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Development and Validation of a Social Media and Science Learning Survey
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Moll, Rachel; Nielsen, Wendy – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2017
The purpose of this study is to describe the development and validation of a survey that examines science students' social media learning behaviours. Inherent in critiques regarding "digital natives" is a need to better understand what the current generation of learners actually do in their social media practices for…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Student Surveys, Social Media
The Role of Digital Technologies in Learning: Expectations of First Year University Students
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Gabriel, Martha A.; Campbell, Barbara; Wiebe, Sean; MacDonald, Ronald J.; McAuley, Alexander – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2012
A growing literature suggests that there is a disjuncture between the instructional practices of the education system and the student body it is expected to serve, particularly with respect to the roles of digital technologies. Based on surveys and focus group interviews of first-year students at a primarily undergraduate Canadian university and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study, Pilot Projects
Laptops on the Range!
Rideout, David – Education Canada, 2002
A rural Alberta school division is experimenting with three different ways of using wireless laptop computers in K-12 classrooms. Teachers receive intensive training and support and are made aware of thousands of online curriculum resources. The impact of technology on student achievement, stakeholder perceptions, professional development…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Desktop Videoconferencing and the Virtual Practicum
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Passmore, Graham J.; Barneveld, Christina van; Laing, Michael – New Horizons in Education, 2005
This paper describes a pilot project that explored teacher candidates' opinions of the use of desktop videoconference technologies to provide teaching experiences that mimic the real-world practicum. Opinions were gleaned from questionnaires and reflective papers. Videoconference software was said to mimic certain aspects of the practicum such as:…
Descriptors: Practicums, Pilot Projects, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education
SARC Supplementary Tutor Handbook: Supporting Literacy for People with Intellectual/Developmental Challenges.
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Lockert, Richard – 2000
This handbook, which is intended for tutors, disability practitioners, and others working with adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities, contains supplementary materials for and about supporting literacy for people with intellectual/developmental challenges. The handbook is a product of the following activities: extensive research of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Beginning Reading
Vocational Education and Training for Life Long Learning in the Information Era. IVETA [International Vocational Education and Training Association] Conference Proceedings (Hong Kong, China, August 6-9, 2000).
Vocational Training Council (Hong Kong). – 2000
This document contains 123 papers from an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The papers focus on the following themes: (1) societal and ethical issues; (2) human resource development and personnel training; (3) international issues; (4) information technology in VET;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Learning, Alternative Assessment