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A Needs Analysis to Inform Global Humanitarian Capacity Building
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Breman, Jeroen; Giacumo, Lisa A.; Griffith-Boyes, Rachel – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
This article describes a needs analysis case study to inform the instructional design of a multinational capacity building project in humanitarian logistics. Survey responses from 106 foreign partner non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) were collected to gain insights into organizations'…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Instructional Design, Social Values, Nongovernmental Organizations
Four More Years? A Longitudinal Study of One High School's 1:1 iPad Implementation
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Curry, John H.; Jackson, Sean R.; Benchic, Maria L. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
In the fall of 2012, Mason County High School implemented a 1:1 iPad program which placed the devices into the hands of every teacher and student. Researchers examined data from student and teacher interviews, program maintenance data and instructional change examples to answer the question, "Did it work?" With digital and blended…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices
Teachers' Self-Efficacy Matters: Exploring the Integration of Mobile Computing Device in Middle Schools
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Kwon, Kyungbin; Ottenbreit-Leftwich, Anne T.; Sari, Annisa R.; Khlaif, Zuheir; Zhu, Meina; Nadir, Hamid; Gok, Fatih – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
How can teachers be inspired to integrate technology properly into their teaching? As technology has been playing a more crucial role in classrooms, it is highly necessary to investigate how teachers perceive the benefit of technology and feel confident to use it. The present study focused on teachers' self-efficacy and belief regarding mobile…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Self Efficacy
Learning about Mobile Learning: Pre-Service Teachers' Perspectives
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Handal, Boris; Campbell, Chris; Perkins, Tim – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
This exploratory research project characterised the degree of adoption of mobile learning devices among 149 fourth year pre-service teachers (PST) studying education. It also examined the impact of perceptions about possibilities and constraints in the adoption of mobile devices in schools. The findings reveal that pre-service teachers were…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Teachers' Attitudes to Using iPads or Tablet Computers; Implications for Developing New Skills, Pedagogies and School-Provided Support
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Young, Keith – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
This study examined the attitudes of teachers towards using tablet computers, predominantly Apple's iPad, across 22 post primary-schools in Ireland. The study also questions some previous research and assumptions on the educational use of tablet computers. The majority of schools were using devices with students and teachers; the combined size of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology
Preliminary Study on Teachers' Use of the iPad in Bachelor of Education Program at a Private University in Malaysia
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Yusup, Yusri – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
This paper examines the status of iPad (1st generation) use as a learning device among primary school teachers enrolled in an undergraduate bachelor of education program at a private university in Malaysia. A survey was conducted on 93 teachers who were given iPads to assist them in this online distance-learning program in the March 2011 semester.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Elementary School Teachers