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Mark Olson
University of Connecticut
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Creating an Innovative Learning Organization and Supporting it with Technology
Mark Salisbury; David Olson
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 681–693
This paper describes how to create an innovative learning (iLearning) organization and support it with technology. It begins with an example of iLearning, followed by a description of the underlying performance objectives of knowledge work, and the ...
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Preservice Mathematics and Science Teachers’ Inquiry Into New Literacy Practices of the Internet
Mary Truxaw; Mark Olson
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 18, No. 3 (July 2010) pp. 489–508
This paper articulates features of Internet literacy practices that preservice mathematics and science teachers found compelling and important for their pupils’ learning. As part of secondary mathematics and science methods courses, 24 mathematics...
Topics: Mathematics, Preservice Teacher Education, Internet, Literacy, Science, Adolescents, Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials, Post Secondary Education
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Practice. Practice. Practice. Do Homework Management Systems Work?
Kathy K. Archer; Mark Olson
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Vol. 12, No. 2 (2018)
Practice is an essential component in learning any new skill. For learning the quantitative disciplines at the university level, web-based homework management systems provide the means for extensive practice with immediate feedback, which research...
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Understanding the Value of IT
Phil Goldstein; Richard N. Katz; Mark Olson
Educause Quarterly Vol. 26, No. 3 (2003) pp. 14–18
Understanding the value of information technology (IT) on campus is important, as technology projects now approach buildings as the largest investments a campus can make. Four major challenges, identified at a recent conference, inhibit the...
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Training Pediatric Residents and Pediatricians about Adolescent Mental Health Problems: A Proof-of-Concept Pilot for a Proposed National Curriculum
Lawrence Kutner; Cheryl K. Olson; Steven Schlozman; Mark Goldstein; Dorothy Warner; Eugene V. Beresin
Academic Psychiatry Vol. 32, No. 5 (September 2008) pp. 429–437
Objective: This article presents a DVD-based educational program intended to help pediatric residents and practicing pediatricians recognize and respond to adolescent depression in busy primary care settings. Methods: Representatives from pediatrics ...
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PalTalk Online Groups: Process and Reflections on Students' Experience
Betsy J. Page; Marty J. Jencius; Mark C. Rehfuss; Louisa L. Foss; Erin P. Dean; Megan L. Petruzzi; Seth D. Olson; Denise E. Sager
Journal for Specialists in Group Work Vol. 28, No. 1 (March 2003) pp. 35–41
This article reports on an investigation of students' perceptions of an online discussion group conducted using PalTalk, which is Internet-based audio conferencing software. After initial practice with the program, students conducted four group...
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Supplementing Introductory Biology with On-Line Curriculum
Estelle McGroarty; Joyce Parker; Merle Heidemann; Heejun Lim; Mark Olson; Tammy Long; John Merrill; Samuel Riffell; James Smith; Janet Batzli; David Kirschtel
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Vol. 32, No. 1 (January 2004) pp. 20–26
We developed web-based modules addressing fundamental concepts of introductory biology delivered through the LON-CAPA course management system. These modules were designed and used to supplement large, lecture-based introductory biology classes....