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An Online Marketing Guide for Educational Institutions
Hendrik Speck
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1512–1513
The paper presents an empirical survey of the technologies, skills and resources required to create a successful viral marketing and institutional strategy for educational institutions within a competitive network concentric environment. The paper...
Topics: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Networking Technologies
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Finding Appropriate Publication Outlets for Technology Use in Education
Marwin Britto
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4457–4458
As increasing numbers of higher education faculty use technology in their teaching, research and service activities and write about these experiences, it becomes increasingly important but often challenging for them to find an appropriate...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Going Online? Professional Development for Teachers in Inclusive Settings
Katia Gonzalez; Paul Acquaro
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2628–2629
The purpose of this study is to examine some of the challenges in developing and implementing an online professional development workshop for teachers working in inclusive settings.An online workshop on sexuality education and mental retardation and ...
Topics: Educational Technology, Professional Development, Teachers, Inclusive Education
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Enterprise OpenSource eLearning and Online Communities with .LRN
Alfred Essa
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3666–3668
There is increasing recognition that the evolution of eLearning systems and educational technology tools must provide new and varied forms of collaboration. Open-source software offers one route to explore for such choices. .LRN is an open-source...
Topics: Software, Educational Technology, Learning Management Systems
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Discover. Apply. Succeed. An Innovative Career and Technology High School
Theron T Brown
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 162–163
During the conference poster session, the authors will present an in-depth, colorful descriptive overview of a rich, technology-infused, innovative high school utilizing an alternative setting to prepare students for careers, certifications, and...
Topics: Educational Technology, Schools, Computer Sciences, Students
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Access and Equity Issues in Distance Learning
Jack Fei Yang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4770–4772
Development of distance education across the world is influenced by economics, politics, technology, and societal issues, it is important for distance program designers to be aware that technology applications in distance education may provide...
Topics: Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Distance Education
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A Case Study of Pre-service Teachers Learning to Teach with Technology During Internship
Kathleen Nolan; David Friesen; Vi Maeers; Alec Couros
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2498–2500
The iTeacherEd project is a three-year action research process in a Faculty of Education at a Canadian University. The overall goal of the project is to develop a model for the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into the ...
Topics: Educational Technology, Integration, Teachers, Information Communication Technologies
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One Large Technology Leap for Pre-Service Teachers; One Small Step for Humankind
Jane Strickland Strickland; Shane Moulton; Albert Strickland
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2350–2351
The institution and progressive element of digital portfolios within pre-service teacher preparation is a major component for this College of Education. As an element within the admission process to teacher education, the portfolio serves as the...
Topics: Developmental Stages, Portfolios, Educational Technology, Integration, Teachers
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Educational Media Research Best Practices
Gary Boyd; Johanes Strobel; Robert Bernard
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3535–3537
Given the serious weakness of so much research in the field; the purpose of this panel is to exhibit and discuss best practices in the five types of research most appropriately applicable to educational media improvement. The types chosen are:...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Development of Support Software to Create Lesson Preview Teaching Materials with Music
Toshihiko Takeuchi
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4400–4403
It is important in e-learning education to develop multimedia teaching materials that capture the learners f attention. This study proposes the concept of entertaining teaching material, which shows learners the outline of an upcoming lesson by...
Topics: Software, Educational Technology
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How to Support Less-Successful Learners of Japanese------ by Using Web-based Instruction
Chih-Hsiu Wu; Yung-Sheng Chang; Po-Yin Wang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2987–2988
The authors' experiences in teaching Japanese in higher education institutions have suggested that students, especially low-achievement students, need more opportunities for practice, interaction, and collaborative learning. It is important to find...
Topics: Achievement, Educational Technology, Students
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A taxonomy for instructional design
Brad Hokanson; Simon Hooper
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3137–3139
Educational uses of technology, indeed pedagogy in general, often remain mired in traditional notions of instruction that focus on information delivery. A diverse range of methods are available for instruction; these choices have been expanded by...
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Learning culture meets new media: A content analysis of online tutorials among Malaysian students
Zenaida Lowe
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 544–547
While it is evident that cultural values shape the use of technology, is it possible for technology to create a context where the understood norms of a culture no longer hold? Learning culture in Asia has long been seen as highly influenced by Asian ...
Topics: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Culture, High Risk, Students
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Who Said Getting Educators to Talk was Easy? Just Try Online Discussion Groups; the Silence is Deafening!
Jane Strickland; Al Strickland
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2562–2564
As an online-based course from its inception, this advanced general technology requirement for the Educational Leadership doctoral program serves as the one point where technology use and integration are expected. Among the three strands ...
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Challenges and Opportunities in an International Technology Professional Development Program
Wendy Martin; Daniel Light
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2900–2902
With the goal of encouraging integration of technology into project-based teaching, Intel Teach to the Future arrived on the worldwide educational stage at a critical moment. As ICT has transformed society, many countries have recognized the need to ...
Topics: Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
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Effects of CMC on Students’ Attitudes to School and Behavior in a Virtual Mentoring Program
Sophia Tan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 844–847
This paper presents the preliminary results of a study-in-progress on the impact of virtual mentoring in an education technology course on teaching and learning. This presentation will include a description of the virtual mentoring program that is...
Topics: Mentoring, Educational Technology
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The Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education and Instructional Technology
Louise Hay; John McTaggart; Jane Zahner
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 490–491
This brief paper presentation will describe the findings of an action evaluation project, recently completed, at a small liberal arts college concerning the utilization of the Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education and...
Topics: Attitudes, Faculty, Educational Technology
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Integrating Technology; One Faculty at a Time
Laura Battista
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2603–2605
With the advent of an academic laptop program, and increased demands from students the Faculty of Arts at McGill University embarked on a challenging experiment where an "Educational Technology Group" was created. This new group was to provide...
Topics: Faculty, Educational Technology
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Enabling Faculty to Develop Interactive Multimedia: The iMOD Project
Taft Eaker; Mark Johnson
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4202–4205
This demonstration is an overview of the Interactive Media Object Development (iMOD) tool. This software was developed for higher education faculty to design and create interactive multimedia learning objects. These objects generally present a...
Topics: Interaction, Educational Technology, Multimedia, Software, Learning Objects
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The Digital Divide: Opportunities for Language and Multicultural Education
Marty Thomas
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4821–4824
An underlying assumption in the debate regarding the value of instructional technology in education is that the learners have access to the technology. Instructional technologies with useful pedagogical features are useless though without the...
Topics: Languages, Educational Technology, Computers, Internet, Digital Divide
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Issues in Future Distance Educational Research
Jack Fei Yang; Chao-Ming Lin; Hsun-Cheng Lin,; Ching-Mei Hsiao
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4876–4880
There is an important need in providing media comparison research in order to adopt the most appropriate media for distance learning, however, beyond the media comparison studies?future researchers should avoid focusing only on a media comparison...
Topics: Learning Outcomes, Race, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Distance Education
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Developing learning models from World Wide Web for empowering E-learning
Shu-Sheng Liaw; Hsiu-Mei Huang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1386–1391
Owing to the wide application of advanced technology for school use, especially for online courses, the Internet and Web seem to have great potential for E-learning. The aim of this paper is to examine four different aspects of Web-based learning...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Experiencing Learning in an Online Community of Practice
Meng-Fen Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4840–4843
Classroom experiences only account for a small portion of the ways students learn. Time in the library, interacting with professors and peers, and reading textbooks are all important and meaningful learning activities. As technology becomes more...
Topics: Classrooms, Community, Interaction, Educational Technology
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What are the Factors Related to the Successful use of ICTs by Student-teachers at the Elementary-school Level?
Stephane Villeneuve; Thierry Karsenti
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2726–2731
The present study was conducted in the province of Quebec (Canada). Almost 7000 students completing their bachelor's degree in education were surveyed. This study was implemented in order to understand which factors contribute or facilitate the...
Topics: Information Communication Technologies, Educational Technology, Teachers
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Advanced e-Learning Multimedia Platform to Manage Lessons and Seminars: MES
Flavio Fontana; Marina Moscarini; Daniele Tedesco
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1473–1476
In this paper an innovative platform to manage e-learning activities, virtual courses, seminars and related multimedia databases is discussed. JNetlesson and JNetSeminar, advanced Video Content Management System (VCMS), are presented. The systems,...
Topics: Multimedia, Educational Technology, Video, Learning Management Systems, Databases
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Developing “user-friendliness interfases” in educational technology
Rosario Urzúa Soto
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4112–4117
This paper describes the work carried out in the development of this educational technology tool, and the process of continuous improvement and testing out which will be carried out during this current and next semesters using usability engineering. ...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Technology and education - implementation in an Australian context
Jean Macnish; Sue Trinidad
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2282–2285
What are the key elements needed for introducing technology in a school or college? What are the perceptions of introducing online learning in a vocational education and training or secondary education system? What needs to take place in your...
Topics: Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Networking Technologies
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A constructivist approach for training environment
Nasreddine Bouhaï
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3795–3799
The HNLS tool, which we develop within the laboratory Paragraphe, prefigures the technologies intended for the educational world. The construction and the sharing of knowledge are at the base of the principles which guide the operation of our device....
Topics: Educational Technology
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The Validation and Application of an Online Learning Environment Instrument (OLLES)
John Clayton
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2415–2419
Increasingly the perceived benefits of information stored in a digital format are being exploited. The sophistication and ease of supporting web browsers, the creation of internet search engines the advancing computer skills of students mean...
Topics: Information Communication Technologies, Educational Technology, Internet
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Assessing learners' perceptions of interaction with web-based instruction in adult and higher education in Taiwan
Po-Yin Wang; Yung-Sheng Chang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2971–2975
Many educators discover that online interaction is necessary for distance education. Interaction is considered as "a defining characteristic of education," and is viewed as a "vitally important" activity in the design of distance education.As we...
Topics: Research Methods, Educational Technology, Interaction, Distance Education, Instructional Design
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Design Framework of Situated Online Environments for Foreign Language Learning
Seung-hee Lee; Jeong-hee Lee; Jin-Woo Kim
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1894–1899
With the rapid utilization of web technologies in education fields, the transformation of essential concepts of learning and teaching strategies has been gaining a great deal of attention among foreign language educators recently. The study...
Topics: Educational Technology, Languages
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Multimedia in Education: Integration on Multiple Levels
Dixie Billheimer; Kim Sigman; Michael Murphy; Lisa Heaton
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3008–3011
Serving as a stimulus for cognitive engagement, multimedia provides the motivation for active participation and investment by all students. As educators realize the benefits multimedia offers for classroom use, this technology may become one of the...
Topics: Educational Technology, Multimedia, Classrooms
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Designing Case-Based Teacher Education Modules To Promote Constructivist Pedagogical Activities With Information Technology: The GIDE
Jonghwi Park; Robert Bracewell
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2508–2511
This paper proposes case-based teacher education modules, called GIDE, to promote the effective use of information and communication technology (ICT) in constructivist pedagogical activities. The GIDE modules constitutes the following four...
Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Students, Information Communication Technologies
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Technology Integration Techniques in Preservice and Alternative Teacher Education Preparation
Wanjira Kinuthia
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3193–3198
Despite widespread use of computers by teachers outside of the classroom, instructional practices do not always incorporate technology into teaching practices. This underutilization of educational technology is due partly to a lack of understanding...
Topics: Integration, Instructional Design, Teachers, Educational Technology, Students
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Digital Animation Resources for Learning to Read Plans
Airton Cattani
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4887–4891
This paper discuss the evolution of the technical resources employed in a website intended for the professional training of construction workers in the interpretation of plans. Developed as a doctoral thesis in the Ph.D. programme of Information...
Topics: Educational Technology
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The impact of an Internet-based forum on preservice teachers' educational experience.
Kathleen Hughes De Sousa; Kelley Chappell, PhD; Sally Naylor, PhD
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2020–2024
As technology blurs the lines between traditional and non-traditional education, it is important to understand how the Internet can be used to supplement "traditional" educational experiences. Research is being conducted to investigate the impact...
Topics: Students, Educational Technology, Internet, Computers
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The framework of Knowledge Sharing in E-learning Environments: Based on Activity Theory
Hsiu-Mei Huang; Shu-Sheng Liaw; Geeng.-Neng You
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4265–4271
In today's competitive global economy characterized by knowledge economic, the concept of knowledge management is becoming increasingly prevalent in academic practices. Knowledge is an important factor to remain the source of competitive advantage...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Unlocking visual interface design principles for technology students
Joanne Beriswill
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 923–928
Novice-level educational technology students can be daunted by the visual interface design process. The ABC's R US model of visual design can help students to streamline their design process. The model separates the design process into seven steps ...
Topics: Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Students
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Synchronous Versus Asynchronous: Delivery of Online Instruction and the Factors that Lead to Success or Failure
Stephanie Huffman; Kelly Wilkinson; Cheryl Wiedmaier; Tena Crews; Joe Arn; Virginia Hemby
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2253–2257
The focus of the panel discussion will cover the pros and cons of delivering an online course utilizing primarily synchronous strategies versus asynchronous strategies. The determining factor driving the decision by the instructor to use...
Topics: Distance Education, Educational Technology
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Simulating the Impact of Motivation Support Factors on Faculty Adoption of Web-Based Instruction
Hae-Deok Song; Wonseok Suh; Sehnaz Baltaci
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3615–3620
This study attempts to build a simulation model of the impacts of motivation-support factors on faculty adoption of the Web-Based Instruction (WBI) in a higher education setting. Faculty have different concerns as they integrate new technology into...
Topics: Integration, Educational Technology, Faculty
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Life-Long Education Developing Factors in Internet Learning Environments Employing Multimedia and its Application - Traditional Teaching/Learning Roles Maintained?
Lenka Bucherova
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3028–3031
The presentation poster will show results of quantitative and qualitative research in the almost unexplored field of potential of www based multimedia learning environment for development of life-long education factors. It was found that critical...
Topics: Multimedia, Educational Technology
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Learning To Teach With Technology: The Technology In Mathematics Education Project
Michael Hardy
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2632–2635
This paper concerns the impact of the Technology In Mathematics Education (TIME) Project on participants' perceptions of their preparedness to teach middle or secondary mathematics with technology. Both qualitative and quantitative data were...
Topics: Educational Technology, Mathematics, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
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Theory to Practice: Technology Enhanced Instruction in An Integrated Language Arts, Literature and Educational Technology Course for Pre-service Teachers
Gail Gaetz; Chery Takkunen
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2445–2448
This paper describes the North Star PT3 (Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology) project at the College of St. Scholastica. One of the goals of the North Star PT3 project was to prepare highly skilled new teachers who are able to use...
Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers
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Radiology for Students - Beyond a Textbook
Helen Kavnoudias; Nina Sacharias
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3930–3934
Radiology for Students: Beyond a Textbook is a tutorial series of educational material in Radiology detailing 16 learning units on CD-Rom or DVD that incorporate simultaneous learning from visual combined with auditory input. The development of the ...
Topics: Learning Objects, Educational Technology
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Exploring pedagogical uses of technology in statistics education
Lucy Cumyn; Rhonda Amsel; Susanne Lajoie
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2784–2787
The purpose of this paper is to first briefly review ways in which the roles of computer and information technology have become important in teaching and learning today. This trend has also become increasingly apparent within the domain of...
Topics: Students, Educational Technology, Integration
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Case Study, Sharing Digital Middletown Project Experiences and Findings: Practical Deployment of Rich Media Content for Education and Entertainment by Long Distance High Bandwidth Wireless Technology
H. O'Neal Smitherman; Bizhan Nasseh; Philip Repp
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 351–354
Ball State University was awarded a U.S. Department of Education grant to comprehensively test the deployment and learning impact of high-production interactive media delivered over high bandwidth wireless technology. The media include materials for ...
Topics: Networking Technologies, Learning Outcomes, Schools, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
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Technology in Teaching and Creating Art
Candice Schilz
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2346–2349
Abstract: Preservice teachers in art education need opportunities to develop skills and understandings about the potential for technology in education and art. While technology is is characterized by deep divides in terms of available resources,...
Topics: Elementary Education, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Fine Arts
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Transitioning to Standards-Based Preservice Teacher Education with Electronic Portfolios
David Dalton
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2794–2801
Teacher education programs are under increasing pressure to demonstrate that their licensure candidates not only possess technology skills, but have applied those skills to solve meaningful problems in teaching and learning. Online portfolios...
Topics: Assessment, Educational Technology, Portfolios
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In Search of the Mobile Learning Paradigm as We Are Going Nomadic
Insook Lee; Tsuneo Yamada; Yasutaka Shimizu; Masanori Shinohara; Yoshiaki Hada
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2888–2893
The current research reviews how mobile technology emerges, evolves, and expands; inquires specifically into the influences of mobile technology on education; reviews the concepts and features of mobile learning; and introduces guidelines and...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Combating ‘Cut N Paste’ Culture: The Impact of New Media Technologies on Plagiarism
Caroline Miall
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2918–2923
Whilst plagiarism has been around since pen was put to paper, the inextricable relationship that education now enjoys with new media technologies has seen its incidence increase to epidemic proportions. Plagiarism has become a blight on tertiary...
Topics: Educational Technology, Students