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TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning

January 2008 Volume 52, Number 1

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Number of articles: 6

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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

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