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Rettig, Michael A. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2013
This purpose of this investigation was to review the postings of candidates completing student teaching using an online discussion module. A total of 3624 on-line postings by 295 student teachers over eight semesters were examined. Postings were grouped into one of six categories (general information, teaching, students, placements, projects and…
Descriptors: Discussion, Computer Mediated Communication, Content Analysis, Student Teaching
Tarabula, Jill M. – Computers in Libraries, 2013
Clinton Community College (CCC) is a small campus serving a rural community just outside the city of Plattsburgh in upstate New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The Leroy M. Douglas Sr. Library (Douglas Library) is located in the George Moore Academic and Administrative Building (Moore Building). Prior to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Libraries, Library Administration, Space Utilization
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Stamp, Richard – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2013
This article argues that the concept and practice of "self-organized learning", as pioneered by Sugata Mitra (and his team) in the "Hole-in-the-Wall" experiments (1999-2005) that inspired the novel "Q & A" (2006) and the resulting movie, "Slumdog millionaire" (2008) bear direct, but not uncritical…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Student Empowerment
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Ali, Liaqat; Asadi, Mohsen; Gasevic, Dragan; Jovanovic, Jelena; Hatala, Marek – Computers & Education, 2013
Present research and development offer various learning analytics tools providing insights into different aspects of learning processes. Adoption of a specific tool for practice is based on how its learning analytics are perceived by educators to support their pedagogical and organizational goals. In this paper, we propose and empirically validate…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Internet, Research and Development, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Roberts, Scott L. – Social Studies, 2013
Discussion has long been identified by many in the field of social studies education as one of the most important elements of social studies instruction. However, many classroom teachers face several challenges in implementing the strategy. As a way to combat these challenges and encourage the use of discussion in American's classrooms, the…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Computer Mediated Communication
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Knight, Jackie – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2013
Digital technologies are becoming increasingly common in our schools. However, the pedagogical changes required to use them effectively are not adopted as quickly as the hardware is physically installed in our classrooms. This paper discusses the changes that are required to the traditional structure of educational systems in order to maximize…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Academic Achievement, Influence of Technology
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Matthews, Asia R.; Hoessler, Carolyn; Jonker, Leo; Stockley, Denise – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2013
Research exists on the role of motivation in student learning, especially with subjects in the humanities and social sciences (e.g., Deci, Vallerand, Pelletier, & Ryan, 1991; Vallerand, Pelletier, Blais, Briere, Senecal, & Vallieres, 1992). This body of research would be well served by broadening current understandings of students of the…
Descriptors: Calculus, Student Motivation, Mathematics Instruction, College Students
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García, Sergio; Fombona, Javier – Digital Education Review, 2015
This research analyzes the situation of mobile devices and some specific options of support for the teaching of the English language. The features of this complex and novel phenomenon of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) are addressed with an exploratory descriptive methodology. The article is part of a more extensive research which deals…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, English, English (Second Language)
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DeThorne, Laura; Aparicio Betancourt, Mariana; Karahalios, Karrie; Halle, Jim; Bogue, Ellen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Computerized technologies now offer unprecedented opportunities to provide real-time visual feedback to facilitate children's speech-language development. We employed a mixed-method design to examine the effectiveness of two speech-language interventions aimed at facilitating children's multisyllabic productions: one incorporated a novel…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Mixed Methods Research, Language Acquisition
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Williams, Dina – Industry and Higher Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to bridge a gap in our understanding of the role business simulation games can play in the development of entrepreneurial capabilities in undergraduate students. While entrepreneurship education has come a long way from being a branch of business and management studies, to its current status as a core discipline in…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Educational Games, Computer Simulation, Entrepreneurship
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Jaakkola, T.; Veermans, K. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2015
Contemporary evidence on the effectiveness of concrete and abstract representations in science education is based solely on studies conducted in college context. There it has been found that learning with abstract representations produces predominantly better outcomes than learning with concrete representations and combining the representations…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Computer Simulation
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Sadik, Alaa – Journal of Educational Technology, 2014
This paper describes the technology and methodology used in the development and evaluation of an online network to help the instructors to produce and share video presentations in a new and innovative way. The network offers an application and platform for recording and sharing video presentations. The application allows instructors to narrate and…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Usability
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Jeekratok, Kanisorn; Chanchalor, Sumalee; Murphy, Elizabeth – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2014
Children with (ASD) may respond well to web--based learning because computers can provide features such as repetition, visual stimuli and independent interactions that appeal to them. However, there has been limited testing of web-based learning especially outside of institutional settings. The study reported on in this paper involved the testing…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Web Based Instruction
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Lorencowicz, Edmund; Kocira, Slawomir; Uziak, Jacek; Tarasinska, Joanna – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2014
The aim of the study was to investigate access and use of computers and internet by students during their studies. The results are based on a survey conducted in 2009-2012 on groups of 320 to 405 students (each year) from two universities in eastern Poland. It was concluded that during the period under study access of students to computers and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Internet
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Ladbrook, Judine – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2014
Preservice teachers of secondary English need sustained and confident experiences of the pedagogical affordances of information and communication technologies (ICTs), to overcome the constraints perceived by their secondary teaching colleagues. They also need to rapidly develop an extensive knowledge of adolescent fiction titles for progressing…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, English Teachers, Reading
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