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Pirius, Landon K.; Creel, Gill – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2010
In an online class, it's not unusual to never see a teacher or classmates face-to-face. It's not unusual to interact with an instructor and classmates through discussion boards or e-mail and to get information through online documents and presentations rather than live lectures. In the spring of 2009 students in the online class "Warcraft:…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Asynchronous Communication, Course Content, Video Games
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Aagard, Hans; Bowen, Kyle; Olesova, Larisa – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2010
Despite their flaws as teaching and learning environments, large lectures remain a standard teaching approach because of their relatively low cost, ease of preparation, and long tradition in education. Research shows that active inquiry yields positive results in learning outcomes, and one way to make the large lecture class more active and…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, College Faculty, Audience Response, Synchronous Communication
Executive Office of the President, 2009
Since taking office, President Obama has taken historic steps to lay the foundation for the innovation economy of the future. The Obama Innovation Strategy builds on well over $100 billion of Recovery Act funds that support innovation, additional support for education, infrastructure and others in the Recovery Act and the President's Budget, and…
Descriptors: Private Sector, Government Role, Innovation, Presidents
Sturgeon, C. Michael; Walker, Christin – Online Submission, 2009
Since its creation in 2004, Facebook has become one of the most frequently visited websites on college campuses. Because of this rise in popularity, the subject of social networking has grown as an idea and concern for both faculty members and students. At Lee University, it has been observed that a growing number of faculty members have indeed…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Social Networks, Web Sites, Friendship
Herrington, Anne; Hodgson, Kevin; Moran, Charles – Teachers College Press, 2009
How has the teaching of writing changed in the 21st century? In this innovative guide, real teachers share their stories, successful practices, and vivid examples of their students' creative and expository writing from online and multimedia projects, such as blogs, wikis, podcasts, electronic poetry, and more. The book also addresses assessment:…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Expository Writing, Electronic Publishing, Writing Skills
Aguaded, J. Ignacio; Fandos, M.; Perez, M. Amor – Online Submission, 2009
This paper displays some results from research carried out in Andalusia (Spain) to evaluate the impact of the educational innovation policy developed by the regional government through widely introducing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in primary and secondary schools (ICT Centres). Specifically, it analysed the effect of the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Administration, Foreign Countries, Program Implementation
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Dussel, Ines – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2009
Less attention has been paid to teachers' relationship to contemporary visual culture, and specifically about their own visual culture. In this paper, the author would like to focus on how they relate to these global visual discourses, in order to discuss their participation in the production of visual imaginaries. She will confront the argument…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Visual Literacy, Visual Learning, Age Groups
Vaira, Douglas – CURRENTS, 2009
Almost since the advent of the Internet, pundits have been suggesting that at some point people will completely abandon their paper-and-ink ways and migrate entirely to digital information sources and means of communication. But while traditional news sources such as newspapers and television still exist, it is becoming increasingly clear that…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Internet, Information Sources, Mass Media Effects
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Ololube, Nwachukwu Prince; Eke, Paul; Uzorka, Michael Chukwuwieke; Ekpenyong, Nkereuwem Stephen; Nte, Ngboawaji Daniel – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2009
This article examines the effectiveness of instructional technology in higher education institutions in relation to the role and usage of Information Communication Technology (ICT), its effectiveness in faculty teaching and its impact on student learning in universities in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. This study applied the Need Assessment Approach…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
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Doan, Lara – Ontario Action Researcher, 2009
Computer artifacts are anything but socially neutral learning tools. The presence of computer-based technologies not only influences the thought processes of both teachers and students, but also affects the rhythms and ordering of classroom life. This article describes one teacher educator's efforts to structure occasions for teacher candidates to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Influence of Technology, Educational Practices
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Hussain, Irshad; Adeeb, Muhammad Aslam – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2009
The present study examines the role of mobile technology in promoting campus-wide learning environment. Its main objectives were to a) evaluate the role of mobile technology in higher education in terms of its i). appropriateness ii). flexibility iii). Interactivity, & iv). availability & usefulness and to b). identify the problems of…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Handheld Devices, Electronic Equipment, Questionnaires
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Clarke, Thomas; Clarke, Elizabeth – Education & Training, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to examine the impact of the shift to a knowledge society, where information and communication technology (ICT) and the widening spread of internationally distributed information are creating a "skill revolution", as O'Hara suggests, there is a widening culture mismatch between what members of the knowledge…
Descriptors: Social Change, Economic Change, Productivity, Information Dissemination
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Selber, Stuart A. – College Composition and Communication, 2009
Academic institutions mediate online literacy practices in meaningful and significant ways. This essay explores the nature of that mediational process, using a visual-spatial method to map out and conceptualize dynamics and structures that have a bearing on the work of composition. A key argument is that composition teachers are intellectually…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Criticism, College Administration, Influence of Technology
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Lymer, Gustav; Ivarsson, Jonas; Lindwall, Oskar – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2009
This study investigates video recordings of design reviews in architectural education, focusing on how presentations and discussions of designs are contingent on the specific tools employed. In the analyzed recordings, three different setups are utilized: traditional posters, digital slide-show technologies, and combinations of the two. This range…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Discourse Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Content Analysis
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Carle, Adam C.; Jaffee, David; Miller, Deborah – Computers & Education, 2009
Can modern, computer-based technology engage college students and improve their academic achievement in college? Although numerous examples detail technology's classroom uses, few studies empirically examine whether technologically oriented pedagogical changes factually lead to positive outcomes among college students. In this pilot study, we used…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), College Students, Quasiexperimental Design, Research Methodology
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