Technology and testing have become two popular prescriptions for improving education. The technology nostrum suggests that the infusion of modern technology into schools will bolster teaching and learning and will prepare students for an increasingly technological workplace. The testing prescription holds that using standardized test scores to…

This paper reports a pilot study that examined the use of electronic mail and the World Wide Web for learning Japanese. Three college learners of Japanese at the intermediate to advanced levels and the researcher exchanged e-mail messages based on selected materials on the Web during a 15-week semester. Analyses of e-mail messages, interview…

This paper reports on surveys of teachers and students at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) that examined the impact of technology on teaching and learning at. The first section describes the questionnaires, which focused on each population's perceptions and opinions about instructional technology, the frequency of use, projected use, and…

This paper examines the conceptual process of creating an electronic professional portfolio for faculty development. The characteristics of electronic professional portfolios and the benefits of electronic portfolio development are discussed. Additional topics covered include: collection and selection of portfolio contents; reflection on portfolio…

This book reports on a 5-year long project designed to: (1) bring Internet access to numerous schools and classrooms in an urban school district; (2) offer technical and collegial support to teachers' efforts to use the Internet in curricular activities the teachers had devised; (3) institutionalize the use of the Internet in district classrooms;…

This study examined teachers' beliefs and knowledge about reading, their reading pedagogy, and their students' conceptions of reading. Participants were 24 elementary and secondary teachers and 144 of their students. All participants completed individual interviews and the Theoretical Orientation to Reading Profile. Results indicated that only two…

The purpose of the present study is to describe the use of a learning conversation approach integrating E-mail and to analyze the evolution of the learning conversation among students. This pedagogical strategy was aimed at supporting college students who attended regular lectures (n=57). Results show that it is possible to incite metacognitive…

This article presents a best practice model for an online teacher education course, illustrating the process of integrating computer and reading literacies to increase learning and improve teaching. Six best practice components were included in the class design: integrative units, small group activities, representing to learn, classroom workshop,…

Two bodies of literature define the process for developing electronic teaching portfolios to support long-term professional growth: the multimedia development process (decide/assess, design/plan, develop, implement, evaluate) and the portfolio development process (collection, selection, reflection, projection/direction, presentation). As further…

This paper describes critical pedagogy (i.e., a perspective on teaching that seeks to increase equality, voice, individual and cultural expression, and democracy in classrooms) which is meaningful in research on using technology in teacher education. The first section discusses critical pedagogy as it applies to the uses of technology for teacher…

This paper reports on a three-year study of a model that uses the tenets of constructionism to integrate technology into a constructivist curriculum. The model has been used in regular face-to-face courses, in interactive instructional television courses, and in an online course. The following three significant themes emerged from analysis of the…

This policy report provides a view of the issues concerning the effectiveness of technology in its role to enhance education. This report is intended for use by educational leaders and policymakers who are concerned with making optimal use of technology in the schools. This report: (1) Focuses on issues that need to be considered as the impact of…

The four 2004 Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) case studies were developed by the Consortium for School Networking, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and the cooperation of the case study school districts. These case studies are presented in the same format as the 2003 studies, but also have a focus on additional technologies…

Virtual schools make available a world of new courses from obscure electives to advanced placement classes that challenge students intellectually and open up new doors educationally. Thanks to the anytime, anywhere nature of online courses, students with a range of special circumstances (from health issues to job or family constraints) don?t have…

Transfer students often take extra courses on their way to a bachelor's degree because they have neglected to meet with college advisors or to plan their coursework early in their studies. The state's four-year colleges often require different courses for admission, or evaluate previous work differently when deciding whether it meets their…