NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Instructional Styles, Attitudes and Experiences of Seniors in Computer Workshops
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wood, Eileen; Lanuza, Catherine; Baciu, Iuliana; MacKenzie, Meagan; Nosko, Amanda – Educational Gerontology, 2010
Sixty-four seniors were introduced to computers through a series of five weekly workshops. Participants were given instruction followed by hands-on experience for topics related to social communication, information seeking, games, and word processing and were observed to determine their preferences for instructional support. Observations of…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Workshops, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
Integrating Computer Technology in Early Childhood Education Environments: Issues Raised by Early Childhood Educators
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wood, Eileen; Specht, Jacqueline; Willoughby, Teena; Mueller, Julie – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2008
The purpose of this study was to assess the educators' perspectives on the introduction of computer technology in the early childhood education environment. Fifty early childhood educators completed a survey and participated in focus groups. Parallels existed between the individually completed survey data and the focus group discussions. The…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Focus Groups, Young Children, Computers
Developing a Computer Workshop To Facilitate Computer Skills and Minimize Anxiety for Early Childhood Educators.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Wood, Eileen; Willoughby, Teena; Specht, Jacqueline; Stern-Cavalcante, Wilma; Child, Carol – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2002
Early childhood educators were assigned to one of three instructional conditions to assess the impact of computer workshops on their level of computer anxiety, knowledge, and comfort with technology. Overall, workshops provided gains that could translate into more effective and efficient computer use in the classroom. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Individual Differences
An Examination of How a Cross-Section of Academics Use Computer Technology when Writing Academic Papers.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Wood, Eileen; Willoughby, Teena; Specht, Jacqueline; Porter, Lisa – Computers & Education, 2002
Describes a study conducted at two Canadian universities that surveyed a cross-section of 361 faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students to assess computer availability, experience, attitudes toward computers, and use of computers while engaged in academic writing. Compares advantages and disadvantages of writing on a computer versus written,…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Comparative Analysis, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education
Computer Training for Early Childhood Educators.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Specht, Jacqueline; Wood, Eileen; Willoughby, Teena – 1999
Recent research in early childhood education (ECE) centers suggests that some teacher characteristics are not at a level that would support computer learning opportunities for children. This study identified areas of support required by teachers to provide a smooth introduction of the computer into the early childhood education classroom.…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education