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Julka, Ashley; Stehr, Grady; Parks, Denise; Trechter, David – MINDS@UW, 2010
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of how middle school students and their parents are using technologies and what programs citizens of Wisconsin might need with respect to these technologies. During the month of February 2010, staff from the Survey Research Center (SRC) at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Lori…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Surveys, Computer Use, Parent Attitudes
National Association of State Boards of Education, 2010
The current education model in the United States, a relic of the Industrial Age, is increasingly out of touch with the needs of society and the students it serves. The traditional model of education--where a teacher imparts knowledge to students through lecture and students recite memorized facts and solve fundamental math and science problems to…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Traditional Schools, School Organization, Human Capital
Levy, Frank – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2010
This paper places the competencies to be measured by the OECD's Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) in the context of the technological developments which are reshaping the nature of the workplace and work in the 21st century. The largest technological force currently shaping work is the computer. Computers are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Technological Advancement, Influence of Technology
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Flynn, Allison; Arnold, Shannon – Journal of Extension, 2010
The use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global Information Systems (GIS) has made significant impacts on agricultural production practices. However, constant changes in the technologies require continuing educational updates. The outreach program described here introduces the operation, use, and applications of GPS receivers and GIS…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Agricultural Production, Educational Technology, Agricultural Education
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Blackburn, Fiona – Australian Library Journal, 2010
The nature of learning in a public library is relevant to what place e-learning and social networking technologies might have there. That a public library aims to provide something for everyone is also important. Alice Springs Public Library (ASPL) is a place of learning; it is also a crowded and composite space. The use ASPL could make of the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Public Libraries, Library Automation, Library Development
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Hancock, Mara – Continuing Higher Education Review, 2010
Education in the 21st century is diverse not only in content and discipline but also in format and delivery. Today's students have access to a broad range of information, knowledge, ideas, and opinions well beyond their classroom. Never before have learners been able to interact so closely with instructors, mentors, subject-matter experts, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Open Source Technology, Multimedia Materials
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Peters, Michael A. – Policy Futures in Education, 2010
Open science is a term that is being used in the literature to designate a form of science based on open source models or that utilizes principles of open access, open archiving and open publishing to promote scientific communication. Open science increasingly also refers to open governance and more democratized engagement and control of science…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Ethics, Open Source Technology, Definitions
MacKillop, Robyn – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2010
Business is integral to the functioning of the national economy, politics, education and everyday living. It is without question that business education is a vital part of the high school experience, and should be seen as required courses rather than electives. Preparing high school students for real life beyond high school happens in the business…
Descriptors: High Schools, Business Education, Teaching Methods, Online Courses
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Ennis, Leslie Sturdivant; Gambrell, Elizabeth Anne – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2010
The main objective of the study was to compare the utilization of weblog and podcast technology by undergraduate university faculty and Millennial college students. The study was conducted to test the hypothesis, formed from existing literature, that there might be a difference in the utilization of weblog and podcast technology between faculty…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Audio Equipment, Information Dissemination, Web Sites
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Thomas, Carolyn M. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2010
Women over 40 years old are enrolling in graduate school in record numbers; however, extant literature discusses women who reenter universities at the undergraduate level. This multiple case study focused on 17 women over 40 who enrolled in graduate school programs at universities and seminaries. Results of the open-ended interviews revealed 5…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Females, Graduate Students, Interviews
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Carroll, Brian; Landry, Katie – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2010
The purpose of this article is to explore how and why younger Internet users of social networking platforms such as MySpace and Facebook maintain connections with those who have died or been killed. This article, therefore, examines the blurring or blending of interpersonal communication and mass communication via the web as what once was very…
Descriptors: Death, Emotional Response, Grief, Recall (Psychology)
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Elmborg, Jim – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2010
Learners within academic library settings use information resources toward specific ends--learner-constructed research and writing projects that offer new perspectives on particular topics. Such projects may take the form of individual research papers and/or class presentations, literature reviews, theses, e-portfolios, web pages, or…
Descriptors: Research Papers (Students), Critical Theory, Writing Processes, Adult Learning
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Schuck, Sandy; Aubusson, Peter; Kearney, Matthew – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2010
The paper discusses the implications of the current phenomenon of adolescent engagement in digital spaces. Young people are increasingly active Web 2.0 users, and their interactions through these technologies are altering their social identities, styles of learning, and exchanges with others around the world. The paper argues for more research to…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Adolescents, Classroom Environment, Adolescent Attitudes
Smith, Gregory – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2010
The author has been teaching a graduate course entitled Envisioning a Sustainable Society since 1996 that seeks to explore the possible dimensions of a transformation of people's way of life and their beliefs about humanity's relationship with the planet. Designed for future teachers, educational leaders, and counselors, the course focuses on the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainability, Environmental Influences, Beliefs
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Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Thomas, David – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2010
As online learning continues to grow each year, so do the number of new media and Web 2.0 technologies faculty have at their disposal, yet the majority of online courses remain heavily text-based. Online learning often mirrors the traditional classroom, with a focus on read and write (and at times discuss)--sometimes with good reason. One of the…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Technology Uses in Education, Influence of Technology, Electronic Learning
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