NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Developing the Briefing for the Designing of the Learning Landscape: Reflections on RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) University of Technology & Design's Approach to Next Generation Learning Spaces
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
van Schaik, Leon – International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, 2014
There is an emerging trend for such paired environments in creative city thinking and in museums. Surely briefing and procuring real and virtual environments in tandem will enliven future space use in universities? [For the complete volume, "The Future of Learning and Teaching in Next Generation Learning Spaces. International Perspectives on…
Descriptors: Museums, Creative Thinking, Trend Analysis, Computer Simulation
Instructional Design as Critical and Creative Thinking: A Journey through a Jamestown-Era Native American Village
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Baum, Liesl M.; Newbill, Phyllis Leary – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2010
The role of critical and creative thinking has been debated within the field of instructional design. Through an instructional design and development project we have identified how critical and creative thinking are essential to the instructional design process. This paper highlights a recent project focused on a virtual Native American village…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, American Indians, Instructional Materials, Creative Thinking
Motivating Readers with Illustrative eText
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Edwards, Peter – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2008
Assistive technology (AT)--the use of technology to assist individuals with disabilities--encompasses a wide range of applications including problems with reading, writing, and language arts; speech-language disorders; students with mild disabilities; and older students. An exciting and motivational use of AT to assist readers that has not been…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Creative Thinking, Assistive Technology, Thinking Skills
Social Virtual Worlds for Technology-Enhanced Learning on an Augmented Learning Platform
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jin, Li; Wen, Zhigang; Gough, Norman – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
Virtual worlds have been linked with e-learning applications to create virtual learning environments (VLEs) for the past decade. However, while they can support many educational activities that extend both traditional on-campus teaching and distance learning, they are used primarily for learning content generated and managed by instructors. With…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Active Learning, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
Engineering Design Graphics: Into the 21st Century
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Harris, La Verne Abe; Meyers, Frederick – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2007
Graphical plans for construction of machinery and architecture have evolved over the last 6,000 years beginning from hieroglyphics to drawings on printable media, from the "Golden Age" of engineering graphics to the innovation of computer graphics and prototyping. The evolution of engineering design graphics as a profession has also evolved. Years…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Drafting, Engineering, Educational Technology
Is Second Generation Software Any Better?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Trimble, Sherry – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Today's educational software has transcended original drill and practice functions to provide enjoyable learning experiences through simulation, tutorial, and special education programs that develop reasoning and problem-solving skills. Teacher and administrator effectiveness can be enhanced by lesson design, scheduling, attendance, grade…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Simulation