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Vanessa Oliver; Sarah Flicker – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2024
Addressing sexting in sexual health education classrooms is one way of supporting young people to become good sexual citizens and to emphasise respect and consent in their sexual practices and in their lives. While a fair amount of research has worked with youth to understand their motivations for sexting, less research has been conducted with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Education, Handheld Devices, Health Education
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Alesia Au; Hesham Siddiqi; Ghada Sayadi; Tianqi Zhao; Manal Kleib; Hongmei Tong; Jordana Salma – Educational Gerontology, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of digital inclusion for equitable and healthy aging. Older immigrants experience unique needs and challenges in using information and communication technologies compared to other older adults. Despite the proliferation of digital learning programs for older adults, there is minimal evidence of…
Descriptors: Preferences, Arabic, Immigrants, Foreign Countries
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Richardson, John M. – English in Education, 2022
Can traditional live theatre affect the identity formation of teenagers? Drawing upon a six-year, qualitative study of Canadian, independent school live theatre audiences and a review of identity formation and audience studies, this paper offers three findings of interest to high school English teachers. These speak to the need for English…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Theater Arts, Private Schools, Audiences
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Armstrong, Alayne – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2022
In recent years, the use of personal electronic devices has become widespread in Canadian society, and many Canadian schools are adopting "bring your own device" policies. This exploratory research investigates the technological practices of middle years students with mathematics learning disabilities who use personal electronic devices…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Learning Disabilities
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Sundberg, Ross; Cardoso, Walcir – CALICO Journal, 2020
This pilot study examines users' perceptions of Bande à Part, a music application designed for learners of French. The technology acceptance model (TAM) was adopted to investigate users' perceptions of the app's usability and potential for second language (L2) learning. The model's two constructs, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use,…
Descriptors: French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Software
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Burkholder, Casey; Frawley, Ashley – LEARNing Landscapes, 2019
As two white female teachers, we look back on our teaching experiences in Hong Kong and Northern Alberta to disrupt problematic diversity narratives from our first classrooms. Through critical auto-ethnographic approaches and cellphilming (cellphone + video-production), we analyze our engagement with privilege within our classrooms. We found that…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Social Bias, Whites, Minority Group Students
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McLellan, Gillian; Kartchava, Eva; Rodgers, Michael – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2021
Newcomers to Canada with low proficiency in English or French often face challenges in the workforce (Kustec, 2012). While language classes provide workplace language training, not all newcomers are able to attend face-to-face classes (Shaffir & Satzewich, 2010), suggesting a need for outside the classroom, occupation-specific language…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Wardley, Leslie J.; Carter, Lorraine; D'Antonio, Gina – International Journal of Higher Education, 2018
The purpose of the study described in this paper was to explore student views (n=136) on the use of Apple iPad technology within various in-class courses offered by a School of Business at a small Ontario university and the overall effectiveness of a recruitment message by the School focused on mobile learning. The results of the study are as…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Handheld Devices, Business Schools, Computer Assisted Instruction
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McGlynn-Stewart, Monica; Maguire, Nicola; Mogyorodi, Emma – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2020
This 3-year study followed 14 kindergarten classrooms in Ontario as they used open-ended tablet applications to support outdoor play and learning. Through the creation of slideshows that incorporated their photos, video, drawings, and audio recordings, the children explored their physical and creative activities outdoors, as well as their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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Arikan, Fatih; Özgür, Hasan – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2020
The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of augmented reality applications on the learning of engineering students in their professional courses. The objective of the study is to ensure that augmented reality technologies, which are among the most important technologies of today, are used in educational settings. The other important…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
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France, Derek; Lee, Rebecca; Maclachlan, John; McPhee, Siobhán R. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2021
The extent of how mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, are seamlessly incorporated into the personal day-to-day life is not often considered by University instructors. Unfocused incorporation of mobile technologies into the classroom can de-emphasize intended learning objectives if students struggle to use the technology itself or by…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Laidlaw, Linda; O'Mara, Joanne; Wong, Suzanna So Har – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2021
Contemporary children are growing up in a post-typographic era, where mobile electronic devices and digital texts are increasingly present. For parents and educators, shifts into new digital practices and new text forms can create a sense of uncertainty. In response to parent and teacher interest, popular media have frequently focused on topics…
Descriptors: Child Development, Information Technology, Social Media, Longitudinal Studies
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Sanderson, Nicole; Hanbidge, Alice Schmidt – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
Effectively integrating m-learning into higher education necessitates consideration for both student and educator adoption factors. Data collected from 309 Canadian university participants in a Mobile Information Literacy (MIL) research study identified specific student m-learning adoption factors and substantiated those in the literature (Navarro…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Grimshaw, Jennica; Cardoso, Walcir – Language Learning & Technology, 2018
Activities that promote fluency development or the automatization of speech are often ignored in second language classes because they do not teach new things; instead, they focus on speeding up language use (Nation & Newton, 2008). Anxiety also decreases chances for fluency development, as learners are less willing to produce output (Gregersen…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Language Fluency, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
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Ostashewski, Nathaniel; Reid, Doug; Ostashewski, Marcia – Journal of Dance Education, 2016
This article presents action research that identified iPad tablet technology-supported teaching strategies in a dance classroom context. Dance classrooms use instructor-accessed music as a regular element of lessons, but video is both challenging and time-consuming to produce or display. The results of this study highlight how the Apple iPad…
Descriptors: Action Research, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Technology Uses in Education
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