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Foster, James Q.; Harrell, Lane Foster; Raizen, Esther – CALICO Journal, 2004
This paper reports on the grammatical and programmatical production aspects of the "Hebrewer," a cross-platform web-based reference work in the form of a Hebrew inflection generator. The Hebrewer, a Java applet/servlet combination, is currently capable of generating 2,500 nouns in full declension and 500 verbs in full conjugation,…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Internet, Nouns, Alphabets
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Tattersall, Colin; Vogten, Hubert; Brouns, Francis; Koper, Rob; van Rosmalen, Peter; Sloep, Peter; van Bruggen, Jan – Educational Technology & Society, 2005
Distance Learning Providers serve large populations of learners, frequently offering the same course to different groups of learners over lengthy periods of time. This article argues that (re-) running e-learning courses with different combinations of learners and staff requires a distinction between abstract representations of courses and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Open Universities, Program Implementation, Electronic Learning
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Morozov, Mikhail; Tanakov, Andrey; Bystrov, Dmitriy – Educational Technology & Society, 2004
This paper presents the multimedia product for teaching Natural Sciences to 10-12 years old children. In this product three pedagogical agents, Teacher and two pupils guide the learner through the virtual environment. The inclusion of a team of pedagogical agents permits us to create a micro-model of lesson activity and gives a reliable support of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Natural Sciences, Virtual Classrooms, Multimedia Instruction
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Taurisson, Neil; Tchounikine, Pierre – Educational Technology & Society, 2004
This paper describes a multi-agent approach that aims at supporting learners involved in a collective activity. We consider pedagogical situations where students have to explicitly define the articulation of their collective work and then achieve the different tasks they have defined. Our objective is to support these students by taking some of…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Synchronous Communication, Computer Science Education, Distance Education
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Neo, Tse-Kian; Neo, Mai – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2004
With the infusion of the multimedia technology into the education arena, traditional educational materials can be translated into interactive electronic form through the use of multimedia authoring tools. This has allowed teachers to design and incorporate multimedia elements into the content to convey the message in a multi-sensory learning…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
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Ala-Mutka, Kirsti M. – Computer Science Education, 2005
Practical programming is one of the basic skills pursued in computer science education. On programming courses, the coursework consists of programming assignments that need to be assessed from different points of view. Since the submitted assignments are executable programs with a formal structure, some features can be assessed automatically. The…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Assignments, Student Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Scarlatos, Lori L. – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2006
Educators recognize that group work and physical involvement with learning materials can greatly enhance the understanding and retention of difficult concepts. As a result, math manipulatives--such as pattern blocks and number lines--have increasingly been making their way into classrooms and children's museums. Yet without the constant guidance…
Descriptors: Museums, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
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Connolly, Paul; Fitzpatrick, Siobhan; Gallagher, Tony; Harris, Paul – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2006
This article reports on the development and systematic evaluation of an innovative early years programme aimed at encouraging young children to respect differences within a deeply divided society that is emerging out of a prolonged period of violent conflict. The programme, the Media Initiative for Children--Northern Ireland, has been the product…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusive Schools, Conflict, Case Studies
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Blokhuis, Jason C. – American Educational Research Journal, 2008
If the notion of public and private spheres seems somehow quaint or old-fashioned, the distinction between public and private corporations will be that much more obscure. Yet Channel One broadcasts in a public school classroom are indisputably the result of a contract between a private corporation (Alloy Media + Marketing) and a public corporation…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Interests, Boards of Education, Corporations
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1993
It is estimated that the typical American child will watch 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence before finishing elementary school. Concern for the impact television violence may have on American society prompted this Senate hearing. As stated by Senator Hollings, the goals of the hearing were the following: (1) to determine the compelling…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Rearing, Children, Childrens Television
Abramson, Trudy, Ed.; And Others – HyperNexus, 1995
This document consists of one volume year (four quarterly issues) of the journal "HyperNexus," containing articles on hypermedia and multimedia use in education. Typical article topics are: language-learning software; teaching and learning HyperCard; hypermedia-based teacher education; the use of music in virtual reality; integrating…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning)
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1995
The radio-television journalism section of the proceedings contains the following nine papers: "The World Outside: Local TV News Treatment of Imported News" (Raymond L. Carroll and Charles A. Tuggle); "Changes in Local TV News Content: Checking the Critics" (Mark D. Harmon); "Tabliod Television Exposed: The Architectural…
Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Higher Education, Journalism Education, Journalism Research
Pietras, Jesse John – 1996
This paper describes the state of interactive distance learning in Connecticut, particularly the current and future provision of these services by the telecommunications and cable television industries. The overview examines questions of where obligation and responsibility lie (with schools, local exchange companies, cable franchises, etc.) in…
Descriptors: Cable Franchising, Cable Television, Distance Education, Educational Development
Pryor, Debra; Knupfer, Nancy Nelson – 1997
This paper examines gender messages within television advertisements. Society is shaped by the suggestions of television advertisers who influence consumers' beliefs on how people should look or act, and many of these advertisements perpetuate stereotypes. Any consideration of the influence of gender stereotyping within TV advertising must first…
Descriptors: Advertising, Audience Response, Childrens Television, Gender Issues
Yusuf, Mian Muhammad – 1997
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of Logo Mathematics Tutorial Two (LMT2) for teaching polygons to minority students. The polygons were chosen to develop a sound foundation for further knowledge and exploration in geometry. The subjects (N=23) were middle and high school students that were trained using LMT2. The subjects…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
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