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Teachable Moment: Google Earth Takes Us There
Ann Williams; Thomas C. Davinroy
Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning Vol. 47, No. 1 (2015) pp. 62–65
In the current educational climate, where clearly articulated learning objectives are required, it is clear that the spontaneous teachable moment still has its place. Authors Ann Williams and Thomas Davinroy think that instructors from almost any...
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Evaluating a Chat Reference Service at the University of South Alabama's Baugh Biomedical Library
Clista C. Clanton; Geneva B. Staggs; Thomas L. Williams
Public Services Quarterly Vol. 2, No. 2 (2006) pp. 107–125
The University of South Alabama's Baugh Biomedical Library recently initiated a chat reference service targeted at distance education students in the biomedical sciences. After one year of service, the library conducted an evaluation of the chat...
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Culture as a Decision Variable for Designing Computer Software
Joyce Williams-Green; Glen Holmes; Thomas A. Sherman
Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 26, No. 1 (1998) pp. 3–18
Culture represents the complex of social, emotional, intellectual, physical, and personal factors that individuals use to create meaning. When these are missing from instructional materials, achievement may be imperiled. Examples of how cultural...
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Technology and Transition in the 21st Century
Ryan O. Kellems; Meg Grigal; Darlene D. Unger; Thomas J. Simmons; Debra Bauder; Caroline Williams
TEACHING Exceptional Children Vol. 47, No. 6 (2015) pp. 336–343
Devices like smartphones, tablets, and MP3 players are becoming everyday tools for the majority of the population. Technology can assist students with disabilities in many self-determination activities, such as choice making, decision making, and...
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Characteristics that Predict Physician Participation in a Web-Based CME Activity: The MI-Plus Study
Michael J. Schoen; Edmond F. Tipton; Thomas K. Houston; Ellen Funkhouser; Deborah A. Levine; Carlos A. Estrada; Jeroan J. Allison; O Dale Williams; Catarina I. Kiefe
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions Vol. 29, No. 4 (2009) pp. 246–253
Introduction: Physician use of the Internet for practice improvement has increased dramatically over the last decade, but research shows that many physicians choose not to participate. The current study investigated the association of specific...