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Mixing Old Technologies with New
Bertram Bruce
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 42, No. 2 (1998) pp. 136–39
Notes that along with adding new technologies for literacy, and changing the ways in which older technologies are used, users also create literacies that are hybrids of existing practices. Lists electronic journals concerned with adolescent and...
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How Worldwide is the Web?
Bertram Bruce
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 42, No. 5 (1999) pp. 382–85
Notes that, in response to remark that one can find anything on the Web, a student said, "You can't find my grandmother in Kenya!" Describes resulting Web search, and discusses important lessons from what they found. Concludes the Web is far from...
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Digital Content: The Babel of Cyberspace
Bertram Bruce
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 42, No. 7 (1999) pp. 558–63
Takes a fanciful journey into the digital library imagined by Jorge Luis Borges, and uses it as a metaphor to examine what sort of library the World Wide Web is. Examines how digital libraries are growing and what they mean for literacy education....
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Open Source: Everyone Becomes a Printer
Bertram Bruce
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 43, No. 8 (2000) pp. 766–70
Discusses "open source": a method of distributing software in which programmers make available to all the actual text of their programs. Notes that this makes possible "open-source" writing in the same way that the printing press made possible "open-...
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Dewey and Technology
Bertram Bruce
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 42, No. 3 (1998) pp. 222–26
Considers the role that new information and communication technologies may play. Calls for a reexamination of foundational ideas in education. Discusses technology and John Dewey's conception of learning. Lists some centers based in the United...
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Learning through Expression (Technology)
Bertram Bruce
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 42, No. 4 (1999) pp. 306–10
Offers a small compendium of examples of the diversity and richness of adolescent life as portrayed through personal Web pages. (RS)
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Challenges for the Evaluation of New Information and Communication Technologies
Bertram Bruce
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 42, No. 6 (1999) pp. 450–55
Explores some reasons why information and communication technologies are difficult to evaluate. Discusses 10 reasons why information technologies require new evaluation approaches. Discusses two ways to look at any educational innovation: in terms...
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New Literacies (Technology)
Bertram Bruce
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 42, No. 1 (1998) pp. 46–49
Intends to increase dialog about new communication and information technologies and explore what these media mean for literacy and literacy educators. Discusses whether the information age will transform literacy, and offers brief "boxes" containing ...
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Alternate Realizations of Purpose in Computer-Supported Writing
Andee Rubin; Bertram Bruce
Theory Into Practice Vol. 29, No. 4 (1990) pp. 256–63
Examines the use of a computer-based system (QUILL) with tools and environments for teaching writing, in real classroom settings, focusing on use of its electronic mail program. Whenever QUILL raised significant pedagogical issues, teachers...
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Access Points on the Digital River
Bertram C. Bruce
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 44, No. 3 (2000) pp. 262–67
Considers three important things that people need to make meaningful access to the new digital tools and media a reality: having access to the tools, the ability to use those tools, and an access point. Notes a literacy web page, offers questions...
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Critical Issues: Literacy Technologies: What Stance Should We Take?
Bertram C. Bruce
Journal of Literacy Research Vol. 29, No. 2 (1997) pp. 289–309
Considers the stance of literacy educators and researchers toward technology, and where technology is with respect to other concerns about reading and writing processes, learning, multiculturalism, texts, assessment, and socio-cultural contexts....
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ICT for ICT's Sake: Secondary Teachers' Views on Technology as a Tool for Teaching and Learning
Adam Bertram; Bruce Waldrip
Australian Educational Computing Vol. 28, No. 1 (2013) pp. 61–70
This paper reports on a study that sought to explore the pedagogical reasoning behind the use of ICT in secondary teachers' classes. In particular, it explored the question of whether their use of ICT was driven by pedagogical ideals for...
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Information Overload: Threat or Opportunity?
Bernhard Jungwirth; Bertram C. Bruce
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 45, No. 5 (2002) pp. 400–6
Takes on a set of complex issues that call for careful analysis of technology and new literacy practices. Shows how the concerns are not just abstract problems for technology theorists, but are also practical issues for anyone who wants to become...
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Technology in Docklands Education: Using Scenarios as Guides for Teaching and Research
Bertram C. Bruce; Abigail Reynolds
Educational Studies Vol. 35, No. 5 (December 2009) pp. 561–574
Educators today are concerned with how to effectively implement whole school e-learning strategies, encompassing technical support, digital resources and professional development. This paper reports the findings of a project, Technologies in...
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A New Writing Environment and an Old Culture: A Situated Evaluation of Computer Networking to Teach Writing
Bertram Bruce; Joyce Kreeft Peyton
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 1, No. 3 (1990) pp. 171–91
Discussion of the implementation of educational innovations in classrooms focuses on the implementation of ENFI (Electronic Networks for Interaction) among a consortium of colleges and universities using computer networks for teaching writing to...
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The Practice of Inquiry: A Pedagogical "Sweet Spot" for Digital Literacy?
Bertram C. Bruce; Leo Casey
Computers in the Schools Vol. 29, No. 1 (January 2009) pp. 191–206
In this article the authors introduce the practice of inquiry and discuss the case for it as a signature pedagogy for digital literacy. The Inquiry Cycle is presented as a summary of important aspects of inquiry. Further, the Practice Profile of...
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Voices of Youth: Podcasting as a Means for Inquiry-Based Community Engagement
Bertram Bruce; Ching-Chiu Lin
E-Learning Vol. 6, No. 2 (2009) pp. 230–241
A youth community informatics (YCI) research project intersected an inquiry learning model with the making of audiovisual podcasts to foster personal growth and community engagement in a group of Mexican American youth enrolled in an afterschool...
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The Practice Profile of Inquiry: Connecting Digital Literacy and Pedagogy
Leo Casey; Bertram C. Bruce
E-Learning and Digital Media Vol. 8, No. 1 (2011) pp. 76–85
This article elaborates on the Inquiry Cycle as an appropriate model of learning for the digitally enhanced classroom. Its goal is to provide a useful link between theory and pedagogic practice. This involves taking a new look at the concept of...
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Sustaining the Inquiry Cycle: Digital Literacy Reframed
Leo Casey; Bertram C Bruce
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 1372–1379
Dewey's ideas on experience and learning offer much by way of theoretical understanding of the learning process. However, educators often find it difficult to translate such insights into practice. This may be due, in part, to the tradition of...
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The arobase in the libr@ry: New political economies of children's literatures and literacies
Cushla Kapitzke; Bertram C. Bruce
Computers and Composition Vol. 22, No. 1 pp. 69–78
This essay explores the (im)possibilities of new environments for engaging with literature for children. It examines an online festival organized by school librarians, which we designate by the term libr@ry. The @ (French: arobase) indicates that...
Language: English
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The Inquiry Page: Collaborative Technology into Practice
Bertram Bruce; Sharon Comstock; Delwyn Harnisch
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2376–2378
This session trains teachers and learners in The Inquiry Page, a free, web-based, knowledge-building tool that facilitates and fosters real-world application of inquiry-based learning across subject areas (www.inquiry.uiuc.edu). By creating "Inquiry ...
Topics: Teachers, Professional Development, Computer Sciences
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Using the Web To Support Inquiry-Based Literacy Development
Bertram C. Bruce; Ann P. Bishop
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 45, No. 8 (2002) pp. 706–14
Shares some ideas about facilitating inquiry-based learning in the classroom, in independent studies, in libraries, museums, communities, and all the arenas of life in which people attempt to make sense of experience and grow. Notes that the "Web...
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Why Free Software Matters for Literacy Educators
Michael D. Brunelle; Bertram C. Bruce
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 45, No. 6 (2002) pp. 514–18
Notes that understanding what "free software" means and its implications for access and use of new technologies is an important component of the new literacies. Concludes that if free speech and free press are essential to the development of a...
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Engaging Youth in Underserved Communities through Digital-Mediated Arts Learning Experiences for Community Inquiry
Ching-Chiu Lin; Bertram C. Bruce
Studies in Art Education Vol. 54, No. 4 (2013) pp. 335–348
Learning for underserved youth is integral to social progress. Yet, too often, young people experience disconnects between their educational experiences and both individual and community needs. Arts can help these youth recover a unity through...
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Case Studies of a Virtual School
D Michelle Hinn; Kevin Leander; Bertram C. Bruce
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 45, No. 2 (2001) pp. 156–63
Explores a virtual junior high school, which was created for an online course to help mater's program students learn more about teaching adolescents using new technologies. Considers how to evaluate the use of new media and how people learn....
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Fostering Inquiry-based Learning in Technology-rich Learning Environments: The Inquiry Page in the GK-12 Fellowship Program
Bertram Bruce; Sharon Comstock; Delwyn Harnisch; Bharat Mehra
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 340–341
This paper analyzes the uses of the Inquiry Page in the National Science Foundation GK-12 Fellowship Program, where scientist-fellows and K-12 teachers partner to integrate the use of computer-based modeling, scientific visualization, and...
Topics: Computer Sciences, Science
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From Student Work to Exemplary Educational Resources: The Case of the CTER White Papers
James A. Levin; Nicholas C. Burbules; Bertram C. Bruce
E-Learning Vol. 2, No. 1 (2005) pp. 39–49
Within the existing system of education, student work rarely has any value beyond the particular course that it is created for. The work is graded and then usually discarded. The authors describe in this article a way that student work can be...
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New Tools Supporting New Partnerships: Technology Development within the NSF GK-12
James Buell; Delwyn Harnisch; Bertram Bruce; Sharon Comstock; Richard Braatz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4614–4618
Twenty-first century technologies are enabling new kinds of collaboration between university-based scientists and K-12 science teachers, while also providing researchers with new windows on cross-institutional collaborative activity. This paper will ...
Topics: Science, Collaboration, Computer Sciences
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Collaborative Inquiry with Technology in Secondary Science Classrooms: Professional Learning Community Development at Work
Delwyn L. Harnisch; Sharon L. Comstock; Bertram C. Bruce
E-Learning and Digital Media Vol. 11, No. 5 (2014) pp. 495–505
The development of critical scientific literacy in primary and secondary school classrooms requires authentic inquiry with a basis in the real world. Pairing scientists with educators and employing informatics and visualization tools are two...
Topics: Social Studies, Professional Development, Secondary Education, Engineering, Chemistry Education
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Challenges and Opportunities in Forming Collaborative Partnerships in Higher Education
Luisa Rosu; Delwyn Harnisch; Bertram C. Bruce; Rita Davis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2451–2453
Three challenging situations emerged in the growth process of teaching partnerships involving K-12 teachers and graduate fellows in the sciences, mathematics, engineering, and technology disciplines. We assisted to a stimulating exchange of...
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Development of Professional Learning Communities: Factors within the NSF GK-12 Program
Delwyn Harnisch; Sharon Comstock; Bertram Bruce; Jim Buell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2887–2891
This paper will focus on the process and activities supporting professional development for scientist-fellows and teacher/mentors in high school classroom environs. The GK-12 Program at UIUC has made it its goal to create a professional learning...
Topics: Mentoring, Schools, Professional Development, Teachers
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Plants, Pathogens, and People: Extending the Classroom to the Web
Bertram C. Bruce; Heather Dowd; Darin M. Eastburn; Cleora J. D'arcy
Teachers College Record Vol. 107, No. 8 (August 2005) pp. 1730–1753
Plants, Pathogens, and People is a Web site promoting agricultural awareness via multimedia lectures about plant diseases and online lab activities in which students investigate phenomena. The use of the site in large-enrollment classes for 6-plus...
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Scientists Becoming Teachers: Lessons Learned from Teacher Partnerships
Umesh Thakkar; Bertram Bruce; Delwyn Harnisch; Sharon Comstock; Steve Moore; Eric Jakobsson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2902–2908
This paper will describe the lessons learned from a research project sponsored by NSF that involves graduate teaching fellows in K-12 education programs. Themes emerging from our sites will be shared that include the role of collaborations and...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Collaboration
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What Science and Technology Mean to the High School Learner:
Kathleen Gabric; Sharon Comstock; Steven A. Moore Jr.; Delwyn Harnisch; Ron Shope; Bertram Bruce; Jim Buell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4643–4650
This paper is based on thick data collected over two years in science classrooms across the state of Illinois, with a focus on one high school biology educator and visiting scientist fellow team. Both were participants in a significant research...
Topics: Educational Technology, Science, Schools, Classrooms, Students
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The Inquiry Page: Bringing Digital Libraries to Learners
Bertram C. Bruce; Ann Peterson Bishop; P Bryan Heidorn; Karen J. Lunsford; Steven Poulakos; Mihye Won
Knowledge Quest Vol. 31, No. 3 (2003) pp. 15–17
Discusses digital library development, particularly a national science digital library, and describes the Inquiry Page which focuses on building a constructivist environment using Web resources, collaborative processes, and knowledge that bridges...