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Sakr, Mona – Learning, Media and Technology, 2012
The expression of the self through multimodal texts is a central theme in education. While it has been suggested that new technologies act as important mediators in the relationship between texts and subjectivity, the mechanisms underlying such mediation has been a neglected topic of research. This paper considers the theoretical assumptions upon…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Self Concept, Educational Media, Intermode Differences
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Teacher Educator, 2011
The goal is to provide highly qualified teachers to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse pool of students. The question is how to do that. Although there have been a number of variations in the path to a career in teaching, only a few paths typically exist at any point in time. The traditional route finds high school graduates attending four…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Programs, Beginning Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Rowsell, Jennifer; Pahl, Kate – Reading Research Quarterly, 2007
The commentary argues for an understanding of how texts are put together that accounts for multimodality and draws on children's ways of being and doing in the home, their "habitus". It focuses on identities as socially situated. It argues that it is important to trace the process of sedimenting identities during text production. This offers a way…
Descriptors: Text Structure, Learning Modalities, Intermode Differences, Case Studies
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White, Charles S. – Journal of Education for Business, 2007
Traditional education, employing lectures or telecommunicative instruction methods, has been very effective in providing topical facts. However, the development of student skills and thinking ability require higher levels of instruction and more opportunity to practice and apply acquired knowledge. As students progress through a particular…
Descriptors: Intermode Differences, Instructional Design, Learning Strategies, Classroom Techniques
Bates, A. W.; Prescott, William – 1988
This paper begins with background on the objectives, courses, and students of the British Open University. The aims and structure of a proposed modern language program are then outlined, and plans for using print, television/video, radio/audiocassette, and software learning materials are briefly described. A summary of some experiences of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Educational Media, Evaluation Criteria
Durbridge, Nicola – 1983
This discussion of the educational potential of audiotape and videotape cassettes in distance teaching considers each medium individually, with examples of how the Open University has tried to exploit them in its teaching, and comments on some major differences between the two media and their implication for education. Characteristics of…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Correspondence Study, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
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White, Mary Alice – PTA Today, 1982
Children starting school today have already been trained to learn by television, and the skills they have developed may not be suitable for the print-oriented learning required in school. Differences in learning from electronic sources and from books are discussed, as are strategies teachers can use to help children adjust. (PP)
Descriptors: Computers, Conventional Instruction, Early Experience, Educational Media
Hopkins, Martha; Ittelson, John C. – Educational Technology, 1994
Discusses the shift in core curriculum materials from printed textbook formats to electronic formats. Highlights include cooperative learning; teacher-student interaction; multimedia-based programs; changes in the media development process; different versions of the final product; new revision schedules; and permission to use visual images, sound,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Copyrights, Core Curriculum
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Jones, Brian – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1993
Reports on ways in which interactive video-based courseware is being used with students studying for vocational qualifications at Thames Valley University (United Kingdom). Two alternative models using interactive video are described, one using multiple workstations and one using a single workstation led by a tutor. (Contains six references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Bates, A. W. – 1984
This paper argues that recent developments in technology hold considerable promise for distance education. Audiocassettes, audiographics (the combining of natural sound, via the telephone or audiocassettes, with computer-generated graphics), videocassettes, and computer conferencing are used as examples to identify factors that should be…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Distance Education
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Gunawardena, Charlotte N. – American Journal of Distance Education, 1992
Presents personal reflections of a distance education teacher in two settings: a graduate course that used audiographics conferencing and computer mediated communication; and a traditional class that incorporated online computer discussions. Highlights include skills needed for distance education teaching, learner-centered instruction, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Distance Education, Higher Education
Bracey, Gerald – Electronic Learning, 1992
Discussion of creativity in writing focuses on a study of eighth graders that compared results of an expository writing assignment completed on word processors with the assignment using pencil and paper. Students' ability levels are considered, and revision processes are examined. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Comparative Analysis, Creative Writing, Creativity
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Barker, Philip; Giller, Susan – Educational and Training Technology International, 1991
Discusses differences between conventional books and electronic books, examines human-computer interface design issues, presents a development model for a hypermedia electronic book system, and describes the development of an electronic ABC book on CD-ROM for early learners. Future directions are also discussed. (24 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Design Requirements, Early Childhood Education, Futures (of Society)
Haughey, Margaret – 1983
Since 1978, the University of Victoria has offered courses to students in British Columbia, using an interactive satellite delivery system. During that time both the system and the course design have become more sophisticated. Principles underlying program design include focusing on the learner and communication with learners, and basing televised…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Curriculum Design, Design Requirements, Distance Education
Guilar, Joshua – Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, 1994
Describes the development of an instructional technology-based training course for a Hewlett Packard manufacturing plant. The environment, an appropriately trained staff, and a development strategy with measurable goals are discussed; a comparison of conventional training with self-paced courseware is described; and learning effectiveness and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Courseware
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