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Amy Adair – Grantee Submission, 2024
Developing models, using mathematics, and constructing explanations are three practices essential for science inquiry learning according to education reform efforts, such as the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS Lead States, 2013). However, students struggle with these intersecting practices, especially when developing and interpreting…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Technology Integration, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
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Walck, Pamela E.; Cruikshank, Sally Ann; Kalyango, Yusuf, Jr. – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2015
Despite the proliferation of mobile devices, there is limited awareness of how journalism students are prepared for the evolving nature of the workplace in regard to mobile devices and how journalism professionals utilize this technology in daily routines. This study examines how journalism educators, students, and practitioners embrace the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Journalism, Journalism Education, News Reporting
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Pereira, Audrey Smith; Wahi, Monika Maya – Online Learning, 2017
Although course management systems (CMSs) provide technology platforms that help faculty members adopt better techniques for teaching and learning, and training contributes to faculty information technology (IT) use, many higher education faculty members do not complete CMS training programs, resulting in underuse of CMSs. Therefore, the overall…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Open Source Technology, Integrated Learning Systems, Teaching Styles
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Agee, Anne; Rowe, Theresa; Woo, Melissa; Woods, David – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2010
A 2006 ECAR study defined cyberinfrastructure as the coordinated aggregate of "hardware, software, communications, services, facilities, and personnel that enable researchers to conduct advanced computational, collaborative, and data-intensive research." While cyberinfrastructure was initially seen as support for scientific and…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Research and Development, Research Universities, Computer Uses in Education
McCall, Denise – Online Submission, 2009
This Independent Learning Project (ILP) discusses the best practices in educational technology to improve the behavior, instruction, and learning of at-risk youth, for whom technology offers unique opportunities. Research is compiled from numerous scholarly print and online sources. A guide for teachers provides detailed strategies, software…
Descriptors: Independent Study, At Risk Students, Educational Technology, Best Practices
Technology & Learning, 2007
Today, Mac computers offer schools an easy and powerful way to engage students in learning, foster 21st century skills and leverage existing software assets. Innovative software and hardware built into the Mac allows students to demonstrate their individual strengths--empowering them to be creators of content, rather than just consumers. Judging…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Computer Oriented Programs, Technology Integration
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Shubert, Charles; Ceraj, Ivica; Riley, Justin – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2009
The advancement of computer technology used for research is creating the need to change the way classes are taught in higher education. "Bringing Research Tools into the Classroom" has become a major focus of the work of the Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT) for the Dean of Undergraduate Education (DUE) at the…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Undergraduate Study, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Innovation
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Cogan-Drew, Dan – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2009
"VideoPaper Builder" (VPB) was originally funded in 2001 through the National Science Foundation's "Bridging Research and Practice" program in recognition of the software's promise to articulate the relevance and facilitate the dissemination of educational research to practicing teachers. After four years and two subsequent…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Computer Software, Professional Development, Theory Practice Relationship
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Forsstrom, Jan; Ham, Gary – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2007
Five years ago, North Shore Community College (NSCC) encountered rising enrollments in the face of lagging state funding. The addition of two new campuses stretched NSCC thin as it attempted to provide administrative and academic services across five (more recently consolidated to four) locations. Its students increasingly struggled to balance the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Multicampus Colleges, Information Technology, Web Sites
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Starkman, Neal – T.H.E. Journal, 2006
According to James Robertson, the managing director of Step Two Designs, a content management consultancy, "A content management system supports the creation, management, distribution, publishing, and discovery of corporate information. It covers the complete lifecycle of the pages of one's site, from providing simple tools to create the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Internet, Information Management