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Kotevski, Zoran; Milenkoski, Aleksandar – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2018
Distance education is not a new paradigm, but the latest ways it can be delivered certainly are. In the past couple of decades, the distance learning implementations were mostly realized using videoconferencing technologies and/or learning management systems. Recently, various Internet collaboration services have gained enormous popularity in all…
Descriptors: Internet, Access to Information, Distance Education, Synchronous Communication
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Gottwald, Stephanie; Morris, Robin; Wolf, Maryanne; Galyean, Tinsley – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2017
Close to one billion people in the world do not have basic literacy skills. A key challenge is reaching children in the midst of circumstances that make a traditional school-based approach impractical. This chapter will describe a cross-disciplinary, mobile technology approach to literacy education. The Curious Learning approach distributes…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Vocabulary, Basic Writing, Literacy
Kristensen, Terje – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
An E-learning system based on a multi-agent (MAS) architecture combined with the Dynamic Content Manager (DCM) model of E-learning, is presented. We discuss the benefits of using such a multi-agent architecture. Finally, the MAS architecture is compared with a pure service-oriented architecture (SOA). This MAS architecture may also be used within…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Electronic Learning, Database Management Systems, Courseware
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Cabero, Julio; Barroso, Julio – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2016
A large number of emergent technologies have been acquiring a strong impulse in recent years. One of these emergent technologies is Augmented Reality (RA), which will surely have a high level of penetration into all our educational centers, including universities, in the next 3 to 5 years, as a number of different reports have already highlighted.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Educational Opportunities, Relevance (Education), Teaching Methods
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Vágner, Anikó – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2015
The article introduces an application which supports the education of database systems, particularly the teaching of SQL and PL/SQL in Oracle Database Management System environment. The application has two parts, one is the database schema and its content, and the other is a C# application. The schema is to administrate and store the tasks and the…
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Databases, Database Management Systems
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Babatsouli, Elena – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2015
Technologies used for the study of speech are classified here into non-intrusive and intrusive. The paper informs on current non-intrusive technologies that are used for linguistic investigations of the speech signal, both phonological and phonetic. Providing a point of reference, the review covers existing technological advances in language…
Descriptors: Language Research, Technology Uses in Education, Child Development, Speech
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Sheu, Feng-Ru; Shih, Meilun – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
As freely adoptable digital resources, OpenCourseWare (OCW) have become a prominent form of Open Educational Resources (OER). More than 275 institutions in the worldwide OCW consortium have committed to creating free access open course materials. Despite the resources and efforts to create OCW worldwide, little understanding of its use exists.…
Descriptors: Shared Resources and Services, Courseware, Use Studies, Foreign Countries
Hopper, Keith B.; Waugh, Jonathan B. – Educational Technology, 2014
PowerPoint is roundly reviled and ridiculed, yet this technology enjoys universal popularity. This article reviews the criticisms of PowerPoint and its peer technologies, describes its affordances and advantages, and suggests innovative PowerPoint applications in instruction. Beyond garden-variety applications of PowerPoint, it may also be used to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software, Courseware
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Godwin-Jones, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2014
There has been a substantial increase in recent years in the interest in using digital games for language learning. This coincides with the explosive growth in multiplayer online gaming and with the proliferation of mobile games for smart phones. It also reflects the growing recognition among educators of the importance of extramural, informal…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Second Language Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Barriers
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Ouyang, John Ronghua; Stanley, Nile – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Educational technology is a fast-growing and increasingly developed subject in education during the past 50 years. The focus of the development of its theories and research is oriented into the methods and effectiveness of its implementation. This presentation is reviewing various educational technology related theories, exploring and discussing…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Distance Education
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Palmer, Randall – T.H.E. Journal, 2013
The iPad takeover of public education is not just confined to the mainstream classroom: Special needs educators, too, are finding that iPads can be a vital tool to support independence. What sets the iPad apart from other devices is the simple and visually robust user interface that can be used by almost everyone. It is also a highly customizable…
Descriptors: Special Education, Computer Software Reviews, Handheld Devices, Assistive Technology
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Watson, William R.; Watson, Sunnie Lee; Reigeluth, Charles M. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2015
In order to meet the needs of today's knowledge economy, education needs to move beyond the industrial age approach of treating all learners as if they are the same and adopt a learner-centered model of education suitable for the information age. To support this model, a new and transformative technology is needed that focuses on mastery and…
Descriptors: Knowledge Economy, Learner Controlled Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
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Annand, David – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
Financial issues regarding the sustainable production, dissemination, and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in higher education are reviewed and proposed solutions critiqued. Use of OER produce demonstrable cost savings for students. Yet OER development continues to rely almost completely on government and philanthropic funding. This…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Higher Education, Educational Resources, Open Education
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Glass, Michael R. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2015
This paper assesses the experience of undergraduate students using mobile devices and a commercial application, iSurvey, to conduct a neighborhood survey. Mobile devices offer benefits for enhancing student learning and engagement. This field exercise created the opportunity for classroom discussions on the practicalities of urban research, the…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Handheld Devices, Field Studies, Undergraduate Students
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Kangas, Brian D. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2012
"The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within" by Edward Tufte (2006) condemns the software for failing to help users achieve many of the goals of an effective presentation and instead offers a low resolution platform with a deeply hierarchical single-path structure capable of convening a trivial amount of information even over…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Cognitive Style, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
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