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Higgins, Steve; Beauchamp, Gary; Miller, Dave – Learning, Media and Technology, 2007
The aims of this article are to review the existing literature on the introduction and use of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in schools and to summarise the key issues arising from this analysis in order to provide a context for the articles which follow in this special issue of "Learning, Media and Technology." The article reviews the evidence…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Audiovisual Aids, Interaction, Chalkboards
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Jewitt, Carey; Moss, Gemma; Cardini, Alejandra – Learning, Media and Technology, 2007
Teachers making texts for use in the classroom is nothing new, it is an established aspect of pedagogic practice. The introduction of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) into UK secondary schools has, however, impacted on this practice in a number of ways. Changes in the site of design and display--from the printed page or worksheet and the blackboard…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Teachers, Data
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Haldane, Maureen – Learning, Media and Technology, 2007
This article presents the interactive whiteboard as a unique teaching and learning medium and explores the distinctive pedagogy that is emerging as its functionality continues to be exploited by increasing numbers of teachers. It draws on Kozma's studies of the characteristics of other learning media and how these define pedagogic opportunities to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
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Glover, Derek; Miller, David; Averis, Douglas; Door, Victoria – Learning, Media and Technology, 2007
There has been considerable investment in the use of interactive whiteboard technology in schools in the UK. There is evidence that whilst teachers understand such technology, many do not understand the nature and implications of interactive learning. Observation and analysis of 50 video-recorded lessons taught by "successful" teachers…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Interaction, Chalkboards, Educational Equipment
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Hennessy, Sara; Deaney, Rosemary; Ruthven, Kenneth; Winterbottom, Mark – Learning, Media and Technology, 2007
This study aimed to extend the currently limited understanding of how pedagogy is developing in response to the influx of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in schools in the UK and some other countries. A case study approach was employed to investigate how experienced classroom practitioners are beginning to harness the functionality of this…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Science Instruction, Focus Groups, Interviews
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Hodge, Sue; Anderson, Bill – Learning, Media and Technology, 2007
A self-study methodology is used to explore the impact of introducing interactive whiteboard technology to a primary school classroom. Several key insights, described as "nodal moments", provided the impetus for the teacher to review her practice, reconsider her students' learning approaches and explore the relationship between the introduction of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Qualitative Research, Primary Education, Educational Technology
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Kennewell, Steve; Beauchamp, Gary – Learning, Media and Technology, 2007
In a small-scale study of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-rich primary school, interactive whiteboards (IWBs) were found to be the predominant ICT tools used by teachers. The study sought to identify how the teachers used features of ICT to enhance learning, based on a list of ICT's functions published for teacher education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Classification