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Walters, Kirsteen; Bolich, Cecilia; Duffy, Daniel; Quinn, Ciarán; Walsh, Kathryn; Connolly, Sarah – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2015
This article explores the process of developing online tutorials for a specified student group, in this case Second-Year Nursing students in University College Dublin. The product was commissioned by the Health Sciences Library and the UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Systems. It was developed as a "Capstone Project" for part…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Information Skills, Online Courses
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Calma, Angelito – Issues in Educational Research, 2013
Tutor development is an essential part of academic staff development, yet is comparatively under-researched. This article examines what tutors value as most and least important in a program. Using data from more than 300 participants in three years, and using the dimensions or worth, merit and success as an analytical framework, the article…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Beginning Teachers, Tutors, Beginning Teacher Induction
Hong, Jung Eun – ProQuest LLC, 2012
One factor underlying the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) in schools is the interest and willingness of teachers to learn and adopt these technologies in their teaching. Previous studies of geographic information systems (GIS), as one type of ICT, indicate that the lack of teacher training is one of the key barriers to…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Middle School Teachers, Computer Uses in Education, Social Studies
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Cullen, Theresa A.; Cobb, Inger C. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
This study reports the results of a needs analysis of literacy programs for a library system serving three rural and suburban counties. It examines the computing skills and needs of literacy tutors as well as native-speaking and English language learner (ELL) literacy tutees enrolled in the programs. Paper surveys were mailed to tutors, who were…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Counties, Tutors, Adult Literacy
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Lorenzo, Carmen Ricoy; Pino Juste, Margarita – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2008
This article describes a qualitative study, and it focuses on the analysis of the dynamics surrounding tutorial action in higher education. The authors have tried to determine the specific needs of the students by identifying and examining the functions associated with tutorial action. Several action guidelines aimed at improving tutorial function…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Improvement, Tutorial Programs, Qualitative Research