Describes Accelerated Math (AM), a first-through-twelfth grade math instruction program developed by Renaissance Learning, Inc. States that, in AM, students are allowed to move at their own pace using computer-generated problems; software keeps records for teachers as well, allowing them to determine each student's status in the program. (NB)

Examines audience awareness in a 5-month naturalistic study of a fourth-grade classroom infused with technology and which valued collaboration and inquiry. Finds this classroom offered such pervasive opportunities for interaction between authors and classmates that it was difficult to distinguish between author and audience. Examines impact of…

Evaluated the impact of online, stage-based materials on exercise behavior and stage of readiness to change. College faculty participated in stage-based, action-message, or control groups. Occupational and leisure activity, 7-day physical activity, exercise self-efficacy, and stage of readiness to change were assessed at baseline and 6 weeks.…

Notes that a growing body of scholarship on computers and pedagogy encompasses a broad range of topics. Focuses on research judged to have implications within journalism and mass communication education. Discusses literature which considers computer use in course design and teaching, student attributes in a digital learning context, the role of…

Presents an approach to remedying the technological turbulence that both k-12 and university faculty face. Describes the Electronic Communication Across the Curriculum Summer Workshop. Offers this workshop as a model approach for other workshop developers, for those interested in educational partnerships, and for those committed to professional…

Responses from 143 nursing students, 75 faculty, and 59 employers indicated that 18.7% of faculty did not include information technology in teaching, and one-third had not used hospital information systems. A majority of employers (68%) wanted nursing graduates with computer experience. (Contains 12 references.) (JOW)

Analyzes mathematics software programs to find engaging and easy-to-use software for integration into the elementary school mathematics curriculum. Discusses criteria for judging good software and useful classroom implementation. (KHR)

Explores the characteristics of social interaction during an English language based task in the primary classroom, and the role of the computer in structuring collaboration when compared to a non-computer mode. Explains that seven and nine year old boys and girls (n=120) completed a computer and non-computer task. (CMK)

Describes a two-semester numerical methods course that serves as a research experience for undergraduate students without requiring external funding or the modification of current curriculum. Uses an engineering problem to introduce students to constrained optimization via a variation of the traditional isoperimetric problem of finding the curve…

Examines the process through which students learn to make functional use of computer algebra systems (CAS) and the interaction between that process and the wider mathematical development of students. Highlights important challenges that arise in instrumenting classroom mathematical activity and instrumentalizing CAS correspondingly. Reveals…

Describes a computer program called Estimating Statistics (ESTAT). Focuses on the benefits of the program for teaching statistics to psychology students. Explains that the program is interactive and graphics-based. Explores students' interactions with ESTAT and addresses the criticisms of the program. (CMK)

Explores various applications of multimedia, interactive, Internet, and Web-based electronic tools to multicultural teaching, asserting that while sound classroom pedagogy and constructive dialogue are still very important in education, technology integration is a useful addition. Suggests that these new media broaden the form of materials…

Addresses cultural biases, language biases, cultural sensitivity, and the authenticity of educational software for children, critiquing several popular educational programs and revealing the pitfalls of software design and the problem among software engineers (lack of training and lack of cultural knowledge). Proposes tips to help parents and…

Notes that asynchronous online discussion forums can enhance community college students' education. Focuses on how online discussion forums uniquely contribute to the teaching and learning of community college students. Discusses benefits of the online discussion forum. Concludes that educators must continue identifying who students are, how they…

Discusses computer mediated communication (CMC) and how it is used in language learning. Focuses on new forms of discourse, new ways of learning, and multimedia and multi-modal CMC. (Author/VWL)