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Powerpoint: An Overused Technology Deserving of Criticism, but Indispensable
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Hopper, Keith B.; Waugh, Jonathan B. – Educational Technology, 2014
PowerPoint is roundly reviled and ridiculed, yet this technology enjoys universal popularity. This article reviews the criticisms of PowerPoint and its peer technologies, describes its affordances and advantages, and suggests innovative PowerPoint applications in instruction. Beyond garden-variety applications of PowerPoint, it may also be used to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software, Courseware
Turning the Corner in Educational Technology: Reflections on a Half-Century of Research
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Fletcher, J. D.; Tobias, Sigmund – Educational Technology, 2011
Evidence collected on the effectiveness of four educational technologies is briefly reviewed. The authors conclude that there is reasonable evidence that computer-assisted instruction can have at least a modest effect on improving learning and probably more when its instructional approaches are properly matched to instructional objectives, that…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Educational Research
Using Supportive Planning Software To Help Teachers Integrate Technology into Teaching.
Lawler, Cara; Rossett, Allison; Hoffman, Robert – Educational Technology, 1998
Presents the evaluation of a school technology planner, an integrated electronic performance support system for developing technology use plans (TUP). Discusses reasons teachers chose not to use the software (lack of collegial, administrative, and technological support; lack of time and mixing of district and school perspectives); ranks program…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Teacher Participation
Evaluating Automated Instructional Design Systems: A Complex Problem.
Gros, Begona; Spector, J. Michael – Educational Technology, 1994
Provides a conceptual framework for evaluating Automated Instructional Design (AID) and Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) systems. Evaluation systems including personal, pedagogical, product-oriented, user-oriented, and context-oriented methods are discussed. Figures representing components of the evaluation process are presented. (Contains 25…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
Methodological Drawbacks of Current Educational Software and Suggestions for Radical Improvement Based on Algo-Heuristic Theory.
Landa, Lev N. – Educational Technology, 1998
After reviewing 50 educational software titles produced by 21 companies to assess how thinking and thinking skills were developed, the author found most had similar methodological drawbacks. Describes the algo-heuristic methodological position and outlines drawbacks of current software. (PEN)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
Using Case Studies and Collaborative Computer-Assisted Communication to Support Conceptual Learning in a Teacher-Education Course on Critical Reading.
Pugh, Sharon L. – Educational Technology, 1993
Describes a course on critical reading at Indiana University-Bloomington that uses case studies of problematic teaching situations and computer-assisted communications to help students develop dialectical thinking processes. The use of two computer programs, Electronic Classroom and RoundTable, is explained; argument analysis is discussed; and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
Technological Alternatives to Actual Dissection in Anatomy Instruction: A Review of the Research.
Zirkel, Jessica B.; Zirkel, Perry A. – Educational Technology, 1997
Reviews the limited research on computer software alternatives to actual dissection in biology instruction. Concludes that research should include larger more representative samples; higher priority on psychometrically sound instrumentation; a paper-based comparison group; a design that carefully considers attitude; and practical measures to…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Biology, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation