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Peer reviewedBeckett, E. Carol; Wetzel, Keith; Chisholm, Ines Marquez; Zambo, Ron; Buss, Ray; Padgett, Helen; Williams, Mia Kim; Odom, Mary – TechTrends, 2003
This study examined: the effectiveness of Practicum Plus professional development classes in preparing mentor teachers and their university practicum students to create a curriculum unit of practice in their K-8 classrooms; and how mentor teachers and practicum students used the cohort electronic mailing list to support the community of learners.…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedPrice, Robert V. – TechTrends, 1996
Educators must focus more on designing active learning and less on using the latest technology. As distance education technology develops, educational institutions face increasing costs and decreased budgets, greater diversity, increasing demands for continuing education, and competition from other institutions. Knowledge of instructional design…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Appropriate Technology, Distance Education, Educational Development
Peer reviewedYeaman, Andrew R. J. – TechTrends, 1994
Focuses on the principle of the Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Code of Professional Ethics that deals with delegating tasks only to qualified personnel who have training or can demonstrate competency in performing the task. A problem illustrating the need for the principle and a discussion of its application are…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Educational Technology, Employment Qualifications, Ethics
Peer reviewedTechTrends, 1994
Describes projects in schools using innovative educational technology. These programs include an interactive television and computer network; an initiative to use the Internet in rural areas; a telecommunications network to share information throughout Tennessee; and an announcement of the Marlowe Froke National Award for Leadership in Educational…
Descriptors: Awards, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewedEidgahy, Saeid Y.; Shearman, John P. – TechTrends, 1994
Demonstrates the use of foundational elements of Keiretsu to construct a feasible model for the effective and efficient use of technology in distance education. Six major models of distance education are described; and concerns in distance education are discussed, including access, human interaction, fiscal concerns, and technology concerns. (16…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Programs, Distance Education
Peer reviewedAli, Ahmed – TechTrends, 2003
Provides an overview of practices and perceptions related to instructional design and online learning, including changes that come with online learning, merits and challenges, and concerns about quality learning. Recommendations are offered in the following areas: appropriateness of the Internet; course content; instructional styles; student…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Practices
