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Strategies of Teachers as Users of Interactive Multimedia
Brian Ferry
Australian Journal of Education Vol. 40, No. 2 (1996) pp. 133–46
A study evaluated the process of training teachers to use an interactive multimedia package for classroom instruction in ecology. Ways in which teachers assessed relevant printed text and hypertext information were mapped and analyzed. Search...
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Probing Personal Knowledge: The Use of a Computer-Based Tool to Help Preservice Teachers Map Subject Matter Knowledge
Brian Ferry
Research in Science Education Vol. 26, No. 2 (1996) pp. 233–45
Reports on the use of a HyperCard-based tool by preservice teachers to create and modify concept maps about science- related subject matter. Data gathered from interviews, journals, and concept maps indicate that the concept-mapping tool was easy to ...
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Probing Understanding: The Use of a Computer-Based Tool To Help Preservice Teachers Map Concepts
Brian Ferry
Journal of Science Teacher Education Vol. 7, No. 4 (1996) pp. 283–93
Describes an innovation designed to capitalize on certain benefits of concept maps. Uses computer software with preservice teachers to enable them to construct concept maps that represent their own subject matter knowledge. Contains 21 references. (DDR)
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Applying Synchronous Methods during the Development of an Online Classroom-Based Simulation
Brian Ferry; Lisa Kervin
Campus-Wide Information Systems Vol. 23, No. 3 (2006) pp. 149–158
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report the impact of an online simulation that was designed to provide pre-service teachers with experience in dealing with complex classroom situations associated with the teaching of literacy. Design...
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Developing Internet-based Study Materials as Novice Web-designers: Exeperiences of Twelve Sri Lankan Teacher Edcuators
Shironica Goonetilake; Brian Ferry; John Hedberg
Indian Journal of Open Learning Vol. 9, No. 3 (2000) pp. 319–338
The communication revolution has stimulated teacher educationinstitutions in many countries in the world to integrate modern technology such as the Internet into their programmes. However, many issues arise in the transition from developing...
Language: English
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Designing computer based cognitive tools to assist learners to interpret graphs and tables
Brian Ferry; John Hedberg; Barry Harper
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jan 01, 1999) pp. 1–19
This paper reports on the development and evaluation of cognitive tools used to interpret graphs and tables. The development of these tools was informed by research about how learners interpreted graphs and tables. A prototype of the cognitive...
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Enhancing the Development of Pre-service Teacher Professional Identity via an Online Classroom Simulation
Lisa Carrington; Lisa Kervin; Brian Ferry
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 19, No. 3 (October 2011) pp. 351–368
The development of a professional identity plays an important part in pre-service teacher education. However, very little is explicitly taught about how one can develop a teacher professional identity via pre-service teacher education (Allen, 2005:1)...
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The Design of an Online Community of Practice for Beginning Teachers
Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Lisa Kervin; Brian Ferry
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 6, No. 1 (March 2006) pp. 120–132
Beginning teachers face enormous challenges in their first year of teaching. High attrition rates of teachers within the first five years attest to the difficulties inherent in commencing professional life as a teacher. This paper describes the...
Topics: Information Communication Technologies, Mentoring, Preservice Teacher Education, Teachers, Community
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Incorporating Real Experience into the Development of a Classroom-Based Simulation
Brian Ferry; Lisa Kervin; Brian Cambourne; Jan Turbill; John Hedberg; David Jonassen
Journal of Learning Design Vol. 1, No. 1 pp. 22–32
This paper reports on the design of an on-line simulation that enhanced preservice teacher practicum experience in the important area of literacy teaching. Research with more than 200 users of the simulation showed that it developed pre-service...