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…

Provides both a description of a pedagogic method and a demonstration of that method in practice. Describes the use of learning journals in a particular Shakespeare course. Explains that as a part of this course, student who are studying for degrees in English or Drama teach a Shakespeare play to classes in local Year 6, 7, and 8 inner-city London…

Investigates validity evidence for the usefulness of a videotape formatted listening test (VFLT) as a measure of academic lecture listening ability. Provides support of the validity evidence of the VFLT. Concludes that the strong relationship between test performance and aspects of authentic and interactive tasks in the VFLT provides a…

Explores the possibilities of the paperless classroom achieved through e-mail strategies and the use of Blackboard, an e-learning software platform. Claims that the system can be an efficient method for storing and evaluating papers and communicating with students. Concludes that the system allows the author to create a permanent electronic paper…

Focuses on the assessment of the effects of instructional technology (IT) on the foreign language curriculum. Offers a general overview of the evaluation of IT and seeks to provide a clearer understanding of the evaluation parameters that need to be taken into consideration when establishing the infrastructure for the on-going assessment of IT.…

Discussion of coaching as a human resources managerial and evaluative tool focuses on the multigenerational range of employees and their chronological and cultural preferences for different leadership styles and team relationships. Suggests that consideration of attitudinal differences can result in a set of coaching foci to achieve organizational…

Describes a project undertaken in the Yale University Library to develop a rational approach for the selection and appraisal of collections of faculty papers. Serves as a case study of the application of a method developed by the Minnesota Historical Society to a collecting repository within an academic setting. (Author/LRW)

Presents a situated study--based on a prominent pedagogical framework--of the implementation of threaded discussions, a widely used instructional technology, to meet constructivist curricular goals in university English-as-a-Second-Language classes. (Author/VWL)

Demonstrates how multimedia tools can be combined with an enunciation based analysis of the French verb system in order to develop innovative ways of teaching the imparfait and passe compose. (Author/VWL)

Describes a toolkit that was developed to help faculty members evaluate learning that uses information and communication technologies. Presents a two-part evaluation of the toolkit's impact which demonstrates that this approach enhances design, supports reflection, and prompts users to consider the most appropriate approach to evaluation.…

Includes four articles that discuss multimedia educational database systems and the use of metadata, including repurposing; the evaluation of digital library use that analyzes the retrieval habits of users; the Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) and digital collection project; and the collection of the Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for…

Discussion of technological problem-solving skills focuses on a study of Israeli seventh graders' work while engaged in design tasks within an unstructured learning environment. Reports on the evaluation/modification cycles, including conceptual constituents of the cycles; students' decisions regarding the original design goals; and the…

Presents a set of guiding principles for the development of standards for representing student educational assessment information. Identifies essential informational components of alternative assessment records and suggests a standard form for their representation. Considerations of systemic educational reform issues are briefly described insofar…

Compares two introductory statistics courses at Bar-Ilan University (Israel), one offered as an Internet-based course and one as a traditional lecture-based course. Highlights include expectations of students; student satisfaction at the end of the course; students' self-confidence in the Internet course; and cost effectiveness. (Author/LRW)