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Clark, Sherri; Smith, Geoffrey Battle – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2004
Outbreak! is an online, interactive educational game that helps students and teachers learn and evaluate clinical microbiology skills. When the game was used in introductory microbiology laboratories, qualitative evaluation by students showed very positive responses and increased learning. Outbreak! allows students to design diagnostic tests and…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Laboratory Experiments, Educational Games, Diagnostic Tests
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Helms-Park, Rena; Radia, Pavlina; Stapleton, Paul – Internet and Higher Education, 2007
While the use of a search engine to find secondary sources is now a commonplace practice among undergraduate writers, recent studies show that students' online searches often lead to materials that are wholly or partially unsuitable for academic purposes. Accordingly, this project set out to determine whether using a more specialized search…
Descriptors: Search Engines, Internet, English for Academic Purposes, Information Sources
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Gilead, Yona – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
The developments of new technologies over the last decades provide some answers to the limited exposure imposed on second/foreign language (L2) learners, who study a target language in an academic setting in countries where that language is not actively used. Not only are such learners restricted in their exposure to the L2 in the formal academic…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Native Speakers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Programs
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Benson, Robyn; Palaskas, Tom – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
The introduction of an online learning management system (LMS) raises a number of complex issues involving institutional responses at various levels to the adoption and diffusion of technological change. Issues include those related to governance, management and technical support, as well as to core learning and teaching matters associated with…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Technology Planning, Technical Support, Professional Development
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Polisca, Elena – CALICO Journal, 2006
This study describes the use and assesses the benefits of a virtual learning environment (VLE)-enhanced independent language learning program (ILLP), based on the "WebCT" platform, for three groups of first- and second-year Italian students. It considers the positive outcomes of the program for the students' learning abilities. These outcomes…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Educational Environment, English (Second Language), Technology Uses in Education
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Chang, Kuo-En; Sung, Yao-Ting; Hou, Huei-Tse – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
Educational software for teachers is an important, yet usually ignored, link for integrating information technology into classroom instruction. This study builds a web-based teaching material design and development system. The process in the system is divided into four stages, analysis, design, development, and practice. Eight junior high school…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education
Snyder, Robin M. – 1995
This paper focuses on practical and cost-effective NetWare-specific approaches to information systems and computer security. A series of real world experiences is presented that illustrate fundamental information systems and security concepts. A NetWare network is a client-server network which uses a file server to share files while client…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Security, Computer Software Evaluation
Lee, Sung Heum; And Others – 1996
Evaluating and selecting the appropriate software is a very important component of success in using multimedia systems in both educational and corporate settings. Computer-mediated multimedia (CMM) is the integration of two or more communication media, controlled or manipulated by the user via a computer, to present information. CMM can be…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education
Nummikoski, Marita; Smith, Woody – 1993
Computer software and multimedia applications for Russian are scarce and most of the available software still falls into a traditional grammar/drill category. It is necessary to actively pursue Russian language software development of a more communicative, interactive nature. A review of commercially available software for Russian using Brown's…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Educational Technology
Whitehair, David E. – 1990
In late 1988, a compact disc cataloging product was introduced to the library market. In order to learn more about the needs of current users, a survey was developed to include questions concerning software features and operations, software enhancements, bibliographic and authority subsets, and hardware issues. This study was conducted among all…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation
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Aydin, Emin – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2005
The purpose of this study is to review the changes that computers have on mathematics itself and on mathematics curriculum. The study aims at investigating different applications of computers in education in general, and mathematics education in particular and their applications on mathematics curriculum and on teaching and learning of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Bosco, James – 1990
This review of evaluations of interactive video completed from 1985 to 1989 includes only those evaluations that pertain to the instructional use of interactive video, are included in a database, and are in the public domain. Examination of 19 evaluations reveals that many of them were conducted over brief amounts of time, and that the programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Jayatilleke, Raja – 1989
DIALOG Information Services, one of many vendors offering the ERIC database as a CD-ROM product (DIALOG OnDisc ERIC), offers end users a choice of searching using either a menu- or a command-driven mode. The menu-driven EASY MENU is intended to relieve the user from learning search commands, and is said to be easier to learn and remember. The…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software Evaluation, Information Needs, Information Retrieval
Pollard, Jim – 1987
This report reviews software packages for Apple Macintosh and Apple II computers available to secondary schools to teach computer-aided drafting (CAD). Products for the report were gathered through reviews of CAD periodicals, computers in education periodicals, advertisements, and teacher recommendations. The first section lists the primary…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Reviews
Charleston, G. Mike; And Others – 1989
A project was conducted to develop two evaluation designs for computer-assisted instructional (CAI) packages used in the remediation of basic skills in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs. Information was gathered from a literature review identifying principal factors and issues germane to the evaluation design; site visits, interviews,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
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