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Cohen, Anat; Kalimi, Sharon; Nachmias, Rafi – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2013
This research examines the usage of local learning material repositories at school, as well as related teachers' attitudes and training. The study investigates the use of these repositories for enhancing teacher performance and assesses whether the assimilation of the local repositories increases their usage of and contribution to by teachers. One…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Public Schools, Open Source Technology
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Pieterse, Efrat; Peled, Yehuda – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2014
This research examines the feasibility and benefits of using Twitter as a support tool to enhance social interaction among teachers in their first year of service, as they participate in an online induction workshop, and as a tool to aid the workshop's moderator in monitoring the group and enhancing and supporting the early-service teachers'…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Telecommunications, Technology Uses in Education, Interaction
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Shonfeld, Miri; Kritz, Miki – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2013
This research explores the extent to which virtual worlds can serve as online collaborative learning environments for students by increasing social presence and engagement. 3D environments enable learning, which simulates face-to-face encounters while retaining the advantages of online learning. Students in Education departments created avatars…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Simulated Environment
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Swirski, Hani; Baram-Tsabari, Ayelet – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2014
While interest is central to learning, considerable disparities have been reported between students' science interests and the science curriculum. This study explores how 5th grade students' (n = 72) competence, relatedness and interest levels changed as a consequence of using two online learning environments, which bridged the students' anonymous…
Descriptors: Hypermedia, Educational Technology, Science Instruction, Science Curriculum