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Malerba, Maria-Luisa – Research-publishing.net, 2012
This paper reports on a study on the use of social network sites (SNSs) designed for L2 learning, such as "Livemocha" and "Busuu", where learners autonomously seek opportunities for authentic interaction in spontaneous ways. The study consists in a longitudinal multiple case study approach to investigate learners' informal…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Social Networks, Interaction, Case Studies
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McNeill, Michael C.; Fry, Joan M. – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2012
This study evaluated an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) case study in physical education teacher education from a student perspective. Action research evaluated the impact of a range of ICT options on student teachers' learning to play as well as learning to teach games in a secondary school context. Although multiple media were…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Program Effectiveness, Physical Education Teachers, Video Technology
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Pluye, Pierre; Grad, Roland; Granikov, Vera; Theriault, Guylene; Fremont, Pierre; Burnand, Bernard; Mercer, Jay; Marlow, Bernard; Arroll, Bruce; Luconi, Francesca; Legare, France; Labrecque, Michel; Ladouceur, Roger; Bouthillier, France; Sridhar, Soumya Bindiganavile; Moscovici, Jonathan – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Introduction: Systematic literature reviews provide best evidence, but are underused by clinicians. Thus, integrating Cochrane reviews into continuing medical education (CME) is challenging. We designed a pilot CME program where summaries of Cochrane reviews ("Courriels Cochrane") were disseminated by e-mail. Program participants…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Medical Education, Physicians
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Mayberry, John; Hargis, Jace; Boles, Larry; Dugas, Alex; O'Neill, Daniel; Rivera, Ajna; Meler, Monika – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2012
Appropriate use of instructional technology can be an elusive quest for many faculty members. The iTouch is one of the latest technologies available to us, yet there is little literature on its use and effectiveness to support learners in their learning. Six new faculty members from various disciplines elected to integrate the device in their own…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Teacher Attitudes, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
Sato, Manami – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study investigates the role of mental simulation in message formulation and grammatical encoding in two typologically distinct languages, English and Japanese. It examines relationships among physical motion, mental simulation, and sentence production, following the claims of Perceptual Symbol Systems (Barsalou, 1999) that people understand…
Descriptors: Sentences, Electronic Mail, Motion, Word Order
Dessoff, Alan – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2010
Until this year, the Oregon Department of Education ran a central portal of thousands of learning resources that required all teachers and students to have an email address as authentication for security purposes. Because many districts didn't offer student email, the learning materials were not available to everyone. In April, Oregon became the…
Descriptors: Internet, State Departments of Education, Electronic Mail, Systems Approach
Having, Karen M.; Davis, Joan M.; Lautar, Charla J.; Woodward, Belle – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2010
The education and training of students to become culturally competent and globally aware is a priority in higher education. Faculty hold the keys to international experience for students by offering an international curricular focus, coursework, and enrichment projects. Utilization of the Internet as a portal for international collaboration holds…
Descriptors: International Education, Cooperation, Internet, Financial Support
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Kang, Dae Joong – Qualitative Inquiry, 2010
In this article, the author interrogates how one famous Korean traditional drummer Mr. Myong-hwan Kim's lifelong learning is affected by the sociocultural and historical context as it contributes to the construction of his life. This article analyzed an oral history book that contains Mr. Kim's interview narratives since he died 20 years ago.…
Descriptors: Oral History, Electronic Mail, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries
Santandreu, R. Juan; Shurden, Susan; Shurden, Michael – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2011
Communication is not a simple concept. On the contrary, it is one that entails multiple aspects of a complex process. It is interesting to see that there are many definitions of communication, some of which, in the authors' opinion, fit better in the educational environment by considering the impact of communication as one that influences all…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Environment, Role, Classroom Communication
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Zhang, Yuening; Beckman, Roger – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2011
An e-book usage survey was sent through departmental mailing lists to the graduate students, scientists and faculty members of the Chemistry Department and Biology Department of Indiana University, Bloomington (IUB). Several faculty members, scientists and graduates students from the Chemistry Department and Biology Department were also contacted…
Descriptors: Books, Electronic Publishing, Use Studies, Surveys
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Fallon, Gerald; Rublik, Natalie – TESL Canada Journal, 2011
This is a critical policy study of language planning and policy in Quebec regarding the new policy direction requiring the compulsory teaching of English at the early primary level (grades 1-2, Cycle 1) in francophone public schools. Based on the analysis of policy documents, archives, and narratives from interviews, the goal of this policy study…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Electronic Mail, Seminars, Criticism
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Richardson, John T. E. – Educational Psychology, 2011
At UK institutions of higher education, the academic attainment of White students tends to be higher than that of students from other ethnic groups. A postal survey of Open University students found very little difference in academic engagement in those from different ethnic groups. The differences in pass rates and course grades remained…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, Academic Achievement, White Students
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Kim, ChanMin; Keller, John M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of motivational and volitional email messages (MVEM) on preservice teachers' motivation, volition, performance, and their attitudes toward technology integration. Each of four sections in an educational technology course for preservice teachers was randomly assigned to one of two groups: one…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Technology Integration, Student Motivation, Educational Technology
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Bower, Jack; Kawaguchi, Satomi – Language Learning & Technology, 2011
This paper presents a comparative analysis of corrective feedback provided by participants in an eTandem interaction between university students in Japan and Australia who were learning each other's language. Corrective feedback provided to tandem partners during interaction via text-based Synchronous Computer Mediated Communication (SCMC) is…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Communication Problems, Computer Mediated Communication, Learning Strategies
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O'Rourke, Susan L.; Martin, Marie; Brown, Lisa; Bauer, William; Dobbins, Michael; Schaeffer, Alice; Cartin, Donna; Pollard, Carol; Byrne, Daniel – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2011
Adolescents with multiple or severe disabilities often lack access to opportunities available to their typically developing peers, whose in-school friendships are often reinforced through other out-of-school, and sometimes interschool, activities. Limitations to these opportunities can be a result of attending a separate school designed to provide…
Descriptors: Friendship, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Computer Mediated Communication
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