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Using PICRAT to Develop Digital Graphic Organizers
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Janeen Pizzo; Natalie Sue Svrcek; Kathleen Colantonio-Yurko; Averill Kelley; Henry Miller; Nicole Coppola – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2023
As teacher educators who need to support the next generation of practitioners with technology and practice in the post-COVID teaching landscape, we draw on PICRAT (Kimmons, Graham, and West 2020) to guide our instructional work. This paper primarily addresses the ways that PICRAT has moved beyond TPACK and SAMR, two foundational theories for…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Material Development, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
A Theoretical Model of Children's Storytelling Using Physically-Oriented Technologies (SPOT)
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Guha, Mona Leigh; Druin, Allison; Montemayor, Jaime; Chipman, Gene; Farber, Allison – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2007
This paper develops a model of children's storytelling using Physically-Oriented Technology (SPOT). The SPOT model draws upon literature regarding current physical storytelling technologies and was developed using a grounded theory approach to qualitative research. This empirical work focused on the experiences of 18 children, ages 5-6, who worked…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Design Requirements, Story Telling, Technology Integration
Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation at the Commonwealth of Learning: A Handbook
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Farrell, Glen M. – Commonwealth of Learning, 2009
Results-based management (RBM) is an approach to programme planning and management that integrates strategy, people, resources, processes and measurements to improve decision-making, transparency and accountability. The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) began the adoption of a RBM model with its 2003-2006 Three-Year Plan. This led to a significantly…
Descriptors: Models, Partnerships in Education, Strategic Planning, Guides
Science Teachers' Transformations of the Use of Computer Modeling in the Classroom: Using Research to Inform Training
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Stylianidou, Fani; Boohan, Richard; Ogborn, Jon – Science Education, 2005
This paper, from the UK group in the STTIS (Science Teacher Training in an Information Society) project, describes research into the nature of teachers' transformations of computer modeling, and the development of related teacher training materials. Eight teacher case studies help to identify factors that favor or hinder the take-up of innovative…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Visualization, Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education
Easy Ed: An Integration of Technologies for Multimedia Education.
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Ahanger, G.; Little, T. D. C. – 1997
The accessibility of the World Wide Web and its flexibility for conveying digital information in various forms makes it a convenient mode of communication for education. With the help of a distance learning application called "Easy Ed," this paper demonstrates how these properties of the Web along with a data model can be used to provide…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
Learning Engines - A Functional Object Model for Developing Learning Resources for the WWW.
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Fritze, Paul; Ip, Albert – 1998
The Learning Engines (LE) model, developed at the University of Melbourne (Australia), supports the integration of rich learning activities into the World Wide Web. The model is concerned with the practical design, educational value, and reusability of software components. The model is focused on the academic teacher who is in the best position to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Courseware