Browsing by Subject: Schools
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The Impact and Sustainability of Multimedia Anchored Instruction with a Highly Diverse Sample of Middle School Students Enrolled in Inclusive Classrooms
Herbert Rieth & Cathy Thomas, The University of Texas at Austin, United States; Charles Kinzer, Columbia University, Teachers College, United States; Linda Colburn, Zayed University, United States
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3259–3264
This roundtable will focus on the concept of anchored instruction and its impact on the academic outcomes attained by a highly diverse sample of students enrolled in inclusive Junior High School... More
pp. 3259-3264
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The implementation of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) to gain ‘buy-in’ from academic staff for improved e-learning practices: Brunel University’s e-Learning Pathfinder ENTICE Project
Julia Stephenson, Philip Alberts, Natalie Parnis & Anu Sharma, Brunel University, United Kingdom
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3077–3078
This presentation provides an overview of the aims, process and results of Brunel University’s e-Learning Pathfinder Project, ENTICE, funded by the HE Academy. The presenters will describe data... More
pp. 3077-3078
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Dreams Can Come True! The Technological Transformation of an "Ordinary", Urban Elementary School
Brenda Richards, University of South Carolina, United States
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3031–3035
Have you ever taken a special journey? You know how much planning goes into a good trip, how you need to prepare by brainstorming together where you want to go and have the vision to believe you... More
pp. 3031-3035
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Embedding e-Learning: Sustaining transformational change
Maria-Christiana Papaefthimiou, Clare McCullagh & Ryan Bird, University of Reading, United Kingdom
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) p. 3014
e-Learning innovation at the University of Reading has tended to be local and centred on “academic champions”. This flexible, non-directive and evolutionary approach to staff engagement with e... More
p. 3014
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A technology-enhanced learning environment to support learning by sharing professional experience in writing
Monica Gavota, Daniel Schneider, Mireille Betrancourt & Urs Richle, University of Geneva, TECFA, Switzerland
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 2883–2892
In Switzerland, over 75% of higher secondary education is vocational. Apprentices spend 70% of their time as an employee in a company and the remaining time at school. Learning in school and... More
pp. 2883-2892
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Design and Integration of an Automated Assessment Laboratory: Experiences and Guide
Heinz Dreher & Naomi Dreher, Curtin Business School, Australia; Torsten Reiners, University of Hamburg, Germany
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 2858–2863
The aim of the Automated Assessment Laboratory (AAL) being established at the Curtin Business School (CBS) is to provide lecturers with the opportunity to have essays automatically assessed using... More
pp. 2858-2863
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Introducing a Learning Management System (LMS) into your School: Some Considerations
Leanne Cameron, Macquarie University, Australia; Kim Mahoney, Hills Grammar School, Australia
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 2826–2831
School administrators, computer co-ordinators and even classroom teachers are being asked to determine whether their school should invest in a Learning Management System (LMS). Many know little... More
pp. 2826-2831
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Construction of a Thesis in a Collaborative Online Environment.
Viitala Tuulikki, School of Vocational Teacher Education, Finland
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 2742–2745
This article discusses an online implementation of the process of thesis work and its supervision in the Oulu School of Vocational Teacher Education. I first focus on the conceptions of learning ... More
pp. 2742-2745
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A possible model of learning environment to overcome distance and isolation: the case of Marettimo
Giusy Cannella, National Agency for the Support of School Autonomy, Italy
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 2541–2550
This case study will focus on an innovative teaching methodology, based on a videoconferencing system and the IWB, that is being tested by a network of schools distributed between the isle of... More
pp. 2541-2550
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Lesson Study with Easy-to-use HDTV-based Videoconference System in A Graduate School of Education
Nozomi Shimada, Mitsunori Yatsuka & Yoshinori Higashibara, Shinshu University, Japan
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 2200–2204
College of Education at Shinshu University is one of the grantees of “Support Program for Improving Graduate School Education” funded by Japan's MEXT and JSPS. Our project facilitates inservice... More
pp. 2200-2204
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Web-Based Home School Collaboration System Design and Development
Liming Zhang & Dong Li, University of Macau, Macau
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 1208–1214
The importance of the effective home-school collaboration is well accepted by researchers. Currently the type of home-school collaboration in Macao maintains the traditional ways: through paper... More
pp. 1208-1214
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An Interactive VideoJournal to complement Learning & Training
Giorgio Valle, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy; Francesco Epifania, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 1164–1169
Young people seem to be more familiar with communication devices such as mobile phones, MP3, iPOD and YouTube rather than textbooks or eLearning supports. While students’ grades in the high-schools... More
pp. 1164-1169
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what makes online schools attractive to students?: Students' voices from an American online school
Soonkyoung Youn, Seoul National University, Korea (South)
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 952–963
Online schools in the U. S. have received a great deal of attention in that they provide students with another type of learning beyond traditional brick and mortar classrooms. However, there is... More
pp. 952-963
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Lost In Translation: The Challenges of Developing a Multilingual Electronic Portfolio Program For International Policy Studies
Fred Wehling, Monterey Institute of International Studies, United States
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 887–892
This brief paper examines how a “high-quality, low-tech” graduate institute is facing and working to overcome the technical, pedagogical, and organizational challenges of developing an electronic... More
pp. 887-892
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Classifying Learning on School Web Pages
David Smith, on leave, Austria
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 848–856
Children are engaged by the web but does the learning posted on school web sites engage them enough? The development of the eFactor will assist schools to composing material to motivate and engage ... More
pp. 848-856
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Feasibility of Digital Pen and Paper Technology as Data Acquisition Tool in International Schools
Khondoker Mohammad Rahamatullah & Christoph Trappe, University of Bremen, Germany
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 832–839
This paper presents a digital pen based attendance tracking and grading system for K-12 class room administration. The question, whether this system is feasible for International Schools, is the... More
pp. 832-839
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A case study on implementing Portfolios and ePortfolios: more than a learning curve
Des Matejka, Jennifer Hardy & Christine Dennis, ACU National, Australia
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 755–760
Abstract.In October 2005 the School of Education and the School of Nursing (NSW), at an Australian university were awarded jointly, a teaching and learning grant. The general goal of the project... More
pp. 755-760
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Education in Motion: Innovating with iPods
Rebecca Clothey & Cory Schmitt, Drexel University, United States
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 629–639
iPods have become a ubiquitous medium for listening to music, watching movies, carrying photos and more. A large majority of college students already have and use an iPod on a daily basis. It is ... More
pp. 629-639
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“Instant Multimedia” for Educational Setting: A Success Story
Aldo Torrebruno, Paolo Paolini, Franca Garzotto & Nicoletta Di Blas, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Davide Bolchini, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland; Caterina Poggi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 538–544
Instant multimedia…simplicity, low-cost, and ultra short “time-to-market”. This paper discusses how the above characteristics of instant multimedia are the key of its “success” in educational... More
pp. 538-544
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Using Technology as a Tool for Inquiry and Civic Engagement in an Interdisciplinary Middle School Project on Global Children's Issues
Gayle Thieman, Portland State University Graduate School of Education, United States
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 532–537
The purpose of this paper is to explore how technology was used as a tool for inquiry and civic engagement in an urban middle school in the United States through an interdisciplinary school-wide... More
pp. 532-537