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Bairral, Marcelo; Gimenez, Joaquim – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
In professional development, attention to both collaboration and critical thinking in the various interactive socialization processes of teaching practices should be essential strategic elements in a formative environment. This study presents contributions from the teleinteractive dynamic established in a virtual environment for the critical…
Descriptors: Socialization, Mathematics Teachers, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods
Cable News Network, Atlanta, GA. – 1998
These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of January, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics include: the first mission to the moon in 25 years, Kenya reelects Daniel Arap Moi to…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Class Activities, Current Events, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Bode, Carl – 1995
Intended for high-intermediate/advanced level students of English as a foreign language, this book contains selections from the wide range of American literature, from its beginnings to the modern period. Each section begins with a general introduction to the literary period, and then presents essays about individual authors, selections from the…
Descriptors: Authors, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English (Second Language), Literary History
Cable News Network, Atlanta, GA. – 1998
These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of March, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics include: United Nations (UN) and Iraq interpret their recent deal in different ways,…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Class Activities, Current Events, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Phillips, Kristina M. – 1997
Supportive classroom environments can enhance students' learning about their own diversity as well as that of others. Discussing basic diversity variables such as gender, age, and race can raise awareness and conscious decision making about how students use and view communication in their everyday lives. A graduate student instructor enhances her…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Arthur, Gwen, Ed. – 2000
Since 1989, the Reference and User Services Association/Management and Operation of User Services Section's Management of Reference Committee has successfully used case studies to foster structured discussions among public service librarians on a wide variety of issues relating to managing change in reference services. The information offered in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Change, Group Discussion
Klemm, W. R. – 2000
This paper summarizes what the author has seen go wrong in six years of participation in online discussions and recommends some remedies. The emphasis is on helping discussion leaders to structure and guide online discussions for maximum effectiveness. The paper has a focus on learning environments, which are central to both formal academic…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning)
Nicolosi, Annie; O'Connell, Libby Haight; Rust, Mead – Idea Book for Educators, 2003
The spring 2003 The Idea Book for Educators highlights television programming from the Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E), the History Channel, and the Biography Channel, with a focus on an A&E original movie premiere, "Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor." The booklet contains the following materials: "A&E Study…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Biographies, Discussion, Foreign Countries
Cook, John; Oliver, Martin; Conole, Grainne – 2001
In this paper, a model is presented that uses educational dialogues to support the design process for learning support systems. The model is argued to provide a structure that links pedagogically motivated empirical studies of student-tutor-system interactions to problem specification and system design, and to result in the creation of learning…
Descriptors: Action Research, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
Hietala, Pentti – 2001
This paper reports on a course format where a group of in-service teachers works together with a group of computer science and mathematics majors via a computer conferencing system. Most of the time, participants studied using the Internet, but at the end they produced and presented a seminar paper together in pairs. This type of course has now…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Technology
Markkanen, Hannu; Donzellini, Giuliano; Ponta, Domenico – 2001
The mission of the NetPro European project is to develop project-based learning through the Internet. The NetPro project is creating tools and services to facilitate communication and collaboration between distant students, and to manage access and control of project deliverables. NetPro project teams form cross-institutional learning communities.…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Group Activities
Bay, Dale – 1999
This paper describes unique opportunities offered by the Internet for Japanese college students learning to write in English. It focuses on tasks that students were assigned using discussion forums on the Internet. It begins by describing the Web site, which is <http://www.esljapan.com>, looking at software considerations, privacy issues,…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
McSporran, Mae; Young, Stuart – 2002
It is important to build a community of learners so that cooperative learning takes place. This is more difficult to accomplish online, where the lecturer has to overcome the natural reticence of students to post in shared class spaces. This paper suggests contructive methods of ensuring the success of an online course. These include: (1)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning
Madfes, Tania J., Ed.; Shulman, Judith H., Ed. – 2000
This publication presents a case-based approach to improving teaching practice, offering informal conversations between isolated educators who were brought together to share their problems and air concerns via the use of cases. An introduction offers an overview of professional development cases, explaining what cases are and how to get started.…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Edwards, Jennifer L.; Green, Kathy E.; Lyons, Cherie A.; Rogers, Mary S.; Swords, Marcia E. – 1998
Teachers in this study participated in a 3-year grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education Fund for Innovation in Education. The purpose of the grant was to provide teachers with support in implementing standards-based education. Both treatment and control groups of teachers received instruction in implementing standards-based education from…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Discussion
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