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Instructional Computing: In Search of Better Methods for the Production of CAI Lessons
George Kontos
Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 13, No. 1 (1985) pp. 3–14
Investigates alternative methods of developing computer assisted instruction (CAI) lessons and concludes that a team effort of experienced educators and highly skilled computer professionals is essential for production of "better" CAI lessons. A...
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Designing and Implementing a Unique Website Design Project in an Undergraduate Course
George Kontos
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 60, No. 2 (2016) pp. 154–159
The following paper describes a distinctive collaborative service-learning project done in an undergraduate class on web design. In this project, students in a web design class contacted local community non-profit organizations to create websites ...
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Laptop University: A Faculty Perspective
George Kontos
AACE Journal Vol. 9, No. 1 (2001) pp. 32–47
Abstract This paper looks at mobile computing and laptop programs in higher education. Some of the benefits and drawbacks of laptop programs are examined. Examples of universities that have implemented laptop programs are given. One such university, ...
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The Global Quiz Bowl: Competing and Cooperating through Compressed Video
George Kontos; Al P. Mizell
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 49, No. 6 (2005) pp. 16–21
"Students Around the world exchanging over the phone" (SAXophone) was the result of a collaboration among educators from Sweden, New York and Florida to allow students from participating schools experience compressed videoconferencing with other...
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Distance Education: Applications in a Masters and Doctoral Program
Lois Ann Hesser; George Kontos
Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 25, No. 3 (1997) pp. 249–71
Examines masters and doctoral programs at Nova Southeastern University (FL) that rely on technological delivery systems: autobridge, videotapes, electronic mail, compressed video, electronic library access, bulletin boards, and a virtual classroom....
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Global Village Classroom: The Changing Roles of Teachers and Students through Technology
George Kontos; Al P. Mizell
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 42, No. 5 (1997) pp. 17–22
Describes two projects that illustrate students' helping teachers use technology. In the Teacher Resources Under Student Tutors (TRUST) project, middle- and high-school students collaborate with teachers on a specific lesson. In the global...