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Cimen, Caghan; Kavurucu, Yusuf; Aydin, Halit – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2014
With the advances of technology, thin-client/server architecture has become popular in multi-user/single network environments. Thin-client is a user terminal in which the user can login to a domain and run programs by connecting to a remote server. Recent developments in network and hardware technologies (cloud computing, virtualization, etc.)…
Descriptors: Client Server Architecture, Computer Uses in Education, Computer System Design, Cost Effectiveness
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Knowles, Becca – School Science Review, 2014
An interdisciplinary approach to STEM has huge benefits in terms of engaging young people and increasing their awareness of the opportunities that STEM skills can provide. However, planning a whole-school approach to STEM education can be challenging. This article gives case studies of two recent projects in STEM education and introduces two…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, STEM Education, Program Development, Planning
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Cipriani, Kristin; Richardson, Cheryl; Roberts, Georgi – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2012
Engaging families and communities in physical activities for the benefit of children is an extension of the role of a physical education instructor. Although it is possible for a physical educator to generate ideas that encourage families and communities to move, a certified director of physical activity (C-DPA) would be better trained to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Children, Community Involvement
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Gunn, Cathy – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2010
This paper examines the challenges that "grass roots" e-learning initiatives face in trying to become sustainable. A cross-institutional study focused on local, rather than centrally driven, initiatives. A number of successful e-learning innovations were identified that had been driven by capable teachers seeking solutions to real…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education
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Antonis, Konstantinos; Daradoumis, Thanasis; Papadakis, Spyros; Simos, Christos – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
This paper reports on work undertaken within a pilot study concerned with the design, development, and evaluation of online computer science training courses. Drawing on recent developments in e-learning technology, these courses were structured around the principles of a learner-oriented approach for use with adult learners. The paper describes a…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Adult Learning, Adult Students
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Manochehri, Nick-Naser; Sharif, Khurram – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2010
The major aim of this study was to uncover the influence of recently introduced classroom technology on a student's learning attitude. Research was conducted in a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region university where classroom technology was being implemented for the first time. Hence specific attention was being given to the careful management…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Program Effectiveness, Multiple Regression Analysis, Factor Analysis
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Wolfenden, Freda – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2008
This paper offers a review of the origins, design strategy and implementation plans of the Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA) research and development programme. The programme is working to develop new models of teacher education, particularly school based training, including the creation of a programme webspace and an extensive bank…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Program Development
Milton, Penny – Canadian Education Association, 2008
The Canadian Education Association (CEA) was commissioned by Hewlett-Packard Canada to create a case study describing the development, implementation and outcomes of New Brunswick's Dedicated Notebook Research Project. The New Brunswick Department of Education designed its research project to assess impacts on teaching and learning of dedicated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laptop Computers, Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education
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Benson, Angela D. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2003
Using a qualitative case study design, this article explores the different meanings of quality that stakeholders brought to the process of planning online degree programs for a university system distance learning initiative and examines the impact of those different meanings on the resulting planning process and the resulting online degree…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Educational Quality, Case Studies
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Moore, Robert S.; McLaughlin, Caragh E. – College Student Journal, 2007
E-mail is seen as an inexpensive, fast way to communicate with university constituencies, especially alumni. The next logical stage for the use of this Internet technology is the development and evaluation of permission based e-mail (PBE) campaigns. In this paper, we directly examine recipient evaluation of PBE in the context of a university…
Descriptors: Females, Alumni, Communication Strategies, Alumni Associations
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MacKeogh, Kay; Fox, Seamus – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2009
This paper addresses the question: how can e-learning be embedded in traditional universities so that it contributes to the transformation of the university? The paper examines e-learning strategies in higher education, locating the institutional context within the broader framework of national and international policy drivers which link…
Descriptors: On Campus Students, Higher Education, Action Research, Distance Education
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Pence, Alan – E-Learning, 2007
This article explores the development and evaluation of the graduate-level Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) programme in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2001 through to 2004. It outlines the history of the ECDVU and the establishing of a Sub-Saharan programme for future leaders in the early childhood field guided by the key principle…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Early Childhood Education, Virtual Universities, Young Children
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Lean, Jonathan; Tucker, Jonathan – Industry and Higher Education, 2005
This paper describes and evaluates a pilot project undertaken in the South West of England to develop a computer-based system for facilitating effective technical knowledge transfer to small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs). It explores the problem of technical knowledge transfer to SMEs, focusing in particular on the policy context. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Pilot Projects, Business
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 2001
The 76th Legislature authorized the Texas Education Agency to develop and conduct educational technology pilot programs during the 2000-2001 biennium. The purpose of the pilots was to use innovative technologies to deliver curriculum and improve student learning. The programs, implemented in 13 Texas school districts, utilized 28 different…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Macedo, Peter; Snider, Richard; Penny, Samantha; Laboone, Emet – 2001
E-portfolios have an ease of use that former paper-based portfolios do not. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University uses e-portfolios as a method to assess students in the Instructional Technology graduate program. A core of volunteer graduate students assumed the responsibility of designing a model for using e-portfolios based on the…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Graduate Study, Higher Education
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