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Glutting, Joseph J. – Journal of Special Education, 1987
The McDermott Multidimensional Assessment of Children (M-MAC) is a comprehensive microcomputer system providing both multidimensional classifications of child exceptionality and detailed individualized education programs (IEPs). M-MAC's IEP functions are reviewed in terms of requisite characteristics of remedial education plans. M-MAC's…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Style, Computer Managed Instruction
1999
The overarching focus of the International Conference on Technology and Education (ICTE) Tampa 1999 conference was "Preparing for a New Century of Learning: Technology, Education, and the Internet." Twelve themes supported this focus: "Implementation in the Classroom"; "Educational Tools"; "Information Technology…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
Bunker, Alison; Vardi, Iris – 2001
This study illustrates the convergence of two teaching and learning media, face-to-face and online, as reflective lecturers seek to address the limitations of a single medium. Innovative university lecturers at a large Western Australia university were interviewed about their use of online environments with face-to-face students. The interview…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Conventional Instruction
Halliday, Jackie – 2001
The Graduate Diploma in Education Technology (GDipEdTech) was developed at the UNITEC Institute of Technology (New Zealand) in 1993 as an open and distance program to meet the needs of teachers in the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors. The program aims to integrate the use of new and emerging technologies into their classroom programs. It…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Environment
Saturnelli, Annette Miele – 1997
This guide is intended to help educators understand, develop, and implement workplace simulations for students in grades K-12. The introduction examines the role of simulation in integrated school-to-work programs. Discussed first are the following aspects of the workplace simulations model on which the simulations are based: educational premises…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Techniques, Competence, Competency Based Education
Bothma, Theo J. D.; Snyman, Retha – 2000
This paper present a case study on how the teaching methods in a number of modules in the Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria (South Africa) have been transformed from traditional classroom presentations to a learner-centered approach supported by material on the World Wide Web and by e-mail and listserv interaction.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Rogers, Patricia L. – 1999
This article examines barriers to technology adoption based on the literature and data from two studies. A five-step hierarchical model (familiarization, utilization, integration, reorientation, evolution) of adoption of technology in the classroom is presented, and internal and external barriers to technology adoption are examined. The two…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Art Education, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
Wilkinson, Patricia; Sher, Lawrence – 1999
Beginning in 1987, a reform movement was heavily funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to change the teaching of calculus. Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) received seven NSF grants over an eight-year period, allowing the college to: establish a state-of-the-art calculus computer lab; purchase calculators, graphing…
Descriptors: Calculus, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes
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VanSledright, Bruce A. – Social Education, 1997
Contrasts two approaches to achieving depth in an 8th grade U.S. history class. One presents a detailed and chronological approach, the other a discipline-based matrix structure with chronological and regional evolutions as a backdrop. Favors stressing major principles and generalizations while focusing in depth on prototypical examples. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Colonial History (United States), Course Content, Course Organization
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Saunders, William; Goldenberg, Claude – Elementary School Journal, 1996
Describes a constructivist teaching exercise consisting of a group of teachers involved in regular instructional conversations. Raises issues related to conceptualizing frameworks for teaching and developing new teacher assessments, arguing that new assessments should reflect a comprehensive view of teaching based on a broad continuum of teaching…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Constructivism (Learning), Critical Thinking, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Eynon, Bret; Friedheim, William – OAH Magazine of History, 1997
Profiles the efforts of the American Social History Project (ASHP). Since 1981 the ASHP has developed curriculum materials and workshops emphasizing the role of labor, women, and other minority groups in U.S. history. Includes two activities illustrating 19th-century social history. (MJP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Development
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Brewster, JoAnne – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Examines the techniques used in teaching an abnormal psychology class in a multimedia environment with two computers and a variety of audiovisual equipment. Students respond anonymously to various questions via keypads mounted on their desks, then immediately view and discuss summaries of their responses. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Oriented Programs
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Johnson, James E.; Johnson, Karen McChesney – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1992
This reaction paper offers evidence for the effectiveness of nondirective instructional models with special needs young children. The construct of "developmentally appropriate practice" is viewed as a working hypothesis and as a continuous variable, not a dichotomous variable. Relationships between early childhood education and early childhood…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Continuity, Developmental Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Koumi, Jack – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1994
Proposes a framework to help course developers design criteria for optimal media deployment. The merits of radio, television, audio, video, and print are briefly compared with computer-based media and analyzed in light of six types of media characteristics: symbol system, access, controllability, student reactivity, interactivity, and adaptivity.…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Instruction, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis
Kemp, Jerrold E.; McBeath, Ron J. – Educational Technology, 1994
Proposes the benefits of instructional design reforms for college courses. Design steps include how to evaluate needs, establish goals, and make changes. A detailed example is provided of a restructured art history course which was changed from a large lecture format to self-paced learning activities. (Contains 22 references.) (SLW)
Descriptors: Art History, Change Strategies, Educational Trends, Excellence in Education
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