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Nikolaraizi, Magda; Vekiri, Ioanna; Easterbrooks, Susan R. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2013
A mixed research design was used to examine how deaf students used the visual resources of a multimedia software package that was designed to support reading comprehension. The viewing behavior of 8 deaf students, ages 8-12 years, was recorded during their interaction with multimedia software that included narrative texts enriched with Greek Sign…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Literacy, Visual Literacy, Sign Language
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Castek, Jill; Beach, Richard – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2013
Apps, specialized programs used on mobile computers, can be used in innovative ways to enhance science and literacy learning. With the skilled guidance of their teachers, students can exploit app affordances for learning and acquire disciplinary literacies unique to science. This article showcases apps that help students to access information,…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer Software, Literacy, Science Instruction
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Michael, Kathy – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify student and staff experiences with online learning at higher education (HE) using the software Elluminate Live! Design/methodology/approach: This paper adopts a qualitative approach, focusing on the reflections of participants (student and teacher) collated over a 12 month period of piloting online…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Curriculum Development
Giordano, Gerard; Stuart, Sheela – Day Care & Early Education, 1994
Reviews alternative literacy activities that have a pictorial basis for learning and that may be suitable for use with children with disabilities or learning problems. Notes that alternative literacy activities can be adapted to complement the speech and language programs developed to assist learners with disabilities. (MDM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Software, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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Braley, Susan – E-Learning, 2005
The study "New Media in the Humanities: from metaphors of inevitability to metaphors of possibility," argues that using digital technologies in humanities classrooms (at the post-secondary level) is transformative for both students and professors. It begins by identifying and then allaying the fears that scholars in the humanities…
Descriptors: Internet, Humanities, Educational Technology, Figurative Language
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers