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Lauren Eales; Olivia Giammanco; Gail M. Ferguson – Journal of Children and Media, 2025
This study uses both quantitative and qualitative data to examine how screen media use and problematic media use changed over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic (pre-onset, 3-months and 15-months post-onset). We examined changes in screen media use (time spent) and problematic media use (seemingly addicted behavior) in children ages 1.17-11.42…
Descriptors: Computer Use, COVID-19, Pandemics, Addictive Behavior
Nichols-Besel, Kristen; Yu, Xi; Jamsen, Kirsten – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2022
This article investigates the perspectives of international students in the United States who use writing centers to support their identities and to meet their writing needs and goals. Using survey and focus group data to look closely at how students use one writing center's online Profile and more broadly at the accessibility and responsiveness…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Self Concept
Langworthy, Sara – Journal of Extension, 2017
The growth of online video provides a tremendous opportunity for Extension professionals to expand the reach of educational content. Through repurposing existing content, we at the University of Minnesota Extension Children, Youth, and Family Consortium created several brief educational videos that address pressing challenges for children and…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Extension Education, Social Media, Computer Uses in Education
Understanding High School Students' Perception of Nature and Time Spent Outdoors across Demographics
Bonnell, Kory J.; Hargiss, Christina L. M.; Norland, Jack E. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2019
The purpose of this study was to assess high school students' perceptions of nature and the amount of time they spend outdoors. More than 200 tenth graders from different demographic locations in Minnesota, USA were surveyed to understand their perceptions of nature, their attitude towards it, as well as to gauge what activities students were…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Grade 10, Natural Resources
Beussman, Douglas J.; Walters, John P. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
Virtually all modern chemical instrumentation is controlled by computers. While software packages are continually becoming easier to use, allowing for more researchers to utilize more complex instruments, conveying some level of understanding as to how computers and instruments communicate is still an important part of the undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Education, Chemistry, Computer Uses in Education
Hokanson, Brad; Hendrickson, Meghan – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Minnesota shifted all instruction to remote learning in mid-March 2020, including all classes in the College of Design. This case focuses on a studio course in interior design with 16 students. The classes used a range of different computer technologies. These technologies include Zoom,…
Descriptors: College Students, Studio Art, Interior Design, Distance Education
Braun, Steven – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2017
Measuring research impact has become a nearly ubiquitous facet of scholarly communication. At the University of Minnesota Medical School, new administrative directives have directly tied impact metrics to faculty assessment, promotion, and tenure. In this paper, I describe a platform for the analysis and visualization of research impact that was…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Research, Medical Schools
Peterson, Lana; Scharber, Cassandra – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the practice of using student technology teams (STTs) offered at a high school within a 1:1 district. Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative case study (Merriam, 1998, 2009) documents how an STT program functioned in 2015-2016 academic year. Findings: Findings show the STT provided a rich…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Teamwork, High School Students, Qualitative Research
Lee, Yee Ming; Kwon, Junehee; Park, Eunhye; Wang, Yujia; Rushing, Keith – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2017
Purpose/Objectives: This study investigated the use of electronic and paper-based point-of-service (POS) systems in school nutrition programs (SNPs), including associated challenges and the desired skills and existing training practices for personnel handling such systems. Methods: A questionnaire was developed based on interviews with 25 SNP…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Health Programs, Questionnaires, Administrators
Sandfort, Jodi; Gerdes, Kevin – Teaching Public Administration, 2017
Current world events demand public affairs leadership training that generates among professionals a sense of capability, agency, and responsibility to engage in complex public problems. In this paper, we describe a unique course operated in the US focused on achieving these learning outcomes. It uses an unconventional schedule and course design…
Descriptors: Public Affairs Education, Leadership Training, Courses, Computer Uses in Education
Susan K. Walker; Jessie R. Rudi – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2014
To inform parenting research and aid educators seeking to deliver programs that support effective parenting, this study explored types of information and communications technology (ICT) used to fulfill childrearing goals. Mothers' (N = 1,804) reports of ICT activity frequency were examined from data collected from an online survey. Results suggest…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Computer Use, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
Ditty, Jayna L.; Williams, Kayla M.; Keller, Megan M.; Chen, Grischa Y.; Liu, Xianxian; Parales, Rebecca E. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2013
It has become clear in current scientific pedagogy that the emersion of students in the scientific process in terms of designing, implementing, and analyzing experiments is imperative for their education; as such, it has been our goal to model this active learning process in the classroom and laboratory in the context of a genuine scientific…
Descriptors: College Science, Undergraduate Study, Biology, Science Laboratories
Center for Rural Policy and Development, 2012
After more than ten years of asking rural Minnesotans about their access to high-speed Internet service, it is possible to draw a few conclusions: (1) It is fairly well accepted now that broadband access has become a necessity for functioning at full capacity in today's world; (2) The digital divide isn't what it used to be; (3) Broadband no…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Internet, Surveys, Rural Urban Differences
Schaffhauser, Dian – Campus Technology, 2011
Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill plans to launch an online-only MBA program this July. The school has forged a unique partnership with 2tor, a for-profit company led by John Katzman, the same person who founded "The Princeton Review." Katzman has become an educational reformer of sorts.…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Online Courses, Educational Technology
What Works Clearinghouse, 2013
The "Read Naturally[R]" program is a supplemental reading program that aims to improve reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension of elementary and middle school students using a combination of texts, audio CDs, and computer software. The program uses one of four products that share a common fluency-building strategy: "Read…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Computer Uses in Education