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Denson, Cameron D.; Jones, Tamecia R. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2022
Formal learning environments have struggled to introduce STEM content and STEM careers to students from underrepresented populations. This problem is exacerbated when dealing with students who live in rural areas where access to quality materials and instruction is limited. The eMentorship project is an innovative approach to mentoring that…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Skill Development
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Gilbert, Chris – Critical Studies in Education, 2021
This article features a Foucauldian analysis of interview data from a qualitative study of four North Carolina public school teachers who are required to clock in and out of school each day via a virtual time clock. In this article, Michel Foucault's theories of discourse, discipline, power, and surveillance are brought into dialogue with…
Descriptors: Public School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Time Management, Computer Simulation
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Hite, Rebecca; Jones, M. Gail; Childers, Gina; Chesnutt, Katherine; Corin, Elysa; Pereyra, Mariana – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2019
Combined three-dimensional, haptic-enabled, virtual reality (3D HE VR) systems allow students to actively engage and explore various science concepts by leveraging user-friendly and immersive interfaces. Successful implementation of these learning tools in science classrooms hinges upon teachers' perceptions of the technology's potential as a…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Pretests Posttests
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Reinsmith-Jones, Kelley; Kibbe, Sharon; Crayton, Traci; Campbell, Elana – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
During the past 10 years, there has been a growing use of distance education, including the practice of holding classes in virtual world educational formats such as Second Life. Both the psychiatric and medical fields have caught on quickly to the functionality of virtual world teaching, yet social service educators have not ventured likewise.…
Descriptors: Social Work, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys