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Wilson, Dawn; Alaniz, Katie; Sikora, Joshua – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016
Educators who engage with today's students appreciate the impact digital media has on the lives of our younger generations. Learners of today consume, create, and publish multimedia content continuously, using a variety of devices such as cell phones, tablets, and computers. They generate original and innovative products through programs, apps,…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction, Handheld Devices
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Xie, Bo; Watkins, Ivan; Golbeck, Jen; Huang, Man – Educational Gerontology, 2012
An exploratory study was conducted to answer the following questions: What are older adults' perceptions of social media? What educational strategies can facilitate their learning of social media? A thematic map was developed to illustrate changing perceptions from the initial unanimous, strong negative to the more positive but cautious, and to…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Positive Attitudes
Swanson, Kristen – Eye on Education, 2013
Discover how to transform your professional development and become a truly connected educator with user-generated learning! This book shows educators how to enhance their professional learning using practical tools, strategies, and online resources. With beginner-friendly, real-world examples and simple steps to get started, the author shows how…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Novices, Guidelines, Internet
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Yalcinalp, Serpil; Emiroglu, Bulent – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Although many developments have been made in the design and development of learning object repositories (LORs), the efficient use of such systems is still questionable. Without realising the functional use of such systems or considering the involvement of their dynamic users, these systems would probably become obsolete. This study includes both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Educational Resources
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Luck, Donald D. – SRATE Journal, 2011
The development of the resource file is a common experience in teacher preparation programs. The author examines strategies for transforming what has been a project composed of physical resources to one emphasizing digital resources. Methods for finding, tagging, storing and retrieving resources are explored.
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
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Wang, Qiyun; Woo, Huay Lit; Quek, Choon Lang; Yang, Yuqin; Liu, Mei – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Facebook is a popular social networking site. It, like many other new technologies, has potential for teaching and learning because of its unique built-in functions that offer pedagogical, social and technological affordances. In this study, the Facebook group was used as a learning management system (LMS) in two courses for putting up…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Web Sites, Social Networks
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Bajt, Susanne K. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2011
The current generation of new students, referred to as the Millennial Generation, brings a new set of challenges to the community college. The influx of these technologically sophisticated students, who interact through the social phenomenon of Web 2.0 technology, bring expectations that may reshape institutions of higher learning. This chapter…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Educational Needs, Community Colleges, Internet
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Kyprianidou, Maria; Demetriadis, Stavros; Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos; Pombortsis, Andreas – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
This work explores the impact of teacher-led heterogeneous group formation on students' teamwork, based on students' learning styles. Fifty senior university students participated in a project-based course with two key organizational features: first, a web system (PEGASUS) was developed to help students identify their learning styles and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Heterogeneous Grouping, Cognitive Processes, Teaching Methods
Kuhn, Matt; Hubbell, Elizabeth R.; Pitler, Howard – ASCD, 2012
If you've upgraded to the second edition of the landmark book "Classroom Instruction That Works," you need this companion guide to help you use technology to support research-based instruction. The authors follow the revised Instructional Planning Guide that makes it easier for you to know when to emphasize each of the instructional strategies,…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Strategies, Educational Technology, Cooperative Learning
Rosen, Larry D. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
Look around at today's youth and you can see how technology has changed their lives. They lie on their beds and study while listening to mp3 players, texting and chatting online with friends, and reading and posting Facebook messages. How does the new, charged-up, multitasking generation respond to traditional textbooks and lectures? Are we…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Textbooks, Parents, Generational Differences
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Choi, Hyungshin; Kang, Myunghee – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This study determines whether an activity system provides a systematic framework to analyse collaborative group work. Using an activity system as a unit of analysis, the research examined learner behaviours, conflicting factors and facilitating factors while students engaged in collaborative work via asynchronous computer-mediated communication.…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Instructional Design, Content Analysis
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Dawson, Shane – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
The trend to adopt more online technologies continues unabated in the higher education sector. This paper elaborates the means by which such technologies can be employed for pedagogical purposes beyond simply providing virtual spaces for bringing learners together. It shows how data about student "movement" within and across a learning community…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Social Networks, At Risk Students, Student Behavior
Thompson, Robin; Kitchie, Laurie; Gagnon, Robert – Corwin, 2011
What if your professional learning community was available 24 hours a day, every day of the year? Would you like to have a place to share lesson plans, student work, a new curriculum, and to provide a discussion forum for all stakeholders? You can, even with only a basic understanding of technology. The authors explain how they created an online…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Core Curriculum, Educational Technology, Communities of Practice
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Gonzalez-Barbone, Victor; Anido-Rifon, Luis – Computers & Education, 2008
The creation of the first SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model) object offers some challenges and difficulties which go beyond the facilities offered by content generation applications. In particular, the creation of really reusable, searchable learning objects requires a detailed consideration of metadata, where some institutional…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Metadata, Models, Computer Uses in Education
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Lai, Kwok-Wing – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
This paper discusses how the use of digital technologies may support a shift of cultural practices in teaching and learning, to better meet the needs of 21st century higher education learners. A brief discussion of the changing needs of the learners is provided, followed by a review of the overall impact of digital technologies on teaching and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Informal Education, Learning Experience
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