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Development and Classroom Implementation of an Environmental Data Creation and Sharing Tool
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Brogan, Daniel S.; McDonald, Walter M.; Lohani, Vinod K.; Dymond, Randel L.; Bradner, Aaron J. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2016
Education is essential for solving the complex water-related challenges facing society. The Learning Enhanced Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS) and the Online Watershed Learning System (OWLS) provide data creation and data sharing infrastructures, respectively, that combine to form an environmental learning tool. This system collects, integrates…
Descriptors: Data, Engineering Education, Water, Shared Resources and Services
Toward Fidelity: Simulation-Based Learning for School Principal Preparation and Professional Development
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Shakeshaft, Charol; Becker, Jonathan; Mann, Dale; Reardon, Martin; Robinson, Kerry – Planning and Changing, 2013
The authors describe a simulation-based set of full-motion video scenarios which require students studying educational leadership to make decisions that solve problems presented in "A Year in the Life of a Middle School Principal." The decision points were designed to reflect the proficiencies emphasized in ISLLC [Interstate School…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Education, Middle School Students, Instructional Leadership
Open Textbooks and Increased Student Access and Outcomes
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Feldstein, Andrew; Martin, Mirta; Hudson, Amy; Warren, Kiara; Hilton, John, III; Wiley, David – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2012
This study reports findings from a year-long pilot study during which 991 students in 9 core courses in the Virginia State University School of Business replaced traditional textbooks with openly licensed books and other digital content. The university made a deliberate decision to use open textbooks that were copyrighted under the Creative…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Course Content, Textbooks, Curriculum Implementation
Gaming: Eat Breakfast, Drink Milk, Play Xbox
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O'Hanlon, Charlene – T.H.E. Journal, 2007
Plagued by one of the most overweight populaces in the country, the state of West Virginia was looking for a solution to its obesity problem that would appeal to the school-age crowd. It turned to Linda Carson, a professor at West Virginia University's School of Physical Education. Carson recalled witnessing kids lining up in an arcade to play a…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, High Schools, Video Games, Play
Podcasting in Engineering Education: A Preliminary Study of Content, Student Attitudes, and Impact
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Berger, Edward – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2007
Edward Berger describes a pilot project implemented in an undergraduate engineering mechanics course, entitled Strength of Materials to investigate whether and how students would perceive a benefit from podcasting as a pedagogical tool. Three types of podcasting content were produced: (a) video problem solutions, (b) roundtable discussions, and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Pilot Projects, Exhibits, Engineering
Partners: Students and Tutors Write about Learning Together.
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Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center, Richmond. – 2000
The Virginia 1999-2000 Learning Disabilities Training and Dissemination (LDTD) project was undertaken to improve educational services to adults with learning disabilities. During the project, learners and tutors from six community-based literacy programs across Virginia volunteered to share their experiences as they participated in pilot testing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy