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Arrington, T. Logan; Moore, Alison L.; Bagdy, Lauren M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
This article presents the results of a collective case study exploring how K12 practitioners perceive the interaction of systems thinking, creativity, and learning from failure within their professional practice. In order to identify K12 practitioners who were well-versed in systems thinking, we targeted students within an instructional design and…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Case Studies, Creativity, Kindergarten
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Ellington, Henry – Simulation & Gaming, 2012
In this invited autobiography, the author describes the impact that educational gaming and simulation has had on his professional career. He begins by reviewing his early life and education in Aberdeen and his subsequent work as a research scientist, schoolteacher, and physics lecturer. He then shows how he changed disciplines from physics to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Games, Systems Approach, Autobiographies
Conroy, George – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This quantitative, quasi-experimental study examined the application of a business simulation against training in support of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Defining more effective training strategies is a critical concern for organizational leaders and stakeholders concerned by today's economic challenges. The scope of this…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Statistical Analysis, Training Methods, Educational Strategies
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Kopcha, Theodore J. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010
The purpose of this article is to present a systems-based mentoring model of technology integration that follows a research-based path. The model moves teachers through four specific stages of technology adoption toward using technology to support learning in more student-centered ways. The model describes how a mentor can negotiate the interplay…
Descriptors: Mentors, Elementary Secondary Education, Technology Integration, Educational Technology
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Fitch, Dale; Peet, Melissa; Reed, Beth Glover; Tolman, Richard – Journal of Social Work Education, 2008
Portfolios can foster the integration of theory, action, self-reflection, and assessment. Electronic portfolios (ePortfolios) extend this concept by acting as a "content-management system" that facilitates the collecting, considering, sharing, and presenting of learning outcomes with and to others via a digital medium. This article…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Curriculum, Systems Approach, Teaching Methods
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Macdonald, Janet; Campbell, Anne – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
The introduction of new online technologies in Higher Education brings many challenges for staff, not only in learning new functionality, but in deciding how to use tools in pedagogically effective ways. This case study describes an initiative at the Open University (UK), which set out to provide professional development in the use of an online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Online Courses, Teacher Collaboration
State Educational Technology Directors Association, 2011
This report provides short descriptions of systemic approaches for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding including: (1) 21st Century Classroom; (2) Comprehensive Professional Development; (3) Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems; (4) Formative Assessment; (5) Digital Content; (6) Virtual Learning; and (7) Learning Management Systems.
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Systems Approach, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
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Buchan, Janet – Journal of Distance Education, 2010
In a case study of a large Australian university the metaphor of panarchy is used as a means of describing and understanding the complex interrelationships of multi-scale institutional projects and the influences of a variety factors on the potential success of e-learning initiatives. The concept of para-analysis is introduced as a management…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Figurative Language, Educational Technology, Prediction
Sedlik, Jay M. – Audiovisual Instruction, 1971
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational Technology, Learning Resources Centers, Program Descriptions
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Genzwein, Ferenc – International Review of Education, 1979
Given the constraints on educational development, the author sees the introduction of educational technology (broadly defined) as the only course for improving conditions. He describes a practical example in the Hungarian National Center for Educational Technology, which has broad functions in research and development, dissemination, and teacher…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology, Learning Modules
Dudgeon, Paul J. – 1976
The Canadore College Continuing Education Division model for innovative individualized and personalized programs contains several subsystems: analysis of current continuing education, identification of criteria, evaluation of the old model, design of the new model, simulations, evaluation of the new model, and implementation of the new model. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Cusack, Mary Ann – 1974
An eight-year project--Project SACI--begun in 1969 is introducing technology into Brazil's educational system. It is based upon the hypotheses that technology can deliver education to more students, increase achievement, and provide cost-effective teacher education. To rest these hypotheses, Project SACI aims to bring satellite transmission of…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Developing Nations, Educational Radio, Educational Technology