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Xiangquan Yao – Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education, 2024
This study aimed to examine the quality of the open-access GeoGebra applets for function transformations by attending to the opportunity to learn function transformations afforded by them. Guided by the variation theory, this study conceptualized the opportunity to learn function transformations as the opportunity to discern critical features of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics, Graphs
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Leila Mirzoyeva; Zhanna Makhanova; Mona Kamal Ibrahim; Zoya Snezhko – Cogent Education, 2024
The objective of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of integrating natural language processing (NLP) technologies into an English language learning program aimed at enhancing auditory and speaking competencies. The methodology of the research is grounded in the development and testing of the intervention effectiveness of neural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Language Skills, Auditory Training
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Novak, Matija; Joy, Mike; Kermek, Dragutin – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2019
Teachers deal with plagiarism on a regular basis, so they try to prevent and detect plagiarism, a task that is complicated by the large size of some classes. Students who cheat often try to hide their plagiarism (obfuscate), and many different similarity detection engines (often called plagiarism detection tools) have been built to help teachers.…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, College Students
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Vaillant, Denise; Rodríguez Zidán, Eduardo; Bentancor-Biagas, Gustavo – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
This article is based on research in which the three authors participated. The main objective is to identify, describe and analyze the practices of using digital tools and platforms for teaching mathematics in lower secondary education. Framed within a set of ICT policies promoted since 2007 by Plan CEIBAL in Uruguay, a mixed study was conducted,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Mathematics Instruction
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Yuan, Chia-Ching; Li, Cheng-Hsuan; Peng, Chin-Cheng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Fighter jets are a critical national asset. Because of the high cost of their manufacture and that of their related equipment, both pilots and maintenance personnel must complete intensive training before coming into contact with a jet. Due to gradual military downsizing, one-on-one training is often impracticable, and the level of familiarization…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Man Machine Systems, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Hopper, Keith B.; Waugh, Jonathan B. – Educational Technology, 2014
PowerPoint is roundly reviled and ridiculed, yet this technology enjoys universal popularity. This article reviews the criticisms of PowerPoint and its peer technologies, describes its affordances and advantages, and suggests innovative PowerPoint applications in instruction. Beyond garden-variety applications of PowerPoint, it may also be used to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software, Courseware
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Kangas, Brian D. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2012
"The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within" by Edward Tufte (2006) condemns the software for failing to help users achieve many of the goals of an effective presentation and instead offers a low resolution platform with a deeply hierarchical single-path structure capable of convening a trivial amount of information even over…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Cognitive Style, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
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Burton, Douglas; Kitchen, Tim – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Software allowing real-time online video connectivity is rapidly evolving. The ability to connect students, staff, and guest speakers instantaneously carries great benefits for the online distance education classroom. This evaluation report compares four software applications at opposite ends of the cost spectrum: "DimDim", "Elluminate VCS",…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Distance Education, Computer Software, Program Effectiveness
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Nordin, Norazah; Ibrahim, Sham; Mohd. Hamzah, Mohd. Izham; Embi, Mohamed Amin; Din, Rosseni – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
The development in information technology has now moved from the first wave that emphasises on computer technical skills to the second wave which focuses on the application and management aspects. This paper aims to investigate the use of learning management system among future school heads in education management and leadership. The study was…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Information Technology, Leadership, Learning Strategies
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White, Peter J. T.; Delaney, David G.; Syncox, David; Akerberg, Oscar Avila; Alters, Brian – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2011
Student response systems can help instructors integrate active learning into their classrooms. Such technology is known by a variety of names, including classroom response systems, student response systems, audience response systems, electronic response systems, personal response systems, zappers, and clickers. The "system" consists of three…
Descriptors: Student Reaction, Audience Response, Computer Software, Active Learning
Johnson, L.; Adams, S.; Cummins, M. – New Media Consortium, 2012
The internationally recognized "NMC Horizon Report" series and regional "NMC Technology Outlooks" are part of the NMC Horizon Project, a comprehensive research venture established in 2002 that identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact over the coming five years in education around the globe. This volume, the "NMC…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Advisory Committees, Creative Activities, Global Approach
Reushle, Shirley; McDonald, Jacquelin – 2001
This paper examines the possibility of technology supporting and facilitating the organization and development of knowledge in a particular field through critical discourse. The following three examples of discourse-structuring technologies have been investigated to determine whether selected software might support critical discourse to capture…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Cognitive Structures, Comparative Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication
Niederhauser, Dale S.; Salem, Donna J.; Fields, Matt – Online Submission, 1999
The typical introduction to technology course focuses on helping preservice teachers develop skills for using technology and integrating it into their practice (Downs, 1992; McKenzie, 1994; Niess, 1991; Raiford & Braulick, 1995). Current national standards for technology in teacher preparation also emphasize the importance of developing skills…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Introductory Courses, Technical Education, Technology Uses in Education