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AbstractAs the demand for online learning increases, teacher preparation programs must offer a variety of courses utilizing E-learning formats. These formats must model effective teaching practices, curriculum design, and adaptations for the online learning environment. In addition, teacher preparation programs—following the Dewey philosophy as well as the psychological aspects of cognition outlined by Piaget—must integrate […]
Abstract:Weblogs, or blogs, are springing up all over the Internet, but their introduction into the educational arena affords this communication tool a new format and set of users. Generally, blogs have been considered a personal online journal where outside users can comment on an individual�s postings. Blogging as a classroom application allows for enhanced comprehension […]
AbstractUsing the experience of the University of Illinois at Springfield ‘s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the as a foundation for discussion, this paper addresses the provision of student support services to distant students within the context of development and expansion. Specific issues for consideration include: integrating student support functions with institutional technology […]
When a plane breaks the sound barrier, the noise reverberates for miles around. The advent of e-pedagogy produced no sonic boom, but the message educators are getting rings loud and clear. Technology is a potentially powerful tool for more effective teaching and deeper learning. Used wisely and well, it may break down barriers to learning […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: President to President: Views of Technology in Higher Education (2005), published by SunGard SCT (www.sungardsct.com), is the source for the following Web exclusive article. Whether you click on the links to read the letters from pretend portal personas, or just read the fictional President Jones’ summaries and reflections, we think you’ll enjoy this […]
In my view, the key to successful teaching and learning is relationships. As Bernard et al. (2004) suggest, “Instructionally relevant contact with instructors and peers is not only desirable, it is probably necessary for creating learning environments that lead to desirable achievement gains and general satisfaction with DE [distance education]” (412). In online courses, developing […]
Audiovisual material has been a valuable resource for the humanities. As Andrew Buchanan wrote in 1951, “The function of film in education is to add to man’s sense of reality by adding the faculty of sight to abstract apprehension. To see the things of which we learn completes, or almost completes, our study.Read the Full […]
How do you get younger students to engage with sophisticated mathematical and scientific concepts? That was the educational challenge that European researchers set out to address, borrowing cartoon-like animations from the gaming world and Web-based collaborative tools from computing.Read the Full Story
Anyone who has taught recently will recognize these three kinds of students:Read the Full Story
In what is believed to be the first real evidence to support what is becoming a growing field of inquiry, the use of special computer games to “train” their brains improved the ability of healthy children to pay attention during scientific trials, researchers reported Sept. 26.Read the Full Story