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TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning

January 2010 Volume 54, Number 1

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Number of articles: 6

  1. Conditions for Successful Online Document Collaboration

    Michael Vallance, Phillip A. Towndrow & Charles Wiz

    With the development of Web 2.0 technologies, online document collaboration tools are becoming increasingly available, often free of charge. Although the technology is considered interactive and... More

    pp. 20-23

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  2. Using Wikis to Collaboratively Prepare for Qualifying Examinations: An Example of Implementation in an Advanced Graduate Program

    Joseph C. DiPietro, Wendy Drexler, Kathryn Kennedy, Vasa Buraphadeja, Feng Liu & Kara Dawson

    This article focuses on the experiences of seven Ph.D. students implementing a wiki to collaboratively prepare for qualifying examinations in the educational technology program at a large... More

    pp. 25-32

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  3. The Riddle of the Smart Machines

    Dusti D. Howell

    Hundreds of graduate students were introduced to the fields of instructional design and educational technology with the riddle of the smart machines, yet over the years no one has answered it... More

    pp. 33-37

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  4. Labels DO Matter! A Critique of AECT's Redefinition of the Field

    Patrick Lowenthal & Brent G. Wilson

    AECT has recently (yet again!) redefined our field, reverting back to the use of the term "educational technology." We believe this recent change is problematic for a number of reasons, but... More

    pp. 38-46

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  5. Educational Benefits of Multimedia Skills Training

    Tsung juang Wang

    The use of multimedia technologies in education has enabled teachers to simulate final outcomes and assist students in applying knowledge learned from textbooks, thereby compensating for the... More

    pp. 47-57

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  6. An Example Implementation of Schank's Goal-Based Scenarios

    Chung-Yuan Hsu & David Richard Moore

    The Goal-based Scenario method is a design model for applying simulations to instruction. This portfolio item describes an implementation of Goal-based Scenarios for the teaching of statistics. The... More

    pp. 58-61

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