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Kharade, Kalpana; Peese, Hema – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2012
In recent years, e-learning has become a valuable tool for an increasing number of visually impaired (VI) learners. The benefits of this technology include: (1) remote learning for VI students; (2) the possibility for teachers living far from schools or universities to provide remote instructional assistance to VI students; and (3) continuing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Distance Education
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Yawan, Li; Ying, Li – Open Learning, 2011
With a view to facilitating good practice and enhancing further exchanges and collaboration with the Open University UK, the Open University of China initiated a joint programme of training to offer online tutors and academic management staff three courses: Student Support, Tutoring On-line, and Course Design. The programme brought in not only a…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Learning Modalities, Online Courses, Educational Change
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Staggers, Julie; Garcia, Susan; Nagelhout, Ed – Business Communication Quarterly, 2008
This article describes the ways the authors incorporated team-building activities into our online business writing courses by interrogating the ways that kinesthetic learning translates into the electronic realm. The authors review foundational theories of team building, including Cog's Ladder and Tuckman's Stages, and offer sample exercises they…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Team Training, Online Courses, Business Communication
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Ryan, Josephine; Scott, Anne; Walsh, Maureen – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2010
Contemporary commentary notes that students are frequently ahead of their teachers in their ability to manipulate and be creative with the internet, digital programs, and mobile technology. In this context it is important to ask, "What knowledge do teachers need to teach in the contemporary context where texts are elaborately multimodal,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Multimedia Instruction
Hui, Tie Hui; Umar, Irfan Naufal – Online Submission, 2011
Learning to programme requires complex cognitive skills that computing students find it arduous in comprehension. PP (pair programming) is an intensive style of programme cooperation where two people working together in resolving programming scenarios. It begins to draw the interests of educators as a teaching approach to facilitate learning and…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Educational Strategies, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
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Conklin-Ginop, Evelyn; Braverman, Marc T.; Caruso, Robyn; Bone, Dennis – Journal of Extension, 2011
4-H Bloco Drum and Dance is an afterschool program that teaches adolescents drumming, dancing, and theater arts in the rich traditions of Brazilian Carnaval. Teens learn to express themselves in a variety of modalities and perform at community events. The program was developed by a community coalition that included 4-H, other youth programs, and…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Theater Arts, Dance, Program Evaluation
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Groenke, Susan Lee; Youngquist, Michelle – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2011
When the authors taught Walter Dean Myers's postmodern young adult novel "Monster" to ninth graders, they assumed the students would like the text, as its format and style resemble that of popular television crime shows. The authors also assumed the students would be savvy readers of the text, capable of understanding and integrating postmodern…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Adolescents, Postmodernism, Novels
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Scofield, Jason; Hernandez-Reif, Maria; Keith, Anna Beth – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2009
Two studies used a new paradigm to examine preschool children's (i.e., 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds) word learning across multiple sense modalities. In Study 1 (n = 60), children heard a word for an object that they touched but did not see, while word learning was examined using objects that were seen but not touched. In Study 2 (n = 60), children…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Language, Learning Modalities, Vocabulary Development
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Hassett, Dawnene D.; Curwood, Jen Scott – Reading Teacher, 2009
The imaginative and interactive modes of communication available for children today, above and beyond print, indicate a profound shift to the nature of reading education as a whole. This article reviews the theoretical landscape involved in multimodal education, and then examines the practices that make multimodal education feasible in the…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Childrens Literature, Learning Modalities, Reading Instruction
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Macaulay, J. O.; Van Damme, M. -P.; Walker, K. Z. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2009
This article describes the use of contextualized and "blended" learning to teach biochemistry to dietetic students during the second year of their professional training in a 4-year undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics). Contextualized content was used to engage students and motivate them to learn biochemistry, which many…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Dietetics, Nutrition Instruction, Biochemistry
Picciano, Anthony G. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
The purpose of this article is to propose a blending with purpose multimodal conceptual model for designing and developing blended learning courses and programs. A blended learning model is presented that suggests teachers design instruction to meet the needs of a variety of learners. Specifically, "Blending with Purpose: The Multimodal Model"…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Online Courses, Blended Learning, Asynchronous Communication
Wolfe, Patricia – ASCD, 2010
While you don't need to be a scientist to understand brain-compatible teaching, you'll be far more effective when you base your teaching practices on the very best scientific information. This expanded and updated ASCD best-seller delivers that essential information in clear, everyday language that any teacher can immediately incorporate into…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Short Term Memory, Long Term Memory, Anatomy
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Chen, Chih-Ming; Li, Yi-Lun – Interactive Learning Environments, 2010
Because learning English is extremely popular in non-native English speaking countries, developing modern assisted-learning schemes that facilitate effective English learning is a critical issue in English-language education. Vocabulary learning is vital within English learning because vocabulary comprises the basic building blocks of English…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Sentences, Leisure Time, Learning Modalities
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Hatzinikita, Vassilia; Dimopoulos, Kostas; Christidou, Vasilia – Science Education, 2008
The paper compares the nature of the textual construction of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) science test items and the Greek school science textbooks. This nature is determined by the interplay of the notions of classification (content specialization) and formality (code specialization) modulated by both the linguistic…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Specialization, Test Construction, Comparative Analysis
Lake, Robin; Gross, Betheny – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2011
Can public schools learn to embrace innovation and employ cutting edge technology to solve students' most persistent learning problems? In 2010, New York City's Department of Education (NYCDOE) created the Innovation Zone (iZone) to try to accomplish just that. This report reflects the findings of a CRPE study of the iZone, its goals and…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Learning Activities
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