This case study investigated the integration of laptop computers into an elementary classroom in a low socioeconomic status (SES) school. Specifically, the research examined classroom management techniques and aspects of authentic learning relative to the student projects and activities. A mixed methods approach included classroom observations,…

Vocabulary learning is often perceived as boring by learners, especially for those who grew up in the digital age. This paper reports a study of the usefulness of online games in vocabulary learning for some undergraduate students. Three teachers and 100 engineering students participated in a quasi-experimental study for approximately nine weeks.…

An assessment of coproductions made by the Netherlands and Belgium. (Author)

An account of what equipment was acquired in order to establish a resource center at Bilston College of Further Education. (HB)

A CD-I disk entitled "KLEINBILD-FOTOGRAPHIE" published with an interactive course in photography is examined as an example of a multimedia educational program. Topics include multimedia in the twenty-first century; possibilities and limitations of CD-I; a description of the program; and its psychological perspectives in terms of…

Discussion of the future of educational technology focuses on the need for appropriate management techniques. Several tools and models for developing organizational vision are described, including Total Quality Management; questions to guide design of an organizational vision are summarized; models for personal vision are examined; and resources…

Presents an overview and discusses the objectives of the "Blueprint for the Interactive Classroom" (BIC), a project, developed by the Audiovisuele (AV) Dienst of them Katholieke Universiteit (KU) of Leuven (Belgium), that will provide operational blueprints for installing and using tele-teaching classrooms and learning environments. (PEN)

Education utilizing the Internet is developing in a major way, but there are problems using these new facilities. Gardner's theory of individual differences which consider these problems are examined in detail. Various tools offered by the Internet and the Web are discussed, as are activities associated with all forms of their usage. (Author/AEF)

Students from the People's Republic of China enrolled in an "English for academic purposes" (EAP) programme at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore is strongly encouraged to take an active role and be independent to some extent in its learning. For this purpose a self-access centre (SAC) was set up where students…

The history of ICT education in Hungarian public education dates back to the 1970s. In Hungary, as well as in most countries that introduced computing as a compulsory school discipline, a shift is observable from a technology-centred towards a teaching-learning centred approach. In the late 1970s, teacher training programmes and in-service…

The current paper discusses the introduction of computers into education as an educational innovation and as a policy issue. First, it distinguishes computer use in two fundamental categories (IT and ITE), linking their characteristics with two main issues that, according to educational innovation studies, influence the process of innovation: the…

In this paper we discuss findings from evaluations we conducted and share lessons we learned as developers of online education during the last 10 years. The purpose is to analyse some of the complexities in the design of online communities for professional development and continuing education. We present STAR-Online (Supporting Teachers with…

A look at the program developed in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania School District for using computers in the primary grades. (HB)

A description of the computer courses offered in the Ontario, Canada high Schools. (HB)