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- Increasing Interaction in Web-based Instruction: Using Synchronous Chats and Asynchronus Discussions. Hines, Rebecca A.; Pearl, Cynthia E. // Rural Special Education Quarterly;Spring2004, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p33
Incorporating four levels of interaction characteristic of effective course design are possible in online coursework. These levels, including (a) interaction with the content, (b) interaction with the instructor, (c) interaction with classmates; and (d) interaction with self (Lynch, 2002) are...
- Computer Applications in Instruction. Semmel, Melvyn I.; Lieber, Joan A. // Focus on Exceptional Children;May1986, Vol. 18 Issue 9, p1
The article focuses on the effectiveness of microcomputer applications in learning instruction for mildly handicapped learners. The effects of microcomputers instruction are hypothesized and systematic variables were examined to specify the microcomputer effects for various populations of...
- Faculty & Staff 'Summer Camp' Offers edVentures for Success. Fratt, Lisa // District Administration;Dec2004 Supplement, Vol. 40, p14
The article reports on strong and targeted staff support, which is the common denominator for successful handheld implementations. Handheld computers have tremendous potential for integrating technology across the curriculum, improving personal productivity, and sparking higher motivation by...
- Tapping Into Students' Cultural Identity. Frederick, Rona // Educational Leadership;Dec2005/Jan2006, Vol. 63 Issue 4, p69
The article investigates how teachers, in spite of limited and outdated resources, can use computers in instructionally meaningful ways to meet their students' personal and cultural needs. A graphic arts teacher in an under-resourced high school located in the mid-Atlantic region of the United...
- Guest Editor's Notes. Wilson, Jan // TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning;Nov/Dec2004, Vol. 48 Issue 6, p3
Computer-enhanced learning is an educational approach to academic development that integrates technology, connectivity, curricular content and human resources. In efforts to incorporate computer technology into curricula much emphasis has been placed on hardware, connectivity and fundamental...
- ON a ROLL: Digital Photography AND Image Editing. Doyle, Al // Tech & Learning;Apr2003, Vol. 23 Issue 9, p24
In today's increasingly visual culture, the power of the perfect image cannot be overestimated this is the thing that artists and advertisers, among others, have understood in addition to that the visual nature of the Internet, with its reliance on maximized graphics rather than text for a quick...
- Midisoft Seeks Participants for Education Pilot Program. // American Music Teacher;Apr/May2006, Vol. 55 Issue 5, p6
Deals with the education pilot program launched by Midisoft Corp. to donate music technology curriculum suites to schools and organizations to help music students of under-funded schools and at-risk youth. Features of Quickstart Music series, the music technology curriculum from Midisoft;...
- TENNESSEE'S REGENTS ON-LINE DEGREE PROGRAM: A SUCCESS STORY. Demoulin, Donald F. // Education;Fall2005, Vol. 126 Issue 1, p55
Tennessee Board of Regents' colleges, universities, and technology centers joined together in the fall of 2001 to offer the Regents Online Degree Programs (RODP) whereby students may access their courses online 24 x 7. All twenty-seven technology centers in Tennessee (TTCs) deliver and award the...
- Curriculum by computer. King, Agnes // BRW;1/17/2008, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p10
The article reports on developments related to education in Australia. The Council of Australian Government is conducting an audit of computer resources in schools. For schools there is a need to train teachers to cope with the new paradigm of computer-based learning, and adjusting the...
