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Going One-to-One
Mark Warschauer
Educational Leadership Vol. 63, No. 4 (2006) pp. 34–38
Schools across the country are experimenting with one-to-one laptop learning programs. The author's research team has studied 10 such schools--seven in California and three in Maine--and has found that laptop programs have great potential to help...
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The Paradoxical Future of Digital Learning
Mark Warschauer
Learning Inquiry Vol. 1, No. 1 (April 2007) pp. 41–49
What constitutes learning in the 21st century will be contested terrain as our society strives toward post-industrial forms of knowledge acquisition and production without having yet overcome the educational contradictions and failings of the...
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The Rhetoric and Reality of Aid: Promoting Educational Technology in Egypt
Mark Warschauer
Globalisation, Societies and Education Vol. 2, No. 3 (November 2004) pp. 377–390
This paper examines a US foreign aid project to promote use of new technologies in Egyptian education. Though the project sought to improve teaching and learning, an examination of implementation indicates how goals of Westernization ended up taking ...
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Information Literacy in the Laptop Classroom
Mark Warschauer
Teachers College Record Vol. 109, No. 11 (2007) pp. 2511–2540
Background/Context: Technological and economic changes have put a high premium on developing students' information literacy and research skills. Previous attempts to deploy educational technology toward these ends have proved disappointing because K-...
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Technology & School Reform: A View from Both Sides of the Tracks
Mark Warschauer
Education Policy Analysis Archives Vol. 8, No. 4 (Jan 07, 2000)
Explored the relationships among technology, reform, and equality through quantitative studies at an elite private school and an impoverished public school. Although reforms appeared similar, underlying differences in resources and expectations...
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Comparing Face-to-Face and Electronic Discussion in the Second Language Classroom
Mark Warschauer
CALICO Journal Vol. 13, No. 2 (1996) pp. 7–26
Studied whether computer-mediated communication results in more equal participation among students by comparing face-to-face and electronic discussion. Findings reveal a tendency toward more equal participation in the computer mode as well as a...
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Online Learning in Sociocultural Context
Mark Warschauer
Anthropology & Education Quarterly Vol. 29, No. 1 (1998) pp. 68–88
Investigates sociocultural factors that helped shape a computer-based English-as-a-Second-Language writing course in a conservative Christian college. Findings from a class of 16 international students highlight the complex relationships among...
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Networking into Academic Discourse
Mark Warschauer
Journal of English for Academic Purposes Vol. 1, No. 1 (2002) pp. 45–58
Examines the experiences of three instructors in Hawaii who have attempted to integrate online communication into their academic writing courses. Emphasizes that the underlying assumptions of what academic writing constitutes are fundamental in...
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Computer Learning Networks and Student Empowerment
Mark Warschauer
System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics Vol. 24, No. 1 (1996) pp. 1–14
Examines whether computer networks can empower second-language learners, focusing on three aspects: autonomy, equality, and learning skills. The article concludes that these networks, appropriately used, can empower students, and provides...
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Computer-Mediated Collaborative Learning: Theory and Practice
Mark Warschauer
Modern Language Journal Vol. 81, No. 4 (1997) pp. 470–81
Centers on computer-mediated communication in a second language (L2). Introduces a conceptual framework for understanding the role of computer-mediated interaction based on a sociocultural analysis of the relationship among text, talk, and learning. ...
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Researching Technology in TESOL: Determinist, Instrumental, and Critical Approaches
Mark Warschauer
TESOL Quarterly Vol. 32, No. 4 (1998) pp. 757–61
Suggests that to understand the interrelationship between technology and language learning, researchers must investigate the broader ecological context that affects language learning and use in today's society, both inside and outside the classroom. ...
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Technology and Indigenous Language Revitalization: Analyzing the Experience of Hawai'i
Mark Warschauer
Canadian Modern Language Review Vol. 55, No. 1 (1998) pp. 139–159
Reports two years of ethnographic research on efforts to use online technologies in Hawaiian language revitalization programs. Issues discussed include the Internet's role in promoting or hindering language diversity, relationship of multimedia...
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Leading the Way for Open Access Research
Mark Warschauer
Language Learning & Technology Vol. 20, No. 2 (2016) pp. 155–158
"Language Learning & Technology" ("LLT") was launched in the mid-1990s out of a collaboration between the University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) and the Michigan State University Center for...
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Utility in a Fallible Tool: A Multi-Site Case Study of Automated Writing Evaluation
Douglas Grimes; Mark Warschauer
Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment Vol. 8, No. 6 (March 2010)
Automated writing evaluation (AWE) software uses artificial intelligence (AI) to score student essays and support revision. We studied how an AWE program called MY Access![R] was used in eight middle schools in Southern California over a three-year...
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From the University to the Elementary Classroom: Students’ Experiences in Learning to Integrate Technology in Instruction
Dina Brown; Mark Warschauer
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 3 (July 2006) pp. 599–621
This study employed qualitative and quantitative methodologies to investigate effective approaches to technology integration in teacher-preparation curriculum, incorporating credential coursework and field placements. The study emphasized...
Topics: technology, Technology integration, teacher education, Integration, Preservice Teacher Education, teacher preparation, teacher training, Professional Development, Inclusive Education
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Participation, interaction, and academic achievement in an online discussion environment
Binbin Zheng; Mark Warschauer
Computers & Education Vol. 84, No. 1 (May 2015) pp. 78–89
Though online writing can be beneficial for diverse students in out-of-school environments, there is little consensus on the value of its use in schools. This study examined the online discussion of 48 fifth-grade students and their teachers over...
Language: English
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Transforming Teacher Education Institutions into 21st Century Learning Environments
Dina Brown; Mark Warschauer
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1126–1130
This study employed qualitative and quantitative methodologies to investigate effective approaches to technology integration in teacher-preparation curriculum incorporating credential coursework and field placements. The study emphasized...
Topics: Students, Teachers, Integration, Educational Technology
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Automated Writing Evaluation: Defining the Classroom Research Agenda
Mark Warschauer; Paige Ware
Language Teaching Research Vol. 10, No. 2 (2006) pp. 157–180
With the advent of English as a global language, the ability to write well in English across diverse settings and for different audiences has become an imperative in second language education programmes throughout the world. Yet the teaching of...
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New Technology and Digital Worlds: Analyzing Evidence of Equity in Access, Use, and Outcomes
Mark Warschauer; Tina Matuchniak
Review of Research in Education Vol. 34, No. 1 (2010) pp. 179–225
In this chapter, the authors take a broad perspective on how to analyze issues of technology and equity for youth in the United States. They begin with "access" as a starting point, but consider not only whether diverse groups of youth have digital...
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Syntactic Enhancement and Second Language Literacy: An Experimental Study
Youngmin Park; Mark Warschauer
Language Learning & Technology Vol. 20, No. 3 (2016) pp. 180–199
This experimental study examined how the reading and writing development of sixth-grade L2 students was affected by syntactic enhancement. Visual-syntactic text formatting (VSTF) technology, which visualizes syntactic structures, was used to convert ...
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Service Learning and Technology in TESOL
Mark Warschauer; Janice Cook
Prospect Vol. 14, No. 3 (1999) pp. 32–39
Explores the natural integration between service learning and the use of information technology. Several examples are discussed from a community college in Hawai'i, where adult English-as-Second-Language students engaged in technology-related...
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Learning with Laptops: A Multi-Method Case Study
Douglas Grimes; Mark Warschauer
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 38, No. 3 (2008) pp. 305–332
This article examines the implementation of a one-to-one laptop program in three diverse schools in California. The program was carried out in one largely Hispanic low socio-economic junior high, one largely Asian Asian-American high-SES K-8 school, ...
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Young Children and E-Reading: Research to Date and Questions for the Future
Elizabeth B. Miller; Mark Warschauer
Learning, Media and Technology Vol. 39, No. 3 (2014) pp. 283–305
The practice of reading is rapidly moving from print to screen. Young children are not immune from this trend; indeed, many children's principal literacy experiences occur using iPads and other handheld digital devices. This transition raises...
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Hybrid literacy texts and practices in technology-intensive environments
Paige D. Ware; Mark Warschauer
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 43, No. 7 (2005) pp. 432–445
US youths’ lives are increasingly divided between the academic requirements of school and immersion in new media and culture outside school. Educators can help bridge in-school and out-of-school literacy practices by encouraging students to engage...
Language: English
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Designing Professional Development for 21st Century Learning
Melissa Kibrick; Elizabeth van Es; Mark Warschauer
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3158–3165
The advent of an informationalist economy and network society fueled by recent advances in communication technology have challenged schools to help students develop the knowledge and skills required for 21st century life. This study examines how one ...
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Laptops and Inspired Writing
Mark Warschauer; Kathleen Arada; Binbin Zheng
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 54, No. 3 (November 2010) pp. 221–223
Can daily access to laptop computers help students become better writers? Are such programs affordable? Evidence from the Inspired Writing program in Littleton Public Schools, Colorado, USA, provides a resounding yes to both questions. The program...
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Leoki: A Powerful Voice of Hawaiian Language Revitalization
Mark Warschauer; Keola Donaghy; Hale Kuamoyo
Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 10, No. 4 (1997) pp. 349–61
Gives an overview of the history of the Hawaiian language and the decline in number of speakers, chronicles efforts to revitalize it, and discusses the role of computing and online communications in this process, focusing on the Leoki bulletin board ...
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The effects of prior computer use on computer-based writing: The 2011 NAEP writing assessment
Tamara P. Tate; Mark Warschauer; Jamal Abedi
Computers & Education Vol. 101, No. 1 (October 2016) pp. 115–131
Writing achievement levels are chronically low for K-12 students. As assessments follow the transition to computer-based writing, differences in technology access may exacerbate students’ difficulties. Indeed, the writing process is shaped by the...
Language: English
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Technology and Equity in Schooling: Deconstructing the Digital Divide
Mark Warschauer; Michele Knobel; Leeann Stone
Educational Policy Vol. 18, No. 4 (September 2004) pp. 562–588
This qualitative study compared the availability of, access to, and use of new technologies in a group of low- and high-socioeconomic status (SES) California high schools. Although student-computer ratios in the schools were similar, the social...
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Wikis and Collaborative Learning in Higher Education
Binbin Zheng; Melissa Niiya; Mark Warschauer
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 24, No. 3 (2015) pp. 357–374
While collaborative learning and collaborative writing can be of great value to student learning, the implementation of a technology-supported collaborative learning environment is a challenge. With their built-in features for supporting...
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Language Learning through Social Networks: Perceptions and Reality
Chin-Hsi Lin; Mark Warschauer; Robert Blake
Language Learning & Technology Vol. 20, No. 1 (2016) pp. 124–147
Language Learning Social Network Sites (LLSNSs) have attracted millions of users around the world. However, little is known about how people participate in these sites and what they learn from them. This study investigated learners' attitudes, usage,...
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Improving Fourth Grade Writing through Technology-Enhanced Instruction
Binbin Zheng; Mark Warschauer; George Farkas
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 4501–4508
This study examined the use of netbook computers and social media for student writing in a California school district, with 1510 fourth grade students and 40 teachers participating in a one-to-one program. Observations, interviews, and surveys...
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Promoting Academic Literacy with Technology: Successful Laptop Programs in K-12 Schools
Mark Warschauer; David Grant; Gabriel Del Real; Michele Rousseau
System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics Vol. 32, No. 4 (December 2004) pp. 525–537
One of the main challenges that US schools face in educating English language learners is developing their academic literacy. This paper presents case studies of two K-12 schools that successfully employ high-technology environments, including...
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Implementing flexible hybrid instruction in an electrical engineering course: The best of three worlds?
Wenliang He; Daniel Gajski; George Farkas; Mark Warschauer
Computers & Education Vol. 81, No. 1 (February 2015) pp. 59–68
This study explored a modified version of hybrid instruction, referred to as the flexible hybrid format, in a lower division electrical engineering course offered at a large public university. The objective of the study is to use longitudinal data...
Language: English
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Computer Graphics Instruction in VizClass
Douglas Grimes; Mark Warschauer; Tara Hutchinson; Falko Kuester
Journal on Educational Resources in Computing Vol. 5, No. 4 (December 2005)
"VizClass" is a university classroom environment designed to offer students in computer graphics and engineering courses up-to-date visualization technologies. Three digital whiteboards and a three-dimensional stereoscopic display provide...
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Balancing the One-to-One Equation: Equity and Access in Three Laptop Programs
Mark Warschauer; Binbin Zheng; Melissa Niiya; Shelia Cotten; George Farkas
Equity & Excellence in Education Vol. 47, No. 1 (2014) pp. 46–62
Seeking to improve teaching and learning and to narrow gaps between students of high and low socioeconomic status, many school districts in the United States are implementing one-to-one laptop programs. In this comparative case study, we examine one-...
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Cloud-Based Collaborative Writing and the Common Core Standards
Soobin Yim; Mark Warschauer; Binbin Zheng; Joshua F. Lawrence
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 58, No. 3 (November 2014) pp. 243–254
The Common Core State Standards emphasize the integration of technology skills into English Language Arts (ELA) instruction, recognizing the demand for technology-based literacy skills to be college- and career- ready. This study aims to examine how ...
Topics: Literacy, Standards, English Language Arts
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One-to-One Laptops in K-12 Classrooms: Voices of Students
Binbin Zheng; Kathleen Arada; Melissa Niiya; Mark Warschauer
Pedagogies: An International Journal Vol. 9, No. 4 (2014) pp. 279–299
In planning educational technology initiatives, the concerns of many stakeholders are typically taken into account, including the concerns of administrators, teachers, parents, and employers. The perspective of students are recognized as valuable,...
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The effects of flipped instruction on out-of-class study time, exam performance, and student perceptions
Wenliang He; Amanda Holton; George Farkas; Mark Warschauer
Learning and Instruction Vol. 45, No. 1 (October 2016) pp. 61–71
This study assessed the impact of flipped instruction on students’ out-of-class study time, exam performance, preference, motivation, and perceptions in two sections of a large undergraduate chemistry course. Flipped instruction caused a shift in...
Language: English
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Laptops and Fourth-Grade Literacy: Assisting the Jump over the Fourth-Grade Slump
Kurt A. Suhr; David A. Hernandez; Douglas Grimes; Mark Warschauer
Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment Vol. 9, No. 5 (January 2010)
School districts throughout the country are considering how to best integrate technology into instruction. There has been a movement in many districts toward one-to-one laptop instruction, in which all students are provided a laptop computer, but...
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Laptop Use, Interactive Science Software, and Science Learning among At-Risk Students
Binbin Zheng; Mark Warschauer; Jin Kyoung Hwang; Penelope Collins
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 23, No. 4 (August 2014) pp. 591–603
This year-long, quasi-experimental study investigated the impact of the use of netbook computers and interactive science software on fifth-grade students' science learning processes, academic achievement, and interest in further science,...
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A Design-Based Research Approach to Improving Professional Development and Teacher Knowledge: The Case of the Smithsonian Learning Lab
Doron Zinger; Ashley Naranjo; Isabel Amador; Nicole Gilbertson; Mark Warschauer
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 17, No. 3 (September 2017) pp. 388–410
Incorporating technology in classrooms to promote student learning is an ongoing instructional challenge. Teacher professional development (PD) is a central component of teacher education to support student use of technology and can improve student...
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Middle School Students' Writing and Feedback in a Cloud-Based Classroom Environment
Binbin Zheng; Joshua Lawrence; Mark Warschauer; Chin-Hsi Lin
Technology, Knowledge and Learning Vol. 20, No. 2 (July 2015) pp. 201–229
Individual writing and collaborative writing skills are important for academic success, yet are poorly taught in K-12 classrooms. This study examines how sixth-grade students (n = 257) taught by two teachers used Google Docs to write and exchange...
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Influence of incentives on performance in a pre-college biology MOOC
Suhang Jiang; Adrienne Williams; Mark Warschauer; Wenliang He; Diane O'Dowd
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 15, No. 5 (Oct 06, 2014)
There is concern that online education may widen the achievement gap between students from different socioeconomic classes. The recent discussion of integrating massive open online courses (MOOCs) into formal higher education has added fuel to this...
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Influence of Incentives on Performance in a Pre-College Biology MOOC
Suhang Jiang; Adrienne E. Williams; Mark Warschauer; Wenliang He; Diane K. O'Dowd
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 15, No. 5 (Oct 06, 2014) pp. 99–112
There is concern that online education may widen the achievement gap between students from different socioeconomic classes. The recent discussion of integrating massive open online courses (MOOCs) into formal higher education has added fuel to this...
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Affordances for Second Language Learning in "World of Warcraft"
Paul S. Rama; Rebecca W. Black; Elizabeth van Es; Mark Warschauer
ReCALL Vol. 24, No. 3 (September 2012) pp. 322–338
What are the affordances of online gaming environments for second language learning and socialization? To answer this question, this qualitative study examines two college-age Spanish learners' experiences participating in the Spanish language...
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Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education. Volume 106, Issue 2
Louanne Smolin; Kimberly Lawless; Chris Dede; Steve Jones; Camille Johnson-Yale; Francisco Seoane Perez; Jessica Schuler; James W. Pellegrino; Susan R. Goldman; Meryl Bertenthal; Kimberly Lawless; Charalambos Vrasidas; Gene V. Glass; Geneva D. Haertel; Barbara Means; William Penuel; Hilary Goldmann; Mark Warschauer; Sharon Tettegah; Eun Won Whang; Nakia Collins; Kona Taylor; Olga A. Vasquez; Nicholas C. Burbules
Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education Vol. 106, No. 2 (October 2007) pp. 1–218
There is little dispute that technology has transformed people's everyday lives. People shop online, download news in their iPods, communicate via text and video, take digital photos, and conduct all manner of personal and professional business via...