TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning
January 2008 Volume 52, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 6
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Copyright and Collaborative Spaces: Open Licensing and Wikis
Hope R. Botterbusch & Preston Parker
As recently as ten years ago, it may have seemed like science fiction to imagine collaborative spaces on the Internet. Today, collaborative websites have proliferated: (1) blogs; (2) social... More
pp. 7-9
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Course Management Systems: Time for Users to Get What They Need
Andri Ioannou & Robert D. Hannafin
Course management systems (CMSs) are software systems designed to manage course content and course activities. These tools integrate technological and pedagogical features into a web-based system... More
pp. 46-50
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Four Types of Disabilities: Their Impact on Online Learning
Kevin L. Crow
This article introduced some of the issues and challenges faced by online learners who have disabilities by providing an overview of four major disability categories: visual impairments, hearing... More
pp. 51-55
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Assistive Technology: An Instructional Tool to Assist College Students with Written Language Disabilities
Isandra Martinez-Marrero & Noel Estrada-Hernandez
Professionals in the field of education emphasize post-secondary education as "the other transition" for students with disabilities. Although literature is accumulating about the integration and... More
pp. 56-62
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Supporting Learners with Cognitive Impairments in Online Environments
R Scott Grabinger, Cary Aplin & Gitanjali Ponnappa-Brenner
Educational Technology;Technology Integration;The field of education now faces an increasingly diverse student body that includes English as second language speakers, those with physical as well as... More
pp. 63-69
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The Iterative Design of a Virtual Design Studio
Eli Blevis, Youn-kyung Lim, Erik Stolterman & Kevin Makice
In this article, the authors explain how they implemented Design eXchange as a shared collaborative online and physical space for design for their students. Their notion for Design eXchange favors ... More
pp. 74-83