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Everett, Donna R.; Grubb, Autumn – 1997
A Teaching/Learning Conference addressed the challenge of facilitating learner adjustment to distance learning. By understanding the concerns of both students and faculty regarding the distance learning environment, professional development specialists may find ways to ease the transition from traditional teaching/learning environments to the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Processes, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Shaw, Marie Keen – 1999
Aimed at secondary school library media specialists who are undertaking the transition to block scheduling, this book examines the essential components of the library media program in a block-scheduled school and provides useful handouts, lesson plans, and the experiences of four practitioners through their case studies. The following chapters are…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
Pattison, Sherry – 1999
New technology, which is eliminating the barriers of time and distance, is also challenging the existence of traditional, geographically based campuses and curriculum based on textbooks. Universities need to update curriculum to conform to changes in the teacher's role from provider of knowledge to facilitator of life-long learning. Technological…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Feyten, Carine M., Ed.; Nutta, Joyce W., Ed. – 1999
The essays in this book, by contributors from around the world, clarify predominant theoretical issues that pertain to virtual instruction, and offer practical suggestions for implementing these programs in any setting. Chapters include: "Mapping Space and Time: Virtual Instruction as Global Ritual" (Joyce W. Nutta and Carine M. Feyten);…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness
Denton, Jon – 2003
The Technology Mentor Fellowship Program (TMFP), a consortium consisting of 6 rural East Texas school districts, 1 urban Central Texas School district, and Texas A&M University has designed an approach for integrating technology into teacher preparation programs that impacted over 5,000 minority, language-minority, and children of poverty and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Consortia, Cooperative Programs
Crawford, Caroline M. – 2002
The instructional design that is imperative towards the design and development of a Web-based course environment is of primary consideration when a graduate-level course is the focus of attention. Further, a multimedia course that incorporates the theoretical as well as hands-on elements that must be consistently focused upon and updated is of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Graduate Study
Espinoza, Sue, Ed. – 2002
This document contains the following papers on graduate, inservice, and faculty use of telecommunications from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2002 conference: (1) "Behind the Scenes: The Process of Implementing a High School Web-Based Course" (Merry Boggs, Holly Patterson-McNeill, Diehl Boggs); (2) "A Study of…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Schmidt, Denise; Sasser, Stephanie; Linduska, Steve; Murphy, Vaughn; Grether, Cheryl – 1999
This research project examined an innovative technology integration model that includes the design, development, implementation, and assessment of the use and integration of technology by inservice and preservice teachers. Personnel from a school district, an area education agency, and a college of education work collaboratively to provide the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College School Cooperation, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs
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Ashby, Rosalyn; And Others – Social Education, 1997
Describes the Chata Project, a British research project that challenged the prevalent assumption that children will construct sound causal explanations from factual information imparted during history instruction. Their research suggests that explicit instruction is required for children to understand the causal relationships among events,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Educational Research
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Seixas, Peter – Social Education, 1997
Summarizes a Canadian study that attempted to determine how a diverse group of high school students identified and understood events of historical significance. The students' responses ranged from generally objective and analytical to wildly subjective. Includes a recommended exercise for establishing students approaches to and definitions of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Background, Educational Research, Educational Theories
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Wilson, Frank L.; McLauchlan, William P. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1997
Presents a syllabus for an introductory political science course. Includes a course outline, description, list of textbooks and readings, requirements, and grading policy. The course is structured in thematic units including the context of politics, acting in politics, the work of government, and alternative arenas of government. (MJP)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives, Course Organization
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Hickey, M. Gail – Social Education, 1997
Reviews a series of teaching activities that revolve around family photographs, letters, and artifacts. Outlines how these items can be used to teach recommended National Council for the Social Studies strands and provides classroom examples. Discusses developing a unit of study and includes a form for a Family Artifact Report. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cultural Images, Elementary Education, Family History
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Felix, Uschi; Askew, David – Australian Universities' Review, 1996
The costs and benefits of investing in new, multimedia technology for teaching languages are examined, looking at one recent grant-based Australian project for instructional development in German on CD-ROM. Limitations are discussed, including limited expertise, labor and equipment costs, need for flexible delivery, and cost-effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Educational Media, Educational Trends
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Bornas, Xavier; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1997
Illustrates how computers can assist teachers in preventing impulsivity and foster the cognitive and metacognitive development of students. Discusses theoretical aspects of impulsivity and learning difficulties; software for improving self-regulated learning, in particular the VISPRO (Visualizing Processes) project; and teacher education needs,…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
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Bliss, Joan; And Others – Oxford Review of Education, 1996
Explores and identifies scaffolding (adults helping children learn inaccessible material) strategies in three specific primary schooling contexts: design and technology, mathematics, and science. Delineates the differences among scaffolding, everyday knowledge, and specialist knowledge. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Computer Uses in Education, Cross Age Teaching, Developmental Stages
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