An Online Approach to Teaching International Outsourcing in Technical Communication Classes

Kirk St. Amant

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Vol. 35, No. 2 (2005) pp. 191–201

The growth of international online access has given rise to a new production method--international outsourcing--that has important implications for technical communication practices. Successful interactions within international outsourcing require...

Assumptions, Emotions, and Interpretations as Ethical Moments: Navigating a Small-Scale Cross-Cultural Online Interviewing Study

Paul St. John Frisoli

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE) Vol. 23, No. 4 (July 2010) pp. 393–405

In this paper, I map important "messy" elements that I learned from my five-month small-scale research project, one that was designed around pivotal works on online social research. I used computers and the Internet with Minan, a young man living in ...

A technological infrastructure for an e-business learning environment

Armand St-Pierre

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2798–2800

Several academic institutions are facing the distance education paradigm. Learners look for just-in-time learning anywhere anytime. What do we need as a technological infrastructure to develop and implement a virtual education online setting! The...

Topics: Distance Education, Students

Can Distance Learning Meet the Needs of Gifted Elementary Math Students?

Sylvia St. Cyr

Gifted Child Today Magazine Vol. 27, No. 2 (March 2004) pp. 42–51

What the author has learned from this experience is to allow time for the unexpected when dealing with technology. She has further learned that one needs a strong technological support system in the school to ensure that access can be restored. The...

The Use of Instructional Technology to Enhance Teaching Outcomes on Site and at a Distance

Armand St-Pierre

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 94–100

Constant changes in technology are a major threat to the survival of traditional education systems. Instructional technology (IT) has to become a major component to the educational system to help teachers effectively and efficiently integrate new...

Topics: Educational Technology

Establisment of a Service for Teaching and Learning with Technology

Armand St-Pierre

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3393–3394

The author of this paper will demonstrate the need to establish a 'Service for Teaching and Learning with Technology' (STLT) for a small community college to enhance teaching and learning outcomes. Arguments will be presented to support the creation ...

Topics: Learning Outcomes

Hardware for Hard-Up Schools?

Stuart A. St. John

Physics Education Vol. 47, No. 1 (January 2012) pp. 106–111

The purpose of this work was to investigate ways in which everyday computers can be used in schools to fulfil several of the roles of more expensive, specialized laboratory equipment for teaching and learning purposes. The brief adopted was to keep...

Integrating Intercultural Online Learning Experiences into the Computer Classroom

Kirk St. Amant

Technical Communication Quarterly Vol. 11, No. 3 (2002) pp. 289–315

Considers how technical communicators of the new millennium will need to develop certain skills to succeed in international online interactions. Notes that computer classrooms with online access can help students to develop these skills through...

Establishing the Reliability and Validity of a Computerized Assessment of Children's Working Memory for Use in Group Settings

Helen St Clair-Thompson

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment Vol. 32, No. 1 (February 2014) pp. 15–26

The aim of the present study was to investigate the reliability and validity of a brief standardized assessment of children's working memory; "Lucid Recall." Although there are many established assessments of working memory, "...

Self-Publish Your Own Open Educational Resource and Empower Your Classroom

Harry St. Ours

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1729–1736

You probably have a complete textbook worth of materials locked up in handouts and syllabi, all ready to publish right now. Or perhaps you'd like to share those lecture notes and slideshows you’ve worked on for years, but just don’t know where to...

Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Mobile Learning, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Teacher change facilitated by sustained School Situated Professional Development: Exemplar learning of Technology Enhanced Formative Assessment (TEFA)

Karen St. Cyr

(2009) pp. 1–273

This case study instantiates longitudinal change over a two year period by examining the role of School Situated Sustained Professional Development (SSSPD) on the evolution of the participant’s practice. The participant was a secondary science...

Educational practice in Australian circus, 1847–1930

Mark St Leon

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 33, No. 3 pp. 285–295

Most of the old Australian circuses were built on a family tradition in which circus skills were developed, shared, and passed from generation to generation. Children brought up in circus families had to concentrate upon the development of their...

Language: English

A SYSTEM APPROACH TO MANAGE EDUCATIONAL CHANGE IN A WEB-BASED EDUCATIONAL SETTING A PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

Armand St-pierre

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 1802–1808

Technology and educational changes force educational systems to modify their infrastructure to offer new teaching services to the learning community. The aim of this research paper is to present an infrastructure from a broader systems perspective ...

Topics: Learning Outcomes, Educational Technology

Using Web Media and Internet Resources To Enhance Teaching in a Military Training Institution-An Empirical Model

Armand St-Pierre

Journal of Interactive Instruction Development Vol. 12, No. 2 (1999) pp. 15–22

Describes the development of a Web training system to increase faculty confidence in the use of educational technology and to encourage participants to use Web-based resources efficiently and effectively in the classroom and by remote access....

A Proposal for an Instructional Technology and Media Center for Distance Educators

Armand St-Pierre

International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 27, No. 1 (2000) pp. 29–35

Presents a proposal describing the characteristics that a modern ITMC (Instructional Technology and Media Center) for distance educators who teach in the Office of Continuing Education, via the World Wide Web, should have. Highlights include a...

The Need for Expanded Research in Correspondence Instruction: A Literature Review

Suzanne St. Pierre

Continuing Higher Education Review Vol. 54, No. 2 (1990) pp. 79–93

Noting that the body of literature is limited, the author reviews research on correspondence study enrollments, instructors, and theories; independent learning; characteristics of quality in instruction; student-teacher interaction and feedback; and ...

Distance Learning in Physical Education

Peter St. Pierre

Quest Vol. 50, No. 4 (1998) pp. 344–56

Distance learning (DL) provides equal access to higher education for individuals who might not otherwise be able to pursue college degrees. This paper defines DL and distance learners, discusses the quality and status of DL programs, examines...

A Web approach to develop and deploy an effective course

Armand St-Pierre

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1000–1001

Faculty and students of the author's college have begun to realize the full potential of the Internet as a teaching and learning tool. Students are beginning to perceive strong learning outcomes from on-line materials and Web-based contents. The...

Topics: Instructional Materials, Learning Outcomes, Instructional Design, Distance Education

Why should we motivate teachers to use instructional technology in their teaching process

Armand St-Pierre

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) p. 2333

The goal of this panel is to discuss the pros and cons why any school, college, and university should introduce in an efficient and effective ways instructional technology in their teaching process. Some of the issues to be discussed could be: what...

Topics: Teaching Methods

Use of FrontPage 2000 to Develop and Manage a Teacher's Educational Web Site

Armand St-Pierre

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2802–2805

In this paper, I will describe briefly the necessary steps to build a simple Web site to support the teaching process and promote learning outcomes. Here are the main steps that I will show throughout this session:

Topics: Learning Outcomes

Imagining Tomorrow's Future Today

Art St. George

EDUCAUSE Review Vol. 42, No. 6 (2007) pp. 106–108

Today, at the end of 2007, there are evident consolidations in wireless, storage, and virtualization and the path forward seems clearer now than previously. Trends from last year continue strongly, particularly Web 2.0 and the shift to user-driven...

Commentary: When Cultures and Computers Collide: Rethinking Computer-Mediated Communication According to International and Intercultural Communication Expectations

Kirk St. Amant

Journal of Business and Technical Communication Vol. 16, No. 2 (2002) pp. 196–214

Notes that online communication technology makes intercultural communication faster and more direct than was ever before possible, but, in doing so, it may also amplify cultural rhetorical differences. Proposes that communication researchers need to ...

On the Use of Technology for Mathematics At

Carl Lee; Dennis St

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 630–633

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The Use of Adobe Connect and Studium Platforms in Post-Graduate Academic Education. A case study.

Marjolaine St-Pierre

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 2037–2041

In Quebec, the graduate training at the university in school administration field is a legal requirement in order to act as the principal of a school. Universities are therefore looking for technological tools enabling them to reach these students,...

Topics: Collaborative technologies, Learner-centered, and self-directed learning, Innovative online learning and educational programming

A focus group study of rural Saskatchewan teachers' perspectives on filtering the Internet

Jeffrey Louis St. Onge

(2005) pp. 1–97

This research project studies the views of rural Saskatchewan elementary and secondary teachers regarding the use of filtering software to provide Internet access for their students. Teachers in four focus groups were asked to provide their...

A Web-based instruction model for open learning -A theorical and practical framework

Armand St-Pierre

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1519–1520

As computers becomes more prevalent in the field of education, educators are obligated to plan and provide for classroom of computer technology. The combination of media and technology offer the possibility of developping a computerized virtual...

Topics: Educational Technology, Computers, Instructional Materials

Factors Enhancing Teachers' Performance in a Web-Educational Setting

Armand St-Pierre

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3047–3051

In several academic institutions, teachers use computers and Internet resources to accomplish various tasks in different courses. Learners experiment with these resources but use them improperly in their learning process. The author of this paper...

Topics: Internet

Textbooks as a vehicle for curriculum reform

Eileen Sarah St. George

Textbooks as a @?vehicle for curriculum@reform (2001) pp. 1–221

The purpose of this study was to explore issues surrounding the use of textbooks as a vehicle for curriculum reform. This study engaged both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate a strand of curriculum reform dissemination within a...

Interdisciplinary Gerontology Education Online: A Developmental Process Model

Halcyon St. Hill; Nancy Edwards

Gerontology & Geriatrics Education Vol. 24, No. 4 (2004) pp. 23–44

Distance education online in gerontology in academic settings is designed to reflect content relevant to gerontology practices, academic standards, teaching strategies, and technology that embrace content delivery while enhancing learning. A balance ...

A Data Bank Experience on the PLATO System

Wallace Schwab; Richard St-Denis

Journal of Computer-Based Instruction Vol. 7, No. 2 (November 1980) pp. 41–46

Current theories on terminology and lexicography which underlie the logical components of the terminology bank set up on the PLATO system and established standards are briefly presented. The units that were essential to developing the bank are...

Parents as Co-Learners, Tutors & Teachers

Bob St. Cyr; Tim Pelton

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4542–4547

Parents often struggle to support their children with mathematics. A lack of resources may be an issue for some, but for many others their struggles may be indicative of an ongoing, multigenerational procedural bias in the taught curriculum - where...

Search by Fuzzy Inference in a Children's Dictionary

Claude St-Jacques; Caroline Barriere

Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 18, No. 3 (July 2005) pp. 193–215

This research aims at promoting the usage of an online children's dictionary within a context of reading comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. Inspired by document retrieval approaches developed in the area of information retrieval (IR) research,...

Evaluation of a School-Linked Program for Children with Cancer

Pamela St Leger; Lyn Campbell

Health Education Vol. 108, No. 2 (2008) pp. 117–129

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show that the "Back on Track" program is designed to support students with a chronic illness (usually cancer) to maintain contact with their school and peers whilst undergoing treatment, to promote socio...

What level of education matters most for growth?: Evidence from Portugal

João Pereira; Miguel St. Aubyn

Economics of Education Review Vol. 28, No. 1 pp. 67–73

We decompose annual average years of schooling series for Portugal into different schooling levels series. By estimating a number of vector autoregressions, we provide measures of aggregate and disaggregate economic growth impacts of different...

Language: English

The Weisman Art Museum: Engaging the Community in Public Art through Digital Media

Ellyn St Louis; Suzanne DeFoe

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 1224–1229

Abstract: The University of Minnesota’s Weisman Art Museum will be closed to the public for an extensive expansion and renovation project through the 2010-2011 academic year. As such, it is of critical importance to maintain an interactive online...

Is There a Basis for Specifying the Mathematical Requirements of the 16 Year Old Entering Employment?

W G. Dawes; D St. J. Jesson

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 10, No. 3 (1979) pp. 391–400

This paper attempts to assess the validity of employers' complaints about the mathematical shortcomings of school leavers and discusses implications of the findings. (MK)

Dynamically Connected Representations: A Powerful Tool for the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics

Douglas A. Lapp; Dennis St. John

International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education Vol. 16, No. 1 (2009) pp. 37–44

This article describes a vision of student use of dynamically connected representations as they investigate mathematical ideas. Although this article is intended to generate discussion about the potential of dynamically connected representations, we ...

Children's Misconceptions in Primary Science: A Survey of Teachers' Views

Karen Pine; David Messer; Kate St. John

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 19, No. 1 (2001) pp. 79–96

Considers the process of conceptual change and describes empirical studies into children's naive theories of physics concepts. Uses the Representational Redescription model to explain how naive theories are a feature of conceptual change. Provides a ...

Student Perspectives on the Effectiveness of Correspondence Instruction

Suzanne St. Pierre; Larry K. Olsen

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 5, No. 3 (1991) pp. 65–71

Describes a study that was conducted to analyze students' perceptions of instructors and instructional impact in terms of student satisfaction with the delivery of college credit correspondence courses at Pennsylvania State University. The...

The distinctive features of joint participation in a community of learners

Alison Sewell; Alison St George; Joy Cullen

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 31, No. 1 (April 2013) pp. 46–55

The importance of teachers' and children's collaborative engagement in shared learning activities has a strong evidence base in sociocultural research and is promoted as an effective pedagogy in New Zealand's national curriculum. However, what this...

Language: English

Patient-centered care and patient safety: A model for nurse educators

Judith L. St. Onge; Robin B. Parnell

Teaching and Learning in Nursing Vol. 10, No. 1 (January 2015) pp. 39–43

Safe practice is a basic goal of nursing education. Despite recent highly visible efforts to include safety content within nursing curricula, there is evidence that safety education remains inconsistent. This article develops an evidence-based...

Language: English

The Educational Use of Social Media Sites by Pharmacy Students

Erin L. St. Onge; Katie Hoehn

Journal of Curriculum and Teaching Vol. 4, No. 1 (2015) pp. 114–121

Social media sites are widely used among professional students and may offer an alternative means of communication for professors to utilize within their courses. Social media site usage has been characterized within healthcare education, however,...

Examining motivation in online distance learning environments: Complex, multifaceted and situation-dependent

Maggie Hartnett; Alison St. George; Jon Dron

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 12, No. 6 (Sep 22, 2011) pp. 20–38

Existing research into motivation in online environments has tended to use one of two approaches. The first adopts a trait-like model that views motivation as a relatively stable, personal characteristic of the learner. Research from this...

Modifying Attitudes of Arab School Teachers toward Stuttering

Fauzia Abdalla; Kenneth O. St. Louis

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools Vol. 45, No. 1 (January 2014) pp. 14–25

Purpose: The authors of this quasi-experimental design study explored the effect of an educational documentary video that presented factual and emotional aspects of stuttering on changing attitudes toward stuttering of preservice trainees and in...

Exploring Motivation in an Online Context: A Case Study

Maggie Hartnett; Alison St. George; Jon Dron

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (March 2014) pp. 31–53

With the increasing ubiquity of new technologies, many claims are being made about their potential to transform tertiary education. In order for this transformation to be realized, however, a range of issues needs to be addressed. Research evidence...

Health Hero: A Game Prototype For Children

Lyn Ackerman; Billy Meinke; Susan St John

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 18–22

A film entitled Super Size Me examined the American people’s love of fast food and big portions. It followed the filmmaker’s 30-day journey as he ate all his meals at McDonald’s and dangerously increased his body mass. The film graphically...

Challenges of Using Audio-Visual Aids as Warm-Up Activity in Teaching Aviation English

Mehmet Sahin; St. Sule; Y. E. Seçer

Educational Research and Reviews Vol. 11, No. 8 (Apr 23, 2016) pp. 860–866

This study aims to find out the challenges encountered in the use of video as audio-visual material as a warm-up activity in aviation English course at high school level. This study is based on a qualitative study in which focus group interview is...

Student's Understanding of Graph Based on Information-Processing

Helti Mampouw; Agung Lukito; St. Suwarsono

International Journal of Active Learning Vol. 1, No. 1 (Nov 05, 2016) pp. 12–19

This study is a preliminary research on how students understand patterns. Students' understanding of something is a cognitive phenomenon as, according to information processing perspective, an integral part of the stimulus, receiving, encoding,...

Language: English

Enhancing Online and Face-to-Face Teaching with Social Networking Sites and Digital Literacy Activities

Roberta Hammett; Lisa St. Croix; Cathy Wicks

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 1036–1041

This paper discusses efforts to enhance classroom relations, learning climate and understanding of the pedagogical possibilities of digital technologies, both online and face-to-face, with social networking sites. The case study of the online course,...

Using Microcomputers to Score Placement Tests

Judith S. Shoemaker; Elizabeth A. St. John

T.H.E. Journal Vol. 13, No. 4 (1985) pp. 82–84

The University of California (Irvine) has automated its scoring of placement tests to incoming freshmen and women with specialized administrative software that interfaces a microcomputer with an optical card reader. The university's placement...