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Scott, Heather – Teaching History, 2005
We are often reminded that we remember little of what we hear and read but much of what we teach. The very act of teaching forces us to clarify our understanding and to process it so that it can be communicated in a structured, clear and accessible way. Here, Heather Scott describes how she got an initially reluctant Year 12 group at Challenge…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Video Technology, Civil Rights
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DeMarie, Darlene; Miller, Patricia H.; Ferron, John; Cunningham, Walter R. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2004
Path analysis was used to test theoretical models of relations among variables known to predict differences in children's memory--strategies, capacity, and metamemory. Children in kindergarten to fourth grade (chronological ages 5 to 11) performed different memory tasks. Several strategies (i.e., sorting, clustering, rehearsal, and self-testing)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Path Analysis, Models
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Chun, Cynthia Kelley – Educational Perspectives, 2005
As teachers, an important part of planning curriculum is considering the relevance of what they teach their students. The author believes that project-based learning that integrates technology, language arts, and critical media literacy can be a powerful tool for learning. Not only does this kind of work connect students to the curriculum, it also…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Production Techniques, Active Learning, Media Literacy
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Angel, Angela – Educational Perspectives, 2005
'Olelo Community Television has served the O'ahu community for over 16 years. It offers community members training in television production, and it provides access to Oceanic Cable channels 52 through 56--the five cable channels that 'Olelo currently manages. 'Olelo is a non-profit, public, educational and government (PEG) access organization that…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Media Literacy, Educational Opportunities, Educational Television
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Ginns, Ian S.; Norton, Stephen J.; Mcrobbie, Campbell J. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2005
It has been argued that design and technology can be used as a vehicle for teaching science and vice versa. In this paper, we report an investigation into Grade 6 students' understandings of concepts embodied in the Systems strand of a technology syllabus as they grappled with a unit of work in technology for the first time. The unit of work…
Descriptors: Evidence, Video Technology, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology
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LeLoup, Jean W.; Ponterio, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2004
Truly current, up-to-the-minute video by native speakers using the language for real communication can make the language and culture come alive for students. With the explosion of broadband Internet access through cable and DSL, better connections in schools, faster low cost computers, and better graphics adapters, access to authentic video on the…
Descriptors: Internet, Native Speakers, Television, French
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Hogan, Bryan J. – International Journal of Special Education, 2004
Within most educational institutes there are a substantial number of students with varying physical and mental disabilities. These might range from difficulty in reading to difficulty in attending the institute. Whatever their disability, it places a barrier between them and their education. In the past few years there have been rapid and striking…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Physical Mobility
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Harding, Jennifer; Gabriel, John – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2004
This article discusses two projects supported by the Higher Education Active Community Fund, which involved student and staff volunteers in working with local communities and community-based organisations in two London boroughs. Oral history methods were used to investigate and represent the experiences of elderly people living in Borough A and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Oral History, Higher Education, Editing
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Mayora, Carlos A. – English Teaching Forum, 2006
The author describes a Technologically Enhanced Language Learning program in Venezuela and how it helped improve high school EFL instruction. The author presents six challenges of teaching EFL and describes the context for the program. The author then provides a rationale for using multimedia in language teaching, based on theoretical frameworks.…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Educational Technology
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Parsons, Lynn D. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
Many students with disabilities have difficulty acquiring social skills, especially those necessary for employment. Students with autism struggle because of problems with (1) theory of mind; (2) reading facial expressions; (3) auditory processing problems; and (4) a lack of exposure to social conventions. Virtual reality and video have been used…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Video Technology, Secondary School Students
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McDonough, Jerome; Jimenez, Mona – Journal of Archival Organization, 2006
The digital library community is increasingly concerned with long-term preservation of digital materials. This concern presents an opportunity for strategic alliances between digital library units and preservation departments confronting the difficulties inherent in preservation reformatting of moving image materials. However, successful…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Preservation, Cooperative Programs
Yunus, Aida Suraya Md.; Kasa, Zakaria; Asmuni, Azizan; Samah, Bahaman Abu; Napis, Suhaimi; Yusoff, Mohd Zul Mohd; Khanafie, Mohd Rizal; Wahab, Hasmah Abdul – International Education Journal, 2006
Schools and universities all over the world are continuously exploring ways to use the web technology in improving teaching effectiveness. The use of course web pages, discussion groups, bulletin boards, and e-mails have shown impact on teaching and learning in significant ways, across all disciplines. e-Learning has emerged as an alternative to…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Higher Education, Distance Education, Discussion Groups
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Koksal, Dinçay – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2004
In language teaching and learning, we have a lot to choose from the world of technology: radio, TV, CD-Rom, computers, C.A.L.L., the Internet, Electronic Dictionary, e-mail, audio cassettes, Power-point, and videos/DVDs or VCDs. Table 1 in Appendix C illustrates their advantages and disadvantages. This paper aims to discuss the use and importance…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Information Technology
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Kellogg, Matt; Kersaint, Gladis – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2004
This paper outlines the efforts of two mathematics teacher educators in their use of online videos to expose their elementary preservice teachers to examples of reform teaching, as espoused by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The online videos provide an excellent source for reflection, and each author shares their different…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Standards, Multimedia Materials
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Martin, Lyndon; LaCroix, Lionel; Fownes, Lynda – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2005
This paper presents some initial findings from a multi-year project that is exploring the growth of mathematical understanding in a variety of construction trades training programs. In this paper, we focus on John, an entry-level plumbing trainee. We explore his understandings for multiplication, fractions and units of imperial measure as he…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, On the Job Training, Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Concepts
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