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Ketelhut, Diane Jass; Schifter, Catherine C. – Computers & Education, 2011
Interest in game-based learning for K-12 is growing. Thus, helping teachers understand how to use these new pedagogies is important. This paper presents a cross-case study of the development of teacher professional development for the River City project, a games-based multi-user virtual environment science curriculum project for middle school…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, School Culture, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology
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Clarke, Jody; Dede, Chris – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2009
One-size-fits-all educational innovations do not work because they ignore contextual factors that determine an intervention's efficacy in a particular local situation. This paper presents a framework on how to design educational innovations for scalability through enhancing their adaptability for effective usage in a wide variety of settings. The…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Virtual Classrooms, Case Studies, Middle Schools