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Landforms, natural hazards, and the change in the Earth over time are common material in state and national standards. Volcanoes exemplify these standards and readily capture the interest and imagination of students. With a minimum of training,...

This study varied instructional strategies to determine methods most appropriate to enhance learning eff ectiveness and efficiency. Metacognitive prompts administered following training on a medium-fidelity simulation system were combined with...

Simulation models provide decision support to long-term planning processes. The Bergen Learning Environment for National Development (BLEND) is a game based on a simplified version of Millennium Institute's Threshold 21 model (T21) that sensitizes...

Significant personnel shortages in special education have been noted in the 23rd Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of IDEA Act (USDE, 2002). With predictions of even more serious teacher shortages, there is an especially critical need...

With collaborative web technologies such as wikis becoming increasingly popular in the workplace, this case study examined how workers at an education research unit within a graduate school of education perceive the wiki as a platform for...

The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) is a useful clinical and research assessment, but it has limitations in content, age range, and efficiency. The purpose of this article is to describe the development of the item bank for a new ...

We examined predictions derived from Valentine's (1991) Multidimensional Space (MDS) framework for own- and other-race face processing. A set of 20 computerized faces was generated from a single prototype. Each face was saved as Black and White,...

Many countries have invested heavily in facilities and teacher training for the infusion of information technology (IT) into various school subjects. The background besetting this innovation and how far learning has improved thereby are important...

This paper argues that instructional designers should consider implications of the digital divide when designing distance education. The term “digital divide” is defined as the notion that differences in socioeconomic status result in varying levels ...

Virtual worlds are gaining popularity as a tool for communication, teaching, and for other social interactions. However, creating virtual worlds remains a challenge for ‘average users’ who do not have a substantial amount of technical expertise in...

AAlthough the widespread use of social media reflects how Web 2.0 technologies have become embedded in our lives, there are still significant challenges in harnessing these and their related practices for learning. One expectation is that they will...

AAlthough the widespread use of social media reflects how Web 2.0 technologies have become embedded in our lives, there are still significant challenges in harnessing these and their related practices for learning. One expectation is that they will...

As educational technologies evolve and become available they create opportunities and challenges for university teachers. Once potential improvements are identified they often need to be implemented incrementally and carefully evaluated. The...

This paper describes the re-development of a tool to increase participation in the classroom through the use of standard student owned wireless devices and dynamic web content. The system was designed so that students in a lecture room environment...

There has been developing interest in the potential for the use of mobile technology to achieve educational objectives, in particular for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The HANDS project has developed a software application for...

This demonstration will outline the design & operation of the W.I.L.D system, a tool to facilitate in class interaction with students through personally owned wireless devices. Results from an earlier prototype suggested that whilst students could...

Communication is ongoing process that provides a solid foundation for teaching and learning. Teachers play the role of being a sender and a receiver in and outside classroom. Hence, they face all kind of daily challenges. These challenges need to...

Most sociological research assumes that social network composition shapes individual beliefs. Network theory and research has not adequately considered that internalized cultural worldviews might affect network composition. Drawing on a synthetic,...

Abstract: This paper in an inquiry into the implementation of aquaponics systems in Australasian schools as a model for engaging students in 21st century differentiated learning. The project is being developed to cater for multiple year levels and...

This paper puts forward an argument for a group-oriented generative approach to induction and transition as a way of addressing both a cognitive and a situative view of development (Anderson, Greeno, Reder, & Simon, 2000) that are mutually...