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Katerina, Tzafilkou; Nicolaos, Protogeros – Education and Information Technologies, 2018
In the recent years in the End-User Development (EUD) research there is a shift from the study of tools that focus on desktop graphical applications, to the development of EUD for web environments. Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research has shown significant gender differences while users interact with EUD systems. However, most of this…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Hypothesis Testing, Computer Oriented Programs, Risk
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Pyburn, Lydia L. – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2019
Sometimes users need to be asked if they need help. This is difficult with online users, because in-person cues cannot be used to engage when the users need assistance. Proactive chat widgets help to solve this problem as the chat box slides out onto the screen and prompts the user for help. The need for the proactive chat widget was also seen as…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Oriented Programs
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Caverly, David C. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2013
In the last column, author David Caverly discussed the role of mobile devices (i.e., phones, tablets, laptops) in everyday lives and in academia. In this column, he reviews specific apps for fostering literacy development. Still, he warns that with over 800,000 apps for Apple and Android devices (iOS or Android, respectively) and the Windows…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
Pasnik, Shelley; Moorthy, Savitha; Hupert, Naomi; Llorente, Carlin; Silander, Megan; Dominguez, Ximena – Education Development Center, Inc., 2015
The study presented here addresses the question of how time spent viewing and playing with PBS KIDS educational, non-commercial media at home, in family settings, can foster positive outcomes for children and parents/caregivers. The study focused on PEG+CAT, a first-generation transmedia program designed to promote children's mathematics and…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Mathematics Skills, Access to Education, Public Television