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Teaching and Learning with Mobile Computing Devices: Case Study in K-12 Classrooms
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Grant, Michael M.; Tamim, Suha; Brown, Dorian B.; Sweeney, Joseph P.; Ferguson, Fatima K.; Jones, Lakavious B. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
While ownership of mobile computing devices, such as cellphones, smartphones, and tablet computers, has been rapid, the adoption of these devices in K-12 classrooms has been measured. Some schools and individual teachers have integrated mobile devices to support teaching and learning. The purpose of this qualitative research was to describe the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Technologies on the Horizon: Teachers Respond to the Horizon Report
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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
Lessons Learned from Exemplary Schools
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Schrum, Lynne; Levin, Barbara B. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2013
This article presents lessons learned about successful professional development for promoting technology integration from eight exemplary schools. Through a qualitative investigation into school leaders' and teachers' intentional goals of improving student engagement and achievement, formal, informal, and individual opportunities are described…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Qualitative Research, Learner Engagement, Educational Technology
Understanding the Use of Educational Technology among Faculty, Staff, and Students at a Medical University
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Kazley, Abby Swanson; Annan, Dustin L.; Carson, Nancy E.; Freeland, Melissa; Hodge, Ashley B.; Seif, Gretchen A.; Zoller, James S. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2013
A college of health professions at a medical university located in the southeastern United States is striving to increase the use of educational technology among faculty, staff, and students. A strategic planning group was formed and charged with enhancing the use of educational technology within the college. In order to understand the current…
Descriptors: Surveys, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Focus Groups