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Nachmias, Rafi; Tuvi, Inbal – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2001
Discusses science educators' interest in Web-based learning (WBL). Provides a classification scheme by which scientifically-oriented educational websites can be evaluated for content level. Presents an example of site evaluation in the field of atomic structure and discusses the potential embedded in this taxonomy to assist the web site developer,…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Uses in Education, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
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Smith, Mark – Journal of Biological Education, 2002
Discusses some ideas for applying information and communication technology (ICT) to constructing identification keys. Proposes the use of linked web pages as the most easily used and readily accessible for students aged 12-13. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Classification, Communications, Computer Uses in Education
Thoms, Karen Jarrett; Junaid, Najmi – 1997
This paper discusses critical questioning (i.e., Socratic questioning) as a requirement for critical thinking and examines how critical questioning techniques can be incorporated into a technology-based course. A taxonomy of Socratic questioning is presented that includes the following categories of questions: questions of clarification; questions…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Thinking, Educational Technology
Fletcher, Mick – 2001
The distinctions between types of open and distance learning broadly equate to the concept of learning at a time, place, and pace that best suits the learner. Distance learning refers to geography, whereas open learning refers to time. Flexible learning is a generic term referring either to geography or time. Combining these distinctions allows…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Uses in Education, Definitions, Delivery Systems
Payne, Deborah A.; Keating, Kelly A.; Myers, James D. – 1997
The William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Washington) is a collaborative user facility with many unique scientific capabilities. The EMSL expects to support many of its remote users and collaborators by electronic means and is creating a collaborative environment for this…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software
Thomson, Judi R.; Cooke, John E.; Greer, Jim E. – 1996
Computer applications that facilitate the use of the World Wide Web (WWW) within elementary and secondary education must provide support for educators to locate materials quickly and easily; they must minimize the amount of time spent waiting for files to traverse the network; and they must deal sensitively with censorship. The MicroWeb Toolkit is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Computer Software, Computer Software Development
Zabudsky, Jeff – 2000
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton, Alberta, has undertaken a project called LOGging Our Curriculum. The goals of the project, which involves creating a fully outcomes-based curriculum across the institution and housing that curriculum in a database that is accessible to NAIT instructors over the World Wide Web, are as…
Descriptors: Classification, Competency Based Education, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development