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A Descriptive Study of Telementoring among Students, Subject Matter Experts, and Teachers: Message Flow and Function Patterns
Judith B. Harris; Greg Jones
Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 32, No. 1 (1999) pp. 36–53
This study of the online communications of 10 teams of SMEs (subject-matter experts), classroom teachers, and K-12 students focused on the functions, frequency and flow of e-mail messages exchanged in the context of curriculum-based projects. Eight...
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Yokoi's Theory of Lateral Innovation: Applications for Learning Game Design
Scott J. Warren; Greg Jones
Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 5, No. 2 (2008) pp. 32–43
There are several major challenges for instructional designers seeking to design learning games. These include the lack of access, the cost of rapidly advancing/expensive technology tools that make developing games uneconomical, the institutional...
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Comparative analysis of visitors' experiences and knowledge acquisition between a 3Dimensional online and a real-world art museum tour
Adriana D' Alba; Greg Jones; Robert Wright
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 24, No. 1 (January 2015) pp. 5–22
"** Invited as a paper from EdMedia 2013 **" This paper discusses a study conducted in the fall of 2011 and the spring of 2012 which explored the use of existing 3D virtual environment technologies by bringing a selected permanent museum exhibit...
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Combining Speech Recognition/Natural Language Processing with 3D Online Learning Environments to Create Distributed Authentic and Situated Spoken Language Learning
Greg Jones; Todd Squires; Jeramie Hicks
Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 36, No. 4 (2008) pp. 375–392
This article will describe research done at the National Institute of Multimedia in Education, Japan and the University of North Texas on the creation of a distributed Internet-based spoken language learning system that would provide more...
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Touring Mars Online, Real-time, in 3D for Math and Science Educators and Students
Greg Jones; Kevin Kalinowski; Jeramie Hicks
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 26, No. 2 (April 2007) pp. 123–136
This article discusses a project that placed over ninety-seven percent of Mars' topography made available from NASA into an interactive 3D multi-user online learning environment beginning in 2003. In 2005 curriculum materials that were created to...
Topics: Distance Education, Mathematics, Elementary Education, Educational Technology, Science, Instructional Materials, Games, Computer Sciences, Virtual Environments
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Leveraging PBL and Game to Redesign an Introductory Course
Scott J. Warren; Mary Jo Dondlinger; Greg Jones; Cliff Whitworth
Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 7, No. 1 (2010) pp. 40–51
The purpose of this paper is to discuss one instructional design that leverages problem-based learning and game structures as a means of developing innovative higher education courses for students as responsive, lived experiences. This paper reviews ...
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Transforming the Doctorate from Residential to Online: A Distributed PhD Learning Technologies
Greg Jones; Scott J. Warren; Demetria Ennis-Cole; Gerald Knezek; Lin Lin; Cathie Norris
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 58, No. 4 (July 2014) pp. 19–26
This article discusses a systemic change that expanded the doctorate in Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas to include a distributed option, delivered primarily online. It provides an overview of the development process from...
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Information and Communication Technologies in Hands-On Science: Emerging Trends Across Three Nations
Gerald Knezek; Hiromitsu Muta; Joke Voogt; Rhonda Christensen; David Moore; John Southworth; Marie Tada; Greg Jones
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 19, No. 3 (2000) pp. 277–295
This article introduces a framework for classifying information and communication technologies (ICT) in hands-on science activ-ities in K-12 education. Exemplary projects from the USA and the Netherlands demonstrate the potential of the use of ICT....
Topics: Educational Technology, Information Communication Technologies, Information Sciences
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Globalization and Higher Education in Southern California: Views from the Professoriate
Peter A. Weldon; Jevdet Rexhepi; ChenWei Chang; Lauren Jones; Lucas Arribas Layton; Amy Liu; Susan McKibben; Greg Misiaszek; Liliana Olmos; Amy Quon; Carlos Alberto Torres
Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education Vol. 41, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 5–24
In this study, faculty at institutions of higher education in Southern California were surveyed to determine the ways they interpret the effects of globalization dynamics upon their various teaching and research activities. Faculty in the state's...