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Using Online Role Play to Teach Internet Safety Awareness
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Wishart, J. M.; Oades, C. E.; Morris, M. – Computers and Education, 2007
This paper reports on an evaluation of Net-Detectives, a creative online role play activity aimed at 9-12 year olds. Net-Detectives forms part of Kidsmart, an Internet awareness programme aimed at school children. It was evaluated through a multiple method data collection using questionnaire surveys, follow up telephone interviews with teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Role Playing, Internet
The Nature of the Discourse in Web-Based Collaborative Learning Environments: Case Studies from Four Different Countries
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Veermans, M.; Cesareni, D. – Computers and Education, 2005
The present paper describes a series of case studies of collaborative learning supported by two web-based learning environments: Synergeia2 and FLE3. The case studies were conducted in Finland, Greece, Italy, and the Netherlands as a part of international project called Innovative Technologies for Collaborative Learning. The general aim of this…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Internet, Case Studies
Virtual Reality Simulations and Animations in a Web-Based Interactive Manufacturing Engineering Module
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Ong, S. K.; Mannan, M. A. – Computers and Education, 2004
This paper presents a web-based interactive teaching package that provides a comprehensive and conducive yet dynamic and interactive environment for a module on automated machine tools in the Manufacturing Division at the National University of Singapore. The use of Internet technologies in this teaching tool makes it possible to conjure…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Simulation, Animation, Internet
The Design and the Formative Evaluation of a Web-Based Course for Simulation Analysis Experiences
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Tao, Yu-Hui; Guo, Shin-Ming; Lu, Ya-Hui – Computers and Education, 2006
Simulation output analysis has received little attention comparing to modeling and programming in real-world simulation applications. This is further evidenced by our observation that students and beginners acquire neither adequate details of knowledge nor relevant experience of simulation output analysis in traditional classroom learning. With…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Computer Simulation
Cognitive-Metacognitive and Content-Technical Aspects of Constructivist Internet-Based Learning Environments: A LISREL Analysis
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Wen, Meichun Lydia; Tsai, Chin-Chung; Lin, Hung-Ming; Chuang, Shih-Chyueh – Computers and Education, 2004
Through a LISREL analysis, this study validated the Constructivist Internet-based Learning Environment Survey (CILES). CILES consisted of six scales, sorted by two aspects. The first aspect, the cognitive-metacognitive aspect, included the scales of student negotiation, inquiry learning, and reflective thinking, whereas the second aspect, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Causal Models, Metacognition, Constructivism (Learning)
Incorporating Internet Resources into Classroom Practice: Pedagogical Perspectives and Strategies of Secondary-School Subject Teachers
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Ruthven, Kenneth; Hennessy, Sara; Deaney, Rosemary – Computers and Education, 2005
Drawing on evidence from lesson observations, teacher interviews and project reports, this paper examines the pedagogical perspectives and strategies of teachers working to incorporate use of Internet resources and associated ICT tools into humanities, social studies and science lessons in English secondary schools. The eight teachers were…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Internet, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries