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Hjorth, William R. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Videos have been used in education for a long time. World War II ushered in a strong need for large scale training and instructional videos became the solution. Even after the war, using videos in education became normal practice. As with all technology use, there were problems and questions about their use in education which influenced…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Instructional Materials, Educational History, Educational Research
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Charsky, Dennis – Journal of Visual Literacy, 2023
The purpose of this position paper in to provide guidance on the creation and utilization of infographics for learning and instruction. The paper includes practical insights and provides a framework for the creation of infographics. The framework can be used by educators to create their own infographics for instructional and visual literacy…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Instructional Materials, Best Practices, Material Development
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Ishan Sudeera Abeywardena – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
Extended reality (XR), which encompasses virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR), offers powerful affordances for improving teaching and learning experiences in a post-pandemic world. Increasingly, many governments and institutions around the world are making major investments in XR technologies to prepare education…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Technology Uses in Education, Sustainable Development, Barriers
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Ross, Julia Myers; Peterman, Karen; Daugherty, Jenny L.; Custer, Rodney L. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2018
An Engineering Innovation Tool was designed to support science teachers as they navigate the opportunities and challenges the inclusion of engineering affords by providing a useful tool to be used within the professional development environment and beyond. The purpose of this manuscript is to share the design, development and substance of the tool…
Descriptors: Engineering Technology, Science Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Technology
Steininger, Peter – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
Many of the challenges currently facing lectures are symptoms of problems with learning content creation, development and presentation. Learning Factory solves these problems by integrating critical innovations that have been proven over the last ten to twenty years in different industrial areas, but have not yet been brought or ported together in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Courseware, Lesson Plans
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Peterson, Lana; Scharber, Cassandra – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2018
Makerspaces are the latest educational movement that may disrupt the "grammar of schooling." Makerspaces may change the ways schools use technology; change the ways schools engage in learning and teaching; and change the forms of learning that count in schools. However, without deliberate professional learning and planning, the glamor of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Training Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Models
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Kent, Harry R.; Bacon, Jonathan P. – School Science Review, 2016
It is well known that schools and colleges often have budget limitations that can hamper the effectiveness of practical education. This article looks at how cheap, off-the-shelf components can be used to produce a simple DIY digital microscope, and how this provides novel opportunities to integrate biology, physics, design technology and computer…
Descriptors: Biology, Laboratory Equipment, Cost Effectiveness, Hands on Science
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Gonçalves, Rafael Queiroz; von Wangenheim, Christiane Gresse; Hauck, Jean Carlo Rossa; Petri, Giani – Informatics in Education, 2017
The management of contemporary software projects is unfeasible without the support of a Project Management (PM) tool. In order to enable the adoption of PM tools in practice, teaching its usage is important as part of computer education. Aiming at teaching PM tools, several approaches have been proposed, such as the development of educational PM…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Teaching Methods, Program Administration, Instructional Innovation
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Sampson, Demetrios G.; Zervas, Panagiotis – Educational Technology & Society, 2011
Over the last decade Learning Objects (LOs) have gained a lot of attention as a common format for developing and sharing digital educational content in the field of technology-enhanced learning. The main advantage of LOs is considered to be their potential for component-based reuse in different learning settings supporting different learning…
Descriptors: Resource Units, Educational Technology, Material Development, Measurement
Henry, Paul David – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
As part of an evolutionary approach to extending and enhancing the online learning experience for adult students in the LMS-based online college courses that I teach, I have been introducing learning activities that use social media and mobile devices. However, realizing that student adoption of mobile devices with data plans such as smartphones…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Mass Media Use, Online Courses
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Fasimpaur, Karen – T.H.E. Journal, 2012
Digital text, changes in textbook adoptions, 1-to-1 computing, Common Core standards, the rise in digital learning objects and online curricula, the push for personalized learning--all of these and other factors are part of an ongoing drama in education today that puts the future of curriculum materials very much in play. But thanks to open…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Educational Resources, Program Implementation, Open Source Technology
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Thompson, Douglas Earl – General Music Today, 2013
This article presents a recipe for making attractive, informative tutorials that can be sent to students and parents via e-mail or posted on a school website. Although tutorials are often included with software, many are either too complex or too rudimentary to directly address music educators’ unique needs. The recipe focuses on the following…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Music Education, Educational Needs, Video Technology
Recker, Mimi M.; Yuan, Min; Ye, Lei – Educational Technology, 2013
The widespread availability of high-quality Web-based tools and content offers new promise and potential for supporting teachers as creators of instructional activities. When coupled with a participatory Web culture and infrastructure, teachers can share their creations as well as leverage from the best that their peers have to offer to support a…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Material Development, Teacher Collaboration, Communities of Practice
Ahrens, Kelly – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2011
Assistive technology (AT) by its very nature consists of a variety of personal and customized tools for multiple learning styles and physical challenges. The author not only encourages students, parents, and educators to advocate for AT services, she also wants them to go a step further and build their own AT toolkits that can instill independence…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Special Needs Students
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Elias, Tanya – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
The report extends a previous analysis of universal instructional design principles in distance education by applying them to the design of mobile learning. Eight principles with particular relevance for distance education are selected, and their recommendations are discussed in relation to the design of educational materials for a range of mobile…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Distance Education, Educational Technology
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