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Outlay, Christina N.; Platt, Alana J.; Conroy, Kacie – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2017
The dearth of women choosing information technology (IT) careers has been identified as a national problem in the United States. Efforts have been made to combat this by educating girls at a young age about technology. Recent research demonstrates that exposure to technology is insufficient to change young girls' attitudes towards IT careers and…
Descriptors: Females, Middle School Students, Information Technology, Computer Science Education
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Colton, Jill – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2019
Theory provides conceptual tools with which to engage in deep thinking about experiences and a shared language by which we can communicate our understandings. Socio-material theory allows us to take account of the role of technology in the performance of learning identities. This has implications for the way that students are produced as learning…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Information Technology
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Oliver, Kevin M.; Cook, Michael P.; Wiseman, Angela – Journal of Online Learning Research, 2019
Two cohorts of teachers participated in a professional development program in summer 2016 and 2017 focused on incorporating global perspectives and activities into K-12 classrooms using contemporary technologies. One part of this program required teachers to plan and carry out a global project with an international classroom as a means to…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Faculty Development, Global Approach, International Education
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Schaefer, Sara E.; Ching, Cynthia Carter; Breen, Heather; German, J. Bruce – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Background: Wearable and mobile technologies are often used by people who wish to document their own health and lifestyle behaviors. The feasibility of health tracking among youth is unclear, particularly in low-resource communities where health strategies stand to have the greatest impact. Methods: Youth (n = 24) enrolled in an afterschool…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Urban Youth, Physical Activity Level, Focus Groups