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Swan, Bonnie; Coulombe-Quach, Xuan-Lise; Huang, Angela; Godek, Jaime; Becker, Deborah; Zhou, Yan – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2015
Researchers used case study methods to investigate a virtual learning lab (VLL) in a rural school district that was created in 2011 as a way to better meet the unique needs of exceptional students who are considered gifted. Data were collected through focus groups, classroom observations, interviews, and reviewing relevant documents. Topics…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Case Studies, Middle School Students, Rural Schools
Archer, Arlene; Parker, Shabnam – Education as Change, 2016
The effectiveness of writing centre interventions on student writing in higher education has been well-documented in academic literacies studies. This paper changes the focus of investigation from student to consultant and, consequently, explores the way in which an academic writing centre can function as a mentoring environment for young…
Descriptors: Mentors, Writing (Composition), Learning Laboratories, Intervention
Koh, Kyungwon; Abbas, June – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2015
An increasing number of libraries and museums provide transformative learning spaces, often called "Learning Labs" and "Makerspaces." These spaces invite users to explore traditional and digital media, interact with mentors and peers, and engage in creative projects. For these spaces and programs to be sustainable, it is…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Personnel, Interviews, Higher Education
Wang, RuoLan; Wiesemes, Rolf; Gibbons, Cathy – Computers & Education, 2012
As part of the Visual Learning Lab's initiative of promoting visual learning supported through technologies in Higher Education, this VLL funded study explored part-time mature doctoral students' use and perceptions of a mobile device in support of their research activities. The study was conducted by the Graduate School in collaboration with the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Visual Learning, Learning Laboratories, Educational Technology
Tolentino, Lisa – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation describes the development of a state-of-the-art immersive media environment and its potential to motivate high school youth with autism to vocally express themselves. Due to the limited availability of media environments in public education settings, studies on the use of such systems in special education contexts are rare. A…
Descriptors: Autism, Educational Media, High School Students, Verbal Communication
Steuter, Erin; Doyle, Judith – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2010
The first year course in Sociology at Mount Allison University introduced students to social issues via dynamic class interactions and assignments that are designed to build conceptual and applied skills. Developments to the course organization have maximized the opportunities for discovery learning and have made the class an enjoyable teaching…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Introductory Courses, Sociology, Foreign Countries
Blum, Evelyn R. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1971
The article discusses behavior modification techniques designed to prepare the child for integration into the regular class setting. (CD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Interviews
Spector, Barbara; Burkett, Ruth S.; Leard, Cyndy – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2007
This is the report of a qualitative emergent-design study of 2 different Web-enhanced science methods courses for preservice elementary teachers in which an experiential learning strategy, labeled "using yourself as a learning laboratory," was implemented. Emergent grounded theory indicated this strategy, when embedded in a course organized as an…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, Grief, Participant Observation
Wardrop, Elspeth; Anderson, Kenneth – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1992
Learner training (LT) is felt to be important for students to make effective use of self-access facilities, yet there is uncertainty about how it should be done and how it will be received. This study examined students' reactions to two versions of LT for listening, finding little negative reaction to two versions of LT for listening, finding…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Instructional Materials, Interviews
Kerstiens, Gene, Ed. – 1974
The thirty-five papers in this volume were presented on the theme "Reading--Update: Ideals to Reality." The keynote address, delivered by Leland L. Medsker, was entitled "Postsecondary Education in the Decade Ahead." Titles of other papers include "Characteristics of Community College Students,""A Key to Unlock…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Conference Reports, Higher Education, Individualized Reading