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Union, Craig D.; Union, Lori Walker; Green, Tim D. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
This study explored the effects of a portable technology intervention, the Nook Simple Touch eReader, on student performance in Reading and English/Language Arts when included as an integral part of the teaching and learning process in an elementary third-grade classroom. This study used the participating students' end-of-year second-grade scores…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning, Grade 3, Technology Uses in Education
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Wang, Charles Xiaoxue – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
Over the past four years, the Technology Proficiency Self-Assessment (TPSA) created by Ropp (n.d.) and the Student Information Survey designed by Shoffner (2007a) were used to monitor the technology integration competence of pre-service teachers in a technology integration course at Georgia State University. The data collected and class…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment, Learning Strategies, Program Effectiveness
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Choi, Ikseon; Lee, Kyunghwa – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
No one would disagree that one of the major goals of higher education is to help college students develop as professionals who are able to deal with real-world problems in complex and dynamic situations, and who can make reasoned and reflective decisions with ethical and moral responsibility. In spite of the importance of promoting students'…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Problem Solving, Case Method (Teaching Technique), College Instruction
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Hollandsworth, Randall J. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2007
This article discusses a pilot project applying podcast technology to a management course. The project was designed, implemented, and evaluated in spring 2006 in conjunction with the Management and Supervisory Development program at Athens Technical College (Athens, Georgia). The project goals were to evaluate the pedagogical, logistical, and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Management Systems, Educational Strategies, Educational Technology
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Thompson, Scott; Clem, Joe; Battino, Wendy; Richter, Kurt; Reigeluth, Charles; Doll, Marcelle; Moore, Julie; Hoo, Janet; Malopinsky, Larissa V. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
This section describes the systemic change experiences in Norfolk Public Schools, Chugach School District, Indianapolis Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township, Ditmas Educational Complex, Georgia Systemic Teacher Education Program, Sun Microsystems, and Azerbaijan. It provides a description of the change process and discusses the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, School Districts, College School Cooperation, Technology Uses in Education