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Direct linkEssid, Joe; Wilde, Fran – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2011
Effective virtual simulations can embed participants in imaginary worlds. Researchers working in virtual worlds and gaming often refer to "immersion," a state in which a participant or player loses track of time and becomes one with the simulation. Immersive settings have been shown to deepen learning. Ken Hudson's work with students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Role Playing
Download full textLawton, Stephen B.; McLean, Robert S. – 1980
A survey undertaken in June 1980 sought to determine the types of computers used for instructional purposes in the Ontario schools. A brief questionnaire was sent to elementary and secondary schools, both public and private. The study revealed that the present use of computers in instruction is confined almost exclusively to secondary schools.…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education
Eamon, Michael – History Teacher, 2006
The pedagogic value of using archival holdings for the teaching of history has long been appreciated. Using primary sources in the teaching of history transcends the rote learning of facts and figures. It encourages critical thinking skills, introducing students to issues of context, selection and bias, to the nature of collective memory and to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities, Historians
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1998
The Illustrative Examples are a companion resource to Alberta Education's 1998 "Information and Communication Technology, Interim Program of Studies." Purposes of the examples are to: clarify the intent of the general and specific outcomes of the program of studies; suggest ways to integrate the general and specific outcomes with…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1998
The Illustrative Examples are a companion resource to Alberta Education's 1998 "Information and Communication Technology, Interim Program of Studies." Purposes of the examples are to: clarify the intent of the general and specific outcomes of the program of studies; suggest ways to integrate the general and specific outcomes with…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1998
The Illustrative Examples are a companion resource to Alberta Education's 1998 "Information and Communication Technology, Interim Program of Studies." Purposes of the examples are to: clarify the intent of the general and specific outcomes of the program of studies; suggest ways to integrate the general and specific outcomes with…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Guides
Schnackenberg, Heidi L. – 1999
This paper describes the teacher inservice training that was developed as the result of a technology needs assessment at two elementary schools in Quebec. The workshop was developed as an initial vehicle for enabling teachers to incorporate technology into their teaching. The six days of the workshop are sketched, and the materials used in the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
