken, Tugba Yanpar – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This comparative case study investigated the educational software evaluation processes of both experts and novices in conjunction with a software evaluation checklist. Twenty novice elementary education students, divided into groups of five, and three experts participated. Each novice group and the three experts evaluated educational software…
Descriptors: Observation, Content Analysis, Focus Groups, Case Studies
Sciologer: Visualizing and Exploring Scientific Communities
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Bales, Michael Eliot – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Despite the recognized need to increase interdisciplinary collaboration, there are few information resources available to provide researchers with an overview of scientific communities--topics under investigation by various groups, and patterns of collaboration among groups. The tools that are available are designed for expert social network…
Descriptors: Expertise, Protocol Analysis, Cooperation, Interviews
Effects of an Inclusion Professional Development Model on Inclusion Knowledge and Perceptions of Regular Middle School Educators
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Royster, Otelia – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The problem addressed in this study was that regular education teachers lacked the training to include students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms. The evidence indicated that teachers were beginning to show greater levels of frustration, students were being referred out of the classroom, and many students were being sent to the special…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Faculty Development, Knowledge Level, Expertise
Effective E-Learning? Multi-Tasking, Distractions and Boundary Management by Graduate Students in an Online Environment
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Winter, Jennie; Cotton, Debby; Gavin, Joan; Yorke, Jon D. – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2010
This paper reports the findings of a small-scale study that documented the use of information technology for learning by a small group of postgraduate students. Our findings support current knowledge about characteristics displayed by effective e-learners, but also highlight a less researched but potentially important issue in developing…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Graduate Students, Learning Activities, Information Technology