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Advantages and Disadvantages of Regularly Using a Laptop Computer in Class, in Primary and Secondary Schools and in Higher Education from the Point of View of Preservice Teachers
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Zilka, Gila Cohen – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2021
Purpose: Education systems worldwide are facing the question whether to adopt the "Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)" approach and allow students to bring their personal laptops to school. The purpose of the study was to understand the advantages and disadvantages of using a laptop during lessons in schools and in institutions of higher…
Descriptors: Affordances, Barriers, Computer Uses in Education, Laptop Computers
How Are Social Studies Teachers Using Technology in the Classroom?
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Delgado, Stephanie – ProQuest LLC, 2019
So that students are equipped with the skills needed to compete a in a global economy, schools are being given resources intended to increase equity, opportunity, and to close the digital divide. Digital equitability exists when all students have access to both advanced technologies and the learning opportunities the technologies provide (Solomon,…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Affordances
Selected Stakeholders' Views on the Use of Tablets for University Learning: A South African Case Study
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Fernandez, Simon Christopher; Mammen, Kuttickattu John – Journal of Technology Education, 2020
The popularity of mobile technologies has greatly influenced people of all ages, especially adolescents. The purpose of this research was to determine the views of students, lecturers, and managers as selected stakeholders to assess the effectiveness of tablet computers in learning at a South African university. Using a mixed-methods approach,…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Handheld Devices, Computer Uses in Education, Student Attitudes
Using Technology to Enhance Learning and Engagement in Engineering
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Koretsky, Milo D.; Magana, Alejandra J. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2019
In this article, we explore how information, communications, and computational technology, or computer technology for short, influences the way that engineering is taught and learned. The goal of our analysis it to contribute towards a research, adoption, and policy agenda for propagating the effective use of computer technology in engineering…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Engineering Education, Computer Uses in Education, Technology Integration
EFL Learners' Intercultural Communication in an Open Social Virtual Environment
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Liaw, Meei-Ling – Educational Technology & Society, 2019
This study investigates the effects of using open social VR for university English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' intercultural communication learning. The project involved two stages: (1) carefully designed activities for students to practice different language-learning tasks with their peers; (2) implemented in an open social VR…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Teachers' Implicit Theories and Use of ICTs in the Language Classroom
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Cárdenas-Claros, Mónica; Oyanedel, Marianna – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2016
This qualitative and exploratory case study sought to examine if and how implicit theories influence the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the language classroom in Chile. To achieve this goal, data was gathered from nine experienced university instructors in English as a Second Language. Based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, College Faculty, English Teachers