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Science Learning with Information Technologies as a Tool for "Scientific Thinking" in Engineering Education
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Smirnov, Eugeny; Bogun, Vitali – Online Submission, 2011
New methodologies in science (or mathematics) learning process and scientific thinking in the classroom activity of engineer students with ICT (information and communication technology), including graphic calculator are presented: visual modelling with ICT, action research with graphic calculator, insight in classroom and communications and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Program Effectiveness, Computer System Design
Visuals, Path Control, and Knowledge Gain: Variables that Affect Students' Approval and Enjoyment of a Multimedia Text as a Learning Tool
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George-Palilonis, Jennifer; Filak, Vincent – International Journal on E-Learning, 2010
As graphically driven, animated, interactive applications offer educators new opportunities for shaping course content, new avenues for research arise as well. Along with these developments comes a need to study the effectiveness of the individual tools at our disposal as well as various methods for integrating those tools in a classroom setting.…
Descriptors: Course Content, Learner Engagement, Science Instruction, Electronic Learning
International Perspectives of Distance Learning in Higher Education
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Moore, Joi L., Ed.; Benson, Angela D., Ed. – InTech, 2012
This book, written by authors representing 12 countries and five continents, is a collection of international perspectives on distance learning and distance learning implementations in higher education. The perspectives are presented in the form of practical case studies of distance learning implementations, research studies on teaching and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Instructional Design, Educational Technology
Using PowerPoint in the Classroom.
Howell, Dusti; Howell, Deanne – 2002
This book is intended for those teachers who want to create more dynamic classroom lessons and presentations using quick and easy custom animations. The focus of this book is to explain how to use PowerPoint to create transitions, graphics, charts, graphs, and sound effects in a format that makes learning fun. The book is designed to give…
Descriptors: Animation, Charts, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education
Designing a Technology-Based Science Lesson: Student Teachers Grapple with an Authentic Problem of Practice
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Butler, Susan McAleenan; Wiebe, Eric N. – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2003
This project used techniques from problem-based learning to aid students in developing a technology-based science lesson. In this case, the "problem" students were asked to solve, was that of combining curriculum knowledge and pedagogical skills to incorporate computer graphics animation technology within a science lesson and then teach the lesson…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Computer Graphics, Problem Based Learning, Cooperating Teachers
Visual Literacy and Just-In-Time-Training: Enabling Learners through Technology.
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Burton, Terry – 1997
Quality education is often impeded by lack of instructor time and by a failure to provide instruction that is individualized and at the point of need. Integration technology into course development can alleviate these problems, but only if the technology is easy to learn and supports a systems approach. In implementing a Web-based Technical…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Selection