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Delfino, Manuela – Computers & Education, 2011
In investigating how to best support the learning of digital competences at school, it is paramount to take into account the concrete reality (cultural, technological, and institutional) that teachers face in their daily struggle to prepare students for the information society. Hence case studies are needed to inform us on the complex relationship…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Computer Literacy
Terry, Janet L.; Geske, Joel – 1990
A case study investigated how journalism and mass communication faculty members diffused and used computing technology in teaching. Subjects, 21 tenured and tenure-track faculty members in a mid-sized journalism and mass communication department, completed an indepth questionnaire designed to measure the general attitude of the faculty towards…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
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Beevers, R.; Hallinan, P. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
An Amiga 500 microcomputer with a talking word processor was used by an Australian visually impaired elementary school pupil, to provide an alternative to braille in using text and writing. This article reviews the relevant literature, explores the challenges and limitations posed by the technology, and offers a case study of the student and her…
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Case Studies, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
McManus, Jack; And Others – 1985
Case studies are presented for seven Los Angeles area (California) high schools that worked with Pepperdine University in the IBM/ETS (International Business Machines/Educational Testing Service) Model Schools program, a project which provided training for selected secondary school teachers in the use of personal computers and selected software as…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
Strickland, James – 1987
Although there are many retrospective accounts from teachers and professional writers concerning the effect of computers on their writing, there are few real-time accounts of students struggling to simultaneously develop as writers and cope with computers. To fill this void in "testimonial data," a study examining talking-aloud protocols from a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
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Haworth, Ian S.; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1997
Describes the use of three case studies, on computer, to enhance problem solving and critical thinking among doctoral pharmacy students in a physical chemistry course. Students are expected to use specific computer programs, spreadsheets, electronic mail, molecular graphics, word processing, online literature searching, and other computer-based…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Case Studies, Chemistry, Classroom Techniques