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Mzoughi, Taha; Herring, S. Davis; Foley, John T.; Morris, Matthew J.; Gilbert, Peter J. – Computers and Education, 2007
WebTOP is a three-dimensional, Web-based, interactive computer graphics system that helps instructors teach and students learn about waves and optics. Current subject areas include waves, geometrical optics, reflection and refraction, polarization, interference, diffraction, lasers, and scattering. Some of the topics covered are suited for…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Optics, Physics, Computer Uses in Education
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Virvou, Maria; Alepis, Eythimios – Computers and Education, 2005
One important field where mobile technology can make significant contributions is Education. In the fast pace of modern life, students and instructors would appreciate using constructively some spare time that they may have, in order to work on lessons at any place, even when away from offices, classrooms and labs where computers are usually…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Telecommunications, Distance Education
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Kimber, Kay; Pillay, Hitendra; Richards, Cameron – Computers and Education, 2007
Recent educational research from a socio-cognitive perspective has validated students' collaborative engagement with new technologies and heightened understanding of influential factors shaping the effectiveness of peer interactions, learning contexts and computer interfaces for enhancing learning. This paper focuses on an analysis of the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Concept Mapping, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology
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Sims, Edward M. – Computers and Education, 2007
Lifelike, interactive digital characters, serving as mentors and role-playing actors, have been shown to significantly improve learner motivation and retention. However, the cost of modeling such characters, authoring and editing their interactions, and delivering them over limited-bandwidth connections can be prohibitive. This paper describes a…
Descriptors: Foreign Culture, Educational Technology, Military Personnel, Mentors
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Rafaeli, Sheizaf; Barak, Miri; Dan-Gur, Yuval; Toch, Eran – Computers and Education, 2004
This paper describes a Web-based and distributed system named QSIA that serves as an environment for learning, assessing and knowledge sharing. QSIA--Questions Sharing and Interactive Assignments--offers a unified infrastructure for developing, collecting, managing and sharing of knowledge items. QSIA enhances collaboration in authoring via online…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Environment, Internet
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Galanouli, Despina; Murphy, Colette; Gardner, John – Computers and Education, 2004
Over several decades the major thrust in the school sector of countries across the world has been the search for ways in which teachers can be convinced that ICT should be an integral part of their teaching strategy. Various approaches have been tried including the dissemination of good practice and the investment in infrastructure and equipment.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
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Muir-Herzig, Rozalind G. – Computers and Education, 2004
Recent findings have shown that at-risk students in grades k-12 are being deprived of challenges and of the chance to use complex thinking skills. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect that the level of computer technology use in the classroom has on at-risk students' grades and attendance. A teacher technology survey is used to…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Attendance Patterns, Thinking Skills
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Garcia, Francisco Jose; Garcia, Joaquin – Computers and Education, 2005
Within the university the introduction of computers is creating a new criterion of differentiation between those who as a matter of course become integrated in the technocratic trend deriving from the daily use of these machines and those who become isolated by not using them. This difference increases when computer science and communications…
Descriptors: Hypermedia, Educational Resources, Computer Science, Academic Standards
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Henning, Elizabeth; Van der Westhuizen, Duan – Computers and Education, 2004
The article addresses the issue of "learning to elearn" in borderless programs in a globalised learning landscape and the associated problems of scaffolding the journey across the digital divide. The authors argue that the assumption underlying such courses is that cross-cultural programs are viable because they are conceived and…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Adult Students, Distance Education, Cultural Context