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Scott, Michael James; Counsell, Steve; Lauria, Stanislao; Swift, Stephen; Tucker, Allan; Shepperd, Martin; Ghinea, Gheorghita – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2015
Computer programming is notoriously difficult to learn. To this end, regular practice in the form of application and reflection is an important enabler of student learning. However, educators often find that first-year B.Sc. students do not readily engage in such activities. Providing each student with a programmable robot, however, could be used…
Descriptors: Robotics, Introductory Courses, Programming, Educational Practices
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Ting, Kuang-yun – English Language Teaching, 2014
The use of podcasting has attracted the attention of teachers because it is content-rich and is of wide general interest. Users can listen to podcasts via the Internet or download them on to a portable music player. Some also offer video or animation to make the contents more interesting and easier to understand. Accordingly, podcasts that tend to…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Nonprint Media, Programming (Broadcast), Multimedia Materials
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Vallance, Michael; Martin, Stewart; Wiz, Charles; van Schaik, Paul – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2010
Science education is concerned with the meaningful pursuit of comprehension, knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes. In Vygotskian social constructivist learning, personal interpretation, decision-making and community cooperation fosters long-term understanding and transference of learned concepts. The construction of…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Science Instruction, Science Education, Computer Simulation
Nunes, Miguel Baptista, Ed.; McPherson, Maggie, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2016, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, 1-3 July, 2016. This conference is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2016, 1-4 July. The e-Learning (EL) 2016 conference aims…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Conferences (Gatherings), Electronic Learning, Computer Science Education