ERIC - Search Results

Descriptor

Computer Uses in Education	3
Learner Controlled Instruction	3
Problem Solving	3
Educational Technology	2
Elementary Secondary Education	2
Internet	2
Computer Assisted Instruction	1
Computer Networks	1
Computer Simulation	1
Computer Software Development	1
Cooperative Learning	1
Distance Education	1
Educational Environment	1
Educational Psychology	1
Educational Resources	1
Experiential Learning	1
Field Trips	1
Higher Education	1
Human Factors Engineering	1
Inquiry	1
Instructional Design	1
Instructional Development	1
Learning Activities	1
Preservice Teachers	1
Problem Based Learning	1
More ▼

Source

Educational Technology…

Author

Bransford, John D.	1
Brophy, Sean	1
Lin, Xiaodong	1
Riel, Margaret	1
Schwartz, Daniel L.	1
Spudic, Linda	1

Publication Type

Journal Articles	1
Reports - Descriptive	1
Reports - Evaluative	1
Reports - Research	1
Speeches/Meeting Papers	1

Education Level

Audience

Location

Laws, Policies, & Programs

Assessments and Surveys

What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Showing all 3 results Save | Export

Virtual Quests As Learning Environments for K-12 Students.

Download full text

Spudic, Linda – 2001

Perhaps some of the most engaging, unique, Web-based activities are virtual quests that take student participants along on real expeditions, following a team in the field as they explore new territory or do research on authentic scientific problems. Virtual quests, such as the MayaQuest expedition produced by Classroom Connect, are excellent…

Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning

The Internet and the Humanities: The Human Side of Networking. The Future of Networking Technologies for Learning.

Download full text

Riel, Margaret – 1995

This paper focuses on the human side of networking in education, emphasizing that people working together can create new solutions to old problems. Discussion includes increased links to information through the Internet and new resources entering the classroom; team-teaching, cooperative learning, and learner-centered instruction; and distance…

Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education

Software for Managing Complex Learning: Examples from an Educational Psychology Course.

Peer reviewed

Schwartz, Daniel L.; Brophy, Sean; Lin, Xiaodong; Bransford, John D. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1999

Describes a software shell, STAR.Legacy, designed to guide attempts to help students learn from case, problem, and project-based learning. STAR.Legacy supports the integration of four types of learning environments: learner-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered, and community-centered. Describes how a STAR.Legacy constructed for an…

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Environment