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Lopez-Pastor, Victor M.; Castejon, Javier; Sicilia-Camacho, Alvaro; Navarro-Adelantado, Vicente; Webb, Graham – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2011
During the academic year 2005-2006 a Cross University Network for Formative and Shared Assessment in Higher Education was formed among 48 academics from 16 different universities within Spain and representing a range of academic areas. The Network was formed in response to the determination of a group of individuals who were dissatisfied with, or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Evaluation Methods, Educational Innovation
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Berdan, Stacie Nevadomski – Learning Languages, 2011
If the United States is to compete successfully on a global scale, people must refocus parenting in order to help children grow up ready for tomorrow's increasingly complex and multi-cultural global economy. Children must become global citizens: open-minded, resilient kids ready to see global interconnectedness as both opportunity and welcome…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Resilience (Psychology), Parent Child Relationship, Local Issues
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Cross, Anne; Eckberg, Deborah A. – Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, 2015
This article describes a public scholarship project in which two faculty members worked together to integrate service-learning and research into multiple courses to benefit a single community partner. The project linked undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty in a broad-based research endeavor that contributed to the survival and…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Cooperative Programs, Community Surveys, Research Projects
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Soparat, Sasithorn; Arnold, Savitree Rochanasmita; Klaysom, Saowadee – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2015
This research aimed to study the use of Project-based Learning using ICT (PBL using ICT) to develop learners' five key competencies based on Thai Basic Education Curriculum 2008, which consists of 1) communication capability 2) thinking capability 3) problem solving capability 4) capability in applying life skills and 5) capability in…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Technology Uses in Education, Communication Skills
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Zheng, Binbin; Niiya, Melissa; Warschauer, Mark – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2015
While collaborative learning and collaborative writing can be of great value to student learning, the implementation of a technology-supported collaborative learning environment is a challenge. With their built-in features for supporting collaborative writing and social communication, wikis are a promising platform for collaborative learning;…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Collaborative Writing, Web Sites, Web 2.0 Technologies
Soparat, Sasithorn; Arnold, Savitree Rochanasmita; Klaysom, Saowadee – Online Submission, 2015
This research aimed to study the use of Project-based Learning using ICT (PBL using ICT) to develop learners' five key competencies based on Thai Basic Education Curriculum 2008, which consists of 1) communication capability 2) thinking capability 3) problem solving capability 4) capability in applying life skills and 5) capability in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Student Projects, Information Technology
Kezar, Adrianna; Gehrke, Sean – Pullias Center for Higher Education, 2015
This mixed-methods study examined four STEM communities (BioQUEST, Project Kaleidoscope, the POGIL Project, and SENCER) in order to better understand the roles of these communities in advancing the goals of scaling STEM education reform. The project explored three key questions: (1) How do members and leaders of communities of practice (CoPs1)…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, STEM Education, Communities of Practice, Attitude Measures
Bienkowski, Marie; Gerard, Sarah Nixon; Rubin, Shawn; Sanford, Cathy; Borrelli-Murray, Dana; Driscoll, Tom; Arora, Jessie; Hruska, Mike; Beck, Katie; Murray, Thomas; Hoekstra, Jason; Gannes, Stuart; Metz, Edward; Midgley, Steve; Castilla, Stephanie; Tomassini, Jason; Madda, Mary Jo; Chase, Zac; Martin, Erik; Noel, Marcus; Styles, Kathleen – Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, 2015
Opportunities abound for software designers and developers to create impactful tools for teachers, school leaders, students, and their families. This guide for developers, startups, and entrepreneurs addresses key questions about the education ecosystem and highlights critical needs and opportunities to develop digital tools and apps for learning.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Design, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Terpstra, Jennifer L.; Best, Allan; Saul, Jessie; Leischow, Scott J. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2013
Tobacco use continues to be the leading preventable cause of mortality and morbidity in North America and Quitlines are one of the primary cessation resources available to assist tobacco users with quitting. Implementation of best practices is important to the success of quitlines, but unfortunately, it is a complex and elusive process often…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Institutional Characteristics, Program Implementation, Smoking
Bidarra, Jose; Araujo, Joao – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2013
This paper argues that the dominant form of distance learning that is common in most e-learning systems rests on a set of learning devices and environments that may be outdated from the student's perspective, namely because it is not supportive of learner empowerment and does not facilitate the efforts of self-directed learners. For this study we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Educational Environment, Virtual Classrooms
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Akin, Imani; Neumann, Crystal – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2013
This research discusses the value of collaborating to develop strategies that enhance teacher readiness for the marginalized student and the use of qualitative data that can lead to student academic and social success. Education domains include the learning environment, technology, and building parent and community connections. This research…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Special Needs Students, Phenomenology, Qualitative Research
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Edge, Karen – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2013
Grounded within knowledge management (KM) theory and conceptions of tacit and explicit knowledge, this article draws on historical evidence from the Early Years Literacy Project (EYLP), a four-year instructional renewal strategy implemented across 100 schools in a large Canadian school district. The EYLP management approach included a series of…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Theories, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries
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Kerlin, Steven C.; Carlsen, William S.; Kelly, Gregory J.; Goehring, Elizabeth – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
The conception of Global Learning Communities (GLCs) was researched to discover potential benefits of the use of online technologies that facilitated communication and scientific data sharing outside of the normal classroom setting. 1,419 students in 635 student groups began the instructional unit. Students represented the classrooms of 33…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Global Approach, Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication
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Goldberg, Sabrina R. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2013
The Great Mathematician Project (GMP) introduces both mathematically sophisticated and struggling students to the history of mathematics. The rationale for the GMP is twofold: first, mathematics is a uniquely people-centered discipline that is used to make sense of the world; and second, students often express curiosity about the history of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Middle School Students, History
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Fisher, Rhiannon – Journal of Rural Studies, 2013
This paper explores the role of various social ties in building trust and providing opportunities for information acquisition and knowledge exchange (IAKE). Social capital is used as a vehicle to explore the relationships between farmers and their advisors using bovine tuberculosis (bTB), a major disease facing the English cattle industry, as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Social Networks, Interpersonal Relationship
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