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Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, 2024
Technology can be a powerful tool to help transform learning. It has the potential to empower students to expand their learning beyond the confines of the traditional classroom, support self-directed learning, help educators tailor learning experiences to individual student needs, and support students with disabilities. Technology also has the…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Global Approach, Electronic Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Lohmann, Marla J.; White, Bushrod; Johnson, Kathy A. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2019
There is a documented shortage of special education teachers nationwide, and many rural school districts report hiring uncertified or temporary teachers to fill the open positions. To meet the needs of rural schools in our state, Colorado Christian University developed an asynchronous online alternative special education teacher certification…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Rural Education, Special Education, Online Courses
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Pappa, Giouli; Papadima-Sophocleous, Salomi – Research-publishing.net, 2018
"Serious Games [SGs] are applications combining educational content with gameplay by integrating learning objectives into a game-like environment" (Thillainathan & Leimeister, 2014, p. 1). However, they have not been used much in language teacher education and training (Ulicsak, 2010). This paper describes the design of…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Writing
Walcott, Christy M.; Phillips, Miranda E. – Communique, 2013
The purpose of this article is to summarize empirical findings for school-age computer-based cognitive training (CCT) programs and to provide specific guidelines to practitioners who may be consulting with parents and schools about the utility of such programs. CCT programs vary in nature and in their targeted functions, but they share similar…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Evidence, Literature Reviews, Intervention
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Ní Chiaráin, Neasa; Ní Chasaide, Ailbhe – Research-publishing.net, 2016
Although Text-To-Speech (TTS) synthesis has been little used in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), it is ripe for deployment, particularly for minority and endangered languages, where learners have little access to native speaker models and where few genuinely interactive and engaging teaching/learning materials are available. These…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
McHugh, Margie; Doxsee, Catrina – Migration Policy Institute, 2018
For the past 50 years, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes provided through state adult education systems have been the primary means of meeting English acquisition for immigrants and refugees, and, to a limited extent, their integration needs. Yet these systems meet only a fraction of the total need for all adult education…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Adult Education
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Chen, Jian-Liang – Computers & Education, 2011
Discerning what influences a student's acceptance of e-learning is still unclear and has not been well investigated. On the basis of the expectancy-value theory, much effort has been put into identifying the effectual factors regarding the technological expectancy of students. However, aside from technological usage, the adoption of an e-learning…
Descriptors: Intention, Guidelines, Social Influences, Adoption (Ideas)
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Pargament, Kenneth I.; Sweeney, Patrick J. – American Psychologist, 2011
This article describes the development of the spiritual fitness component of the Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) program. Spirituality is defined in the human sense as the journey people take to discover and realize their essential selves and higher order aspirations. Several theoretically and empirically based reasons are articulated…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Religious Factors, Individual Development, Military Service
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Jiao, Lihong; Barakat, Nael – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2012
The field of nanotechnology has outgrown the discovery phase into the application and even commercial production phases. Consequently, the need for a workforce capable of supporting this growth is more than ever. However, because of the different challenges associated with nanotechnology education, specific courses are required to be developed and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering, Curriculum Development, Course Descriptions
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Rogers, Carolyn B. H.; McIntyre, Melissa; Jazzar, Michael – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2010
Online teaching in higher education is growing at an exponential rate and it will continue to escalate. Powerful tools of technology have been delivering instruction in unprecedented ways, yet these are only as effective as the masters of this craft. Those using technology to teach online in increasing numbers are educational leadership adjunct…
Descriptors: Mentors, Distance Education, Online Courses, Teaching Experience
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Rodriguez, Patricio; Nussbaum, Miguel; Dombrovskaia, Lioubov – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2012
Currently, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education does not conclusively demonstrate significant effects on learning. However, not all ICT usage models are designed to affect student outcomes. Therefore, to accurately study the impact of ICT, the concept of an educational programme supported by ICT must first be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Evidence
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Ward, Lorrae; Parr, Judy M. – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
While society has moved through a number of "ages" since the industrial age, many schools have remained firmly entrenched in an education system designed for a world which, largely, no longer exists. Educational policy and literature is replete with discourse related to school reform, 21st century learning and the importance of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Government Role, Alignment (Education)
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Thomas, M. S.; Kothari, D. P.; Prakash, A. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
Automation of power systems is gaining momentum across the world, and there is a need to expose graduate and undergraduate students to the latest developments in hardware, software, and related protocols for power automation. This paper presents the design, development, and commissioning of an automation lab to facilitate the understanding of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Heintz, Anne; Borsheim, Carlin; Caughlan, Samantha; Juzwik, Mary M. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2010
This article documents the curricular decisions made by a teacher educator research team whose guiding theoretical focus for intern practice is dialogic instruction. Over a 2-year sequence, teaching interns used video and Web 2.0 technologies to respond critically to and revise their teaching practices in collaboration with peers and instructors.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness
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Miller, Suzanne M. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2010
In a study of urban secondary teachers moving out of professional development and into their classrooms, the research team documented the learning processes of teachers and student groups during their digital video composing to make sense of the curriculum. Taken together, these ethnographic case studies provide evidence that digital video…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Educational Technology, Epistemology, English Instruction
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