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Critical Issues in Telecollaborative Task Design
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O'Dowd, R.; Waire, P. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2009
In this article we examine how instructors make decisions about task design in telecollaboration and the factors that influence these decisions during the actual implementation of the tasks. We begin with a review of the recent literature of online intercultural exchanges to identify and describe a typology of 12 different types of tasks and task…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Teacher Collaboration, Assignments
The Impact of Technology on Society and Education: A Comparative Perspective. Proceedings of the Congress of the Comparative Education Society in Europe (12th, Antwerp, Belgium, July 1-5, 1985).
Van daele, Henk, Ed.; Vansteenkiste, Marc, Ed. – 1986
This selection of the papers presented at a conference includes 6 introductory papers, 32 papers dealing with innovations and experiences in the authors' own countries, and reports from 6 working groups. These working groups addressed the six key topic areas of the conference: (1) relationships between new technologies and labor relations and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Communic*Active Education: Educating with the Means and Contents of the Mass Media.
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Teixido i Planas, Marti – Educational Media International, 1993
Discusses the incorporation of new technologies into schools in Spain; considers the exposure students have to mass media; suggests using the cultural environment created by mass communications; and proposes Communic*Active Education which would enable pupils to learn from communications media outside school as well as in the classroom. (Contains…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
The 8th International Congress on Mathematical Education, July 1996.
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Hillel, Joel; And Others – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1996
Provides a variety of descriptions and perspectives about a mathematics education conference. Six authors from different countries and with a variety of philosophical views provide insights and interpretations of the conference proceedings. (DDR)
Descriptors: Conference Proceedings, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Reflective Teaching
1992 and Changes in the Content and Structure of Engineering Studies.
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Gonzalo, Angel Luis; Perez, Jorge – European Journal of Education, 1989
Changes in engineering education due to the unification of the European Community are discussed from three perspectives: legal, academic, and industrial-technological. The problem is examined in the context of long-term Community objectives. Specific recommendations are made. The situations of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Spain are…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries
Distance Higher Education and the Adult Learner. Papers Presented at a Conference Organized by the Dutch Ministry of Education and Science, the Dutch Open University, and the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (Heerlen, the Netherlands, October 22-24, 1984). Innovations in Distance Education: Occasional Papers of the Dutch Open University, Vol. 1.
van Enckevort, Ger, Ed.; And Others – 1986
Distance higher education for adults, media selection, and country profiles are considered in conference papers. Titles and authors are as follows: "Distance Education, Trends Worldwide" (Lord Perry of Walton); "Adults in Higher Education: Lowering the Barriers by Teaching and Learning at a Distance" (Hans G. Schutze);…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction
Problems and Prospects of Small Linguistic Societies--Catalonia.
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Strubell i Trueta, Miquel; Hall, Jacqueline – Educational Media International, 1992
Presents Catalan as a substantial culture and looks at the present social situation of the Catalan language. Topics addressed include legal provisions; the educational system; the influence of mass media and information technology, including computer technology and applied linguistics; the audiovisual field; second-language learning; and future…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiovisual Aids, Computational Linguistics, Computer Software Development