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The Honey Bees Game: Engaging and Inspiring the Community with STEM
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Mildenhall, Paula; Sherriff, B.; Cowie, B. – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2021
STEM education has become a global priority as governments realise that there are important economic benefits if students engage in this interdisciplinary curriculum area. Less prominence has been given to the community benefits that STEM education can bring and even less attention has been given to the potential for children's learning of STEM to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods, Elementary Education
Innovative Digital Tools in EBP and Information Literacy Education for Undergraduate Nursing Students
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Chan, Bryan; Wei, Ruth; Fetherston, Catherine – Journal of Information Literacy, 2020
Background: Information literacy (IL) skills are essential for the translation of current knowledge into evidence-based practice (EBP) in healthcare, which in turn improves patient outcomes. However, students enter pre-registration nursing programs with variable IL skills, which can present challenges when preparing research-literate nursing…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learning Modules, Evidence Based Practice, Information Literacy
Preservice Teachers Experience with Online Modules about TPACK
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White, Bruce; Geer, Ruth – Australian Educational Computing, 2013
Despite the fact that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is valued as a tool for learning, the modelling for preservice teachers of ICT integration in the curriculum areas is often limited. In the recently approved AITSL standards for Initial Teacher Education Programs, knowledge of ICTs is explicitly mentioned in three of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers, Information Technology
Slowmation: A Multimodal Strategy for Engaging Children with Primary Science
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Brown, Jeff; Murcia, Karen; Hackling, Mark – Teaching Science, 2013
Multimedia technologies such as Slowmation can be used to enhance curriculum resources and support innovative teaching methods. This case study research of a rural multi-aged class of primary science students included analyses of classroom captured video and interview data from a term long module on Astronomy. The study explored how students'…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Multimedia Materials, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
Pushing Library Information to First-Year Students: An Exploratory Study of Faculty/Library Collaboration
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Dobozy, Eva; Gross, Julia – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2010
The authors contend that better information literacy and library skills development practice is needed for students entering university. This paper presents a case study of how a teacher education (TE) lecturer and a faculty librarian collaborated in an Australian university to provide information literacy practice. A mutual interest in…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Skills, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Access to Information
Making Web3D Less Scary: Toward Easy-to-Use Web3D e-Learning Content Development Tools for Educators
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de Byl, Penny – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2009
Penny de Byl argues that one of the biggest challenges facing educators today is the integration of rich and immersive three-dimensional environments with existing teaching and learning materials. To empower educators with the ability to embrace emerging Web3D technologies, the Advanced Learning and Immersive Virtual Environment (ALIVE) research…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware