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Feliciano, Josephine S.; Mandapat, Louie Carl R.; Khan, Concepcion L. – Online Submission, 2013
This paper presents the open learning initiatives of the Science Education Institute of the Department of Science and Technology to overcome certain barriers, such as enabling access, cost of replication, timely feedback, monitoring and continuous improvement of learning modules. Using an open-education model, like MIT's (Massachusetts Institute…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Modules, Science Course Improvement Projects, Open Source Technology
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Stephens, Wendy – Knowledge Quest, 2014
School librarians and other specialists should take note of the new wave of computer-based assessments required by the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), testing that is only now beginning to get off the ground. The new testing necessitates that districts possess the right hardware, install the requisite software, and, in some cases, create…
Descriptors: State Standards, Alignment (Education), School Libraries, Librarians
New Mexico Public Education Department, 2015
Innovative Digital Education and Learning-New Mexico (IDEAL-NM) was created in response to the 2005 Performance and Accountability Contract, "Making Schools Work" to leverage technology. On October 27, 2006, the statewide e-learning program that would implement a shared e-learning infrastructure using a single statewide learning…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Statewide Planning, Database Management Systems, Electronic Learning
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Ellington, Henry – Simulation & Gaming, 2012
In this invited autobiography, the author describes the impact that educational gaming and simulation has had on his professional career. He begins by reviewing his early life and education in Aberdeen and his subsequent work as a research scientist, schoolteacher, and physics lecturer. He then shows how he changed disciplines from physics to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Games, Systems Approach, Autobiographies
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Zoanetti, Nathan – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This article presents key steps in the design and analysis of a computer based problem-solving assessment featuring interactive tasks. The purpose of the assessment is to support targeted instruction for students by diagnosing strengths and weaknesses at different stages of problem-solving. The first focus of this article is the task piloting…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Uses in Education, Problem Solving, Evaluation Methods
State Educational Technology Directors Association, 2011
This report provides short descriptions of systemic approaches for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding including: (1) 21st Century Classroom; (2) Comprehensive Professional Development; (3) Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems; (4) Formative Assessment; (5) Digital Content; (6) Virtual Learning; and (7) Learning Management Systems.
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Systems Approach, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
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Blair, Risa; Godsall, Lyndon – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2006
This article describes how a K-12 school in South Florida adopted a course management system with e-portfolio capabilities. E-portfolios are available tools, though more costly, in higher-end course management systems and are gaining recognition in the K-12 market. However, according to a recent survey administered by the technology team at the…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Technology Integration, High School Students, Electronic Publishing
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Savenye, Wilhelmina; Dwyer, Herb; Niemczyk, Mary; Olina, Zane; Kim, Alexander; Nicolaou, Adamos; Kopp, Howard – Computers in the Schools, 2003
A school district in the southwestern United States has over the past several years built its infrastructure to support high-quality technology integration by its teachers. The district partnered with a nearby university's educational technology graduate program to develop a digital high school project. Teachers and advanced instructional-design…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Internet, Educational Technology, Web Based Instruction