Search results for author:"Jim Poirot"
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Authoring Systems--Are They Used?
Mary Rode; Jim Poirot
Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 22, No. 2 (1989) pp. 191–98
Describes results of a survey of teachers belonging to the Texas Computer Education Association that was conducted to determine whether authoring tools were being used to develop software for computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Teachers' prior...
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Computer Competencies for School Administrators
Ted Mims; Jim Poirot
Computing Teacher Vol. 11, No. 7 (1984) pp. 38–39
A 31-member evaluation panel of educational administrators, college or university faculty, and computer vendors were asked to rate the level of importance of 42 competencies validated by 10 nationally recognized authorities. The eight competencies...
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Assistive Technology for High Incidence Populations
Jim Poirot; Tandra Tyler-Wood; Keith Restine
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3946–3949
For many years, assistive technology (AT) was considered only for students with significant disabilities. For these students, AT was a primary means to access curriculum and instruction in the classroom. The high cost of the devices, complex...
Topics: Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Human Computer Interaction, Middle School Education, Learning Disabilities
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Barriers to adopting technology for teaching and learning in Oman
Said Al-Senaidi; Lin Lin; Jim Poirot
Computers & Education Vol. 53, No. 3 (November 2009) pp. 575–590
This study investigates the perceived barriers to adopting information and communication technologies (ICT) in Omani higher education. One hundred faculty members from four different departments at the College of Applied Sciences in Oman...
Language: English
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BEGIN Now! A Technology-Based Program for Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Jane Owen; Martha Peet; Grant Simpson; Jim Poirot
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2767–2771
Teacher recruitment and retention in a rural area of North Texas is a challenge. When a $3 million dollar federal grant was received to address this challenge, the two universities involved began a journey toward developing a program that would...