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Direct linkSafadel, Parviz; Hwang, Scott N.; Perrin, Joy M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
This paper presents a novel implementation of a three-dimensional Virtual Librarian Chatbot using IBM Watson artificial intelligence technology and virtual reality. In this method, participants interact with virtual librarian chatbots by asking specific questions about the library system. This research investigated the factors used in the…
Descriptors: Librarians, Electronic Learning, Computer Simulation, Computer Mediated Communication
Naghdipour, Bakhtiar; Eldridge, Nilgün Hancioglu – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
The use of online social networking sites for educational purposes or expanding curricular opportunities has recently sparked debates in scholarly forums. This potential, however, has yet to attract sufficient attention in second language classes, and particularly in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts. The current study explores the…
Descriptors: Social Media, Affordances, English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction
Dorner, Helga; Kumar, Swapna – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
The Mentored Innovation Model is an online collaborative mentoring model developed in Hungary to help teachers integrate technology in their classrooms in meaningful ways. It combines an online modular approach of formal pedagogical ICT training with an informal online community experience of sharing, developing and critiquing of shared learning…
Descriptors: Mentors, Technology Integration, Preservice Teacher Education, Computer Mediated Communication
Hodges, Charles B.; Prater, Alyssa H. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers' beliefs regarding the integration of technologies from the 2011 K-12 edition of the "Horizon Report" into their local, public school contexts. Teachers read the "Horizon Report" and then participated in an asynchronous, threaded discussion focusing on technologies they…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Teacher Attitudes, Technology Integration, Educational Technology
Holcomb, Lori B.; Beal, Candy M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2010
This paper focuses primarily on the integration of Web 2.0 technologies into social studies education. It documents how various Web 2.0 tools can be utilized in the social studies context to support and enhance teaching and learning. For the purposes of focusing on one specific topic, global connections at the middle school level will be the…
Descriptors: Internet, Social Studies, Social Networks, Information Technology
Donne, Vicki – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2012
The present study reports on action research conducted using a resource wiki. Participants included 48 certified teachers and pre-service teachers enrolled in a face-to-face graduate course supplemented with online activities. Data collected include student reflections that indicate the use of a wiki at the university level is a feasible means of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Graduate Study, Preservice Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education
Blue, Elfreda; Tirotta, Rose – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
Twenty-first century technology has changed the way tools are used to support and enhance learning and instruction. Cloud computing and interactive white boards, make it possible for learners to interact, simulate, collaborate, and document learning experiences and real world problem-solving. This article discusses how various technologies (blogs,…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Usability, Education Courses, Preservice Teacher Education
Zelkowski, Jeremy – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
This article justifies classifying the TI-Nspire CAS Touchpad as a mobile device for grades 8-16 mathematics classrooms equipped with a Navigator system. The 2010 Horizon Report: K-12 indicates virtually every secondary school aged child has some sort of mobile device. Yet, many school policies ban the use of mobile devices, preventing students…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Time on Task, Classroom Techniques
Beatty, Brian; Ulasewicz, Connie – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
Online teaching and learning has been in transition for its entire existence. The number of courses offered at a distance has grown rapidly. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (Waits & Lewis, 2003), in 2000-2001 more than 56% of four-year colleges and universities in the United States offered distance education degree…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Online Courses, Distance Education, Computer Managed Instruction
