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Enhancing Practicum Supervision with Asynchronous and Synchronous Technologies
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Teo, Yiong Hwee; McNamara, Sue; Romeo, Geoff; Gronn, Donna – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Three video/web conferencing technologies (Pocket Camcorder, Skype, Adobe Connect) were used in regional schools in Australia to determine whether the technologies are appropriate for the needs of the university supervisor, trainee teachers and supervising teachers with regard to practicum teaching placements. Findings revealed that Pocket…
Descriptors: Practicum Supervision, Supervisory Methods, Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication
Differences in the Educational Software Evaluation Process for Experts and Novice Students
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Tokmak, Hatice Sancar; Incikabi, Lutfi; Yelken, Tugba Yanpar – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This comparative case study investigated the educational software evaluation processes of both experts and novices in conjunction with a software evaluation checklist. Twenty novice elementary education students, divided into groups of five, and three experts participated. Each novice group and the three experts evaluated educational software…
Descriptors: Observation, Content Analysis, Focus Groups, Case Studies
Youth as Design Partners: Age-Appropriate Websites for Middle and High School Students
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Chow, Anthony S.; Smith, Kathelene McCarty; Sun, Katherine – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
This study explored the impact of using best practices identified in previous studies in designing age-appropriate websites for middle and high school youth. Utilizing a mixed-method approach, 31 middle and 22 high school youth took part in six focus groups across four states. Participants were introduced to a website specifically designed for…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Mixed Methods Research, Statistical Analysis, Best Practices
Windows into Classrooms: Using ICT to Facilitate Regional, Rural and Remote Practicum and Teacher Professional Learning
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Romeo, Geoff; Gronn, Donna; McNamara, Sue; Teo, Yiong Hwee – Australian Educational Computing, 2012
The purpose of this study was to field-test several conferencing technologies in regional schools in Victoria to determine whether the technologies are appropriate for the needs of the university supervisor, trainee teachers and supervising teachers with regard to practicum placements. The study also explored the potential of technology for other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
A Comparison between Flash and Second Life Programs as Aids in the Learning of Basic Laboratory Procedures
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Booth, Paula; Henderson-Begg, Stephanie – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2011
Invited as a paper from E-Learn 2009 This study compared two programmes developed as a learning tool for students to practise basic laboratory procedures. One was a Flash simulation programme, the other a Second Life virtual reality programme. A cohort of 93 bioscience students participated in the between trial. A control group was used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Laboratory Procedures, Science Instruction
Examining the Effectiveness of the Remote Observation of Graduate Interns
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Hartshorne, Richard; Heafner, Tina; Petty, Teresa – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2011
With teacher shortages in both general and critical needs areas and constricting operating budgets, it is important for Colleges of Education to develop methods of providing alternative certification programs to reach larger segments of the population. One method of increasing the scope of potential preservice teachers is through the development…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Schools of Education, Observation, Teacher Shortage