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Kobayashi, Michiko – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2015
The study investigated perceived ease of use and usefulness of Google Hangouts as an instructional/learning tool. Forty-two teacher education students at U.S and Japanese universities participated in an online cross-cultural activity using Google Hangouts and discussed cultural differences between the two countries and their teaching philosophies.…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Group Discussion, Usability, Instructional Material Evaluation
Dede, Chris, Ed.; Richards, John, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2012
The Digital Teaching Platform (DTP) brings the power of interactive technology to teaching and learning in classrooms. In this authoritative book, top researchers in the field of learning science and educational technology examine the current state of design and research on DTPs, the principles for evaluating them, and their likely evolution as a…
Descriptors: Technology Planning, State Standards, Educational Improvement, Educational Technology
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Johnson, Genevieve M.; Howell, Andrew J.; Code, Jillianne R. – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2005
As technology revolutionizes instruction, conceptual models of influence are necessary to guide implementation and evaluation of specific applications such as online peer discussion. Students in an educational psychology course analyzed five case studies that applied and integrated course content. Some students (n= 42) used "WebCT…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Case Studies, Information Technology, Computer Mediated Communication
McKlin, Tom; Harmon, S. W.; Evans, William; Jones, M. G. – 2001
This first phase of a content analysis of online, asynchronous, educational discussions is designed to generate a method for automatically categorizing messages into cognitive categories using neural network software. This phase of research answers two questions regarding the method of automatically analyzing discussion messages: Can a neural…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Software Evaluation
Parker, Mary Jo – 2000
A science classroom was used to study the effects of a shared intranet environment on students' problem-solving ability and metacognitive reflection skills through shared contextualization. Subjects were first-time 9th- and 10th-grade biology students from three public high schools. An evaluative analysis of the CourseInfo software (Blackboard,…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
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Kristensson, Per; Norlander, Torsten – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2003
The effects of information technology on the creative performance in small groups were examined. An experimental 3 x 2 design was used in order to assess the effects of Group Communication Support System (GCSS) and perceived usefulness on the creative product and the creative process. A chat, a video conference and a face-to-face group were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creativity, Statistical Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication