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Rushton, Erik; Ryan, Emily; Swift, Charles – 2001
In this activity, students work with specified materials to create aqueduct components to transport two liters of water across a short distance in the classroom. The goal is to build an aqueduct that will supply Aqueductis, a Roman city, with clean water for private homes, public baths, and glorious fountains. By introducing various ideas and…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Critical Thinking, Daily Living Skills, Design
Ross, Glenn C.; Tuovinen, Juhani E. – 2001
This paper reports on the development and evaluation of "WoundCare: an Interactive Learning Program for Health Professionals" (trial version). The major goal of this project was to develop an interactive multimedia application that could be used by student nurses to enhance learning related to the assessment and treatment of people with…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
Byers, Al; Halpin, David; Smith, Todd – 2001
This paper presents a case study analyzing the instructional design process and interactive World Wide Web product developed by instructional technology graduate students at Virginia Tech to support the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) CONNECT distance education program. The NASA CONNECT program is described, and the various…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Higher Education
Jones, Edward R.; Martinez, Margaret – 2001
This paper examines the research question of whether the distribution of learning orientations among university students enrolling in World Wide Web-based courses differs from those in the general student population. Using the Learning Orientation Questionnaire (LOQ), statistically significant differences in learning orientations were found…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Conventional Instruction
Curtis, Reagan, Ed. – 2002
This document contains papers on instructional technology research from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2002 conference. Topics covered include: professors share their thoughts and feelings with their students; faculty reflections on teaching online; integrating technology into preservice teacher education;…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Higher Education
Niederhauser, Dale S., Ed.; Strudler, Neal, Ed. – 2002
This document contains the following papers on technology diffusion from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2002 conference: (1) "Faculty Technology Integration Project" (Comfort Akwaji); (2) "If It Is Broke, Then What?" (D. Lynnwood Belvin and Jennifer Leaderer); (3) "Developing Video-Based E-Learning Applications"…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Brown, Carol J.; Rojan, Amy – 2002
The Teacher Leadership Project (TLP) is a program developed to assist teachers in their efforts to integrate technology into the school curriculum. The program also encourages and facilitates teachers in assuming leadership roles to help schools and districts develop and implement technology plans, and to provide training in using technology.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Parke, Beverly N. – 2003
This book presents 65 programs that are readily available in most school districts and communities and assesses each program's potential for serving the needs of talented students, based on levels of content acceleration, in-depth topic immersion, and interest exploration. The book begins by discussing hidden programs that are already in schools…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Gifted
Janesick, Valerie J. – 2003
This book was written to be a comprehensive snapshot of the field of curriculum trends over time. The information included in the book was guided by three criteria: (1) The trend must have been present in some form for 5 to 10 years or longer; (2) the trend had to be of interest at federal, state, and local levels; and (3) the trend had to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Pritchard, David E.; Morote, Elsa-Sofia – 2002
This paper demonstrates that an electronic tutoring program can collect data that enables a far more reliable assessment of students' skills than a standard examination. Socratic electronic homework tutor, CyberTutor can integrate effectively instruction and assessment. CyberTutor assessment has about 62 times less variance due to random test…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Data Collection
Bate, Frank; Oliver, Ron – 2002
This paper describes the design and development of TruVision, an online learning environment designed to enable blind and vision impaired students to develop skills and expertise in elementary and advanced information processing strategies to enable them to seek full-time employment within industry in such positions as administrative assistants,…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Distance Education
Beyth-Marom, Ruth; Saporta, Kelly – 2002
The Open University of Israel (OUI) is a distance learning university. Learning is based mainly on textbooks and meetings with tutors in learning centers throughout the country. However, these meetings sometimes do not materialize. Synchronous virtual tutorials, via satellite communication from a studio at the university to classrooms throughout…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Classroom Communication, Communications Satellites, Computer Mediated Communication
Davies, JoAnne E.; Szabo, Michael; Montgomerie, Craig – 2002
In recent years, the view that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is vital in K-12 education has become widespread. ICT use in schools has increased and various professional bodies have set ICT standards for students and teachers. Schools of education are under pressure to produce teachers who are able to effectively integrate…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education
Gadanidis, George; Hoogland, Cornelia – 2002
Despite major differences in course delivery, the critical components of effective online mathematics teacher education may not be different from the critical components of effective face-to-face mathematics teacher education. Research indicates that components of effective mathematics teacher education include: aesthetic experiences with…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Conventional Instruction, Distance Education
Lawrence, Virginia – 2002
No longer just a user of commercial software, the 21st century teacher is a designer of interactive software based on theories of learning. This software, a comprehensive study of straightline equations, enhances conceptual understanding, sketching, graphic interpretive and word problem solving skills as well as making connections to real-life and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
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