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Julian, June; Crooks, Julian – Online Submission, 2011
Demonstrating the multiple features of the Cerulean Gallery in Second Life, this research report showcases several exemplar exhibits created by students, artists, and museums. Located in The Educational Media Center, a Second Life teaching and social space, the Cerulean Gallery exhibits functioned as case studies that tested its effectiveness as…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Social Systems, Internet, Art Products
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Yu, Fu-Yun; Yang, Yen-Ting – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
This study examined the effects on performance of online access to peer-generated questions during question-generation activities. Two eighth grade classes (N = 63) participated in six weekly question-generation sessions to support English learning. An online student question-generation learning system was adopted. In contrast to expectations…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Learning, Electronic Libraries, Peer Groups
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Andersen, Renate; Ponti, Marisa – Distance Education, 2014
This article presents an empirical study of an open educational course in an online peer-to-peer university (P2PU). P2PU is a nonprofit organization offering free educational opportunities. Focus is on how peers are part of creating course content in a Web 2.0 environment. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have evolved into two different…
Descriptors: Open Education, Barriers, Educational Opportunities, Online Courses
Tammelin, Maija; Peltonen, Berit; Puranen, Pasi; Auvinen, Lis – European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL), 2012
This paper discusses learning language and communication activities that focus on students' concrete involvement in their learning process. The activities first deal with student-produced blogs and digital videos in business Spanish. They then present student-produced podcasts for Swedish business communication learners that are meant for speakers…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learning Processes, Learning Activities, Student Developed Materials
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Zeegers, Margaret – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2011
This paper deals with a project establishing an Indigenous Australian artists-in-residence program at a regional Australian primary school to foreground its Black History. Primary school students worked with Indigenous Australian story tellers, artists, dancers and musicians to explore ways in which they could examine print and non-print texts for…
Descriptors: Musicians, Blacks, History, Foreign Countries
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McKillip, Mary E. M.; Godfrey, Kelly E.; Rawls, Anita – Urban Education, 2013
Students who struggle in pursuit of postsecondary education tend to be Latino, Black, low-income, or first-generation college students. This article presents the case of a small public school serving students grades 6-12 from these traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in a large urban school district. Observations revealed that the school…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, College Preparation, School Culture, Social Development
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Hushman, Carolyn J.; Marley, Scott C. – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The authors investigated whether the amount of instructional guidance affects science learning and self-efficacy. Sixty 9- and 10-year-old children were randomly assigned to one of the following three instructional conditions: (a) guided instruction consisting of examples and student-generated explanations, (b) direct instruction consisting of a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Self Efficacy, Science Education, Science Instruction
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Lyublinskaya, Irina; Tournaki, Nelly – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2014
Invited as a paper from SITE 2013. This study focuses on the development of Technological Pedagogical And Content Knowledge (TPACK) in mathematics and science of pre-service special education teachers for teaching mathematics and science via one course. This course introduces a variety of strategies and techniques for using instructional…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Lesson Plans, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teacher Education
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Cochrane, Thomas; Antonczak, Laurent; Wagner, Daniel – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2013
The advent of web 2.0 has enabled new forms of collaboration centred upon user-generated content, however, mobile social media is enabling a new wave of social collaboration. Mobile devices have disrupted and reinvented traditional media markets and distribution: iTunes, Google Play and Amazon now dominate music industry distribution channels,…
Descriptors: Social Media, Social Networks, Web 2.0 Technologies, Handheld Devices
Bull, Glen; Alexander, Curby; Ferster, Bill – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2010
Student-created media offer significant opportunities for engagement and learning. For the past five years, the authors have explored ways to incorporate Web-based authoring tools into the curriculum. In this article, they discuss PrimaryAccess, a suite of online tools that provides students with access to primary source documents on websites such…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Internet, Student Developed Materials, Nonprint Media
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Drennan, Gillian R.; Evans, Mary Y. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2011
First year Geology students at the University of the Witwatersrand experience problems with both three-dimensional and "four-dimensional" (or time) visualization when attempting to interpret geological maps. These difficulties have been addressed by the introduction of hands-on modeling exercises, which allow students to construct…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Introductory Courses, Geology
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Terry, Krista, Ed.; Cheney, Amy, Ed. – IGI Global, 2016
The integration of emerging technologies in higher education presents a new set of challenges and opportunities for educators. With a growing need for customized lesson plans in online education, educators are rethinking the design and development of their learning environments. "Utilizing Virtual and Personal Learning Environments for…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Higher Education, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education
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Kajee, Leila – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2011
This paper explores the multimodal engagement of English-as-an-additional-language (EAL) students in a classroom in Johannesburg. Within a social semiotic framework, and using constructions of design and identity to understand the students' multimodal engagement, the paper argues that multimodal representations offer EAL students from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poetry, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Lisboa, Pedro; Sotomayor, Joo; Ribeiro, Paulo – Journal of Chemical Education, 2010
The construction of a diode laser polarimeter apparatus by undergraduate students is described. The construction of the modular apparatus by undergraduate students gives them an insight into how it works and how the measurement of a physical or chemical property is conducted. The students use the polarimeter to obtain rotation angle values for the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mechanics (Physics), Chemistry, Lasers
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Nunn, Jeffrey A.; Braud, Janie – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
Students in Honors Physical Geology at Louisiana State University (LSU) participated in instruction in eighth- to ninth-grade geology and geography classes in East Baton Rouge Parish Schools (EBRPS) to help meet community needs. LSU students created instructional materials and reflected on the service activity to gain a deeper understanding of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Honors Curriculum, Geology, Service Learning
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