The Role of Computers in Archives

Michael Cook

Information Development Vol. 5, No. 4 (1989) pp. 217–20

Discusses developments in information technologies, their present state of application, and their general significance for the future of archives and records management systems. The likely impact of future technological developments is considered...

Training in Technology and Its Management

Michael Cook

This paper provides a commentary on the RAMP guidelines on curriculum development in the teaching of information technology, which were developed as a result of the UNESCO seminar on harmonization held in Paris in October 1984. This report is...

When Technology Is a Rockin', Opportunity Starts a Knockin'

C Michael Cook

College and University Vol. 86, No. 3 (2011) pp. 47–49

The stone age of college and university admissions was characterized by paper, snail mail, large file rooms, and cumbersome admission processes. Even more frightening to recall is that only fourteen short years ago, approximately 36,000...

Capturing Global Perspectives During Study Abroad: A Comparison of Three Visual Tools

Kevin Oliver; Michael Cook

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015 (Jun 22, 2015) pp. 284–290

Sixteen American teachers were competitively selected for a professional development study abroad program in England that sought to improve teacher writing competence, technical competence for integrating digital tools in writing instruction, and...

Topics: Institution-Specific Cases, Exemplary Projects, improving classroom teaching, Culture

Disciplining television: Ideology as read through high school distance learning videos

Timothy Michael Cook

Disciplining television: Ideology as read through high school distance@learning videos (2004) pp. 1–313

Video is a powerful carrier of meaning and one of the common components of distance learning programs. Although much research has been conducted on the instrumental effectiveness of video in distance learning to support academic achievement, such...

Computer-Mediated Communications Systems: Will They Catch On?

Dave Cook; Michael Ridley

Canadian Library Journal Vol. 47, No. 6 (1990) pp. 413–17

Describes the use of CoSy, a computer conferencing system, by academic librarians at McMaster University in Ontario. Computer-mediated communications systems (CMCS) are discussed, the use of the system for electronic mail and computer conferencing...

Augmented Reality Comes to Physics

Mark Buesing; Michael Cook

Physics Teacher Vol. 51, No. 4 (April 2013) pp. 226–227

Augmented reality (AR) is a technology used on computing devices where processor-generated graphics are rendered over real objects to enhance the sensory experience in real time. In other words, what you are really seeing is augmented by the...

The Introduction of Social Studies Vocabulary by Semantic Feature Analysis: Using a Microcomputer Database Program--A Description

Michael P. French; Nancy Cook

Reading Horizons Vol. 28, No. 1 (1987) pp. 26–33

Summarizes a teaching experiment in which two data management software packages--PFS:File and PFS:Reports, were adapted for classroom instruction to introduce social studies vocabulary concepts using the semantic feature method. (HTH)

Integrating Technology into Classroom Instruction: A Teacher Model Made Easy

Michael Cook; Donna Sawyer; Sara Lee

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 5133–5138

The integration of technology into traditional classroom instruction presents an array of problems for teachers. Too often teachers’ perceptions of technology tend to be negative for a variety of reasons: lack of time to explore and learn, lack of...

Incorporating Technology into Early Childhood Pre-Service Field Experiences

Ruth Gannon-Cook; Michael Joseph Bell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) p. 2525

Preparing early childhood pre-service teachers is very challenging due to the national and state mandates to diversify experiences among settings that range from infant and toddler rooms up through the primary grades of elementary school. Within...

Topics: Integration, Elementary Education, Educational Technology, Professional Development, Early Childhood Education

Teachers’ First Experiences with Global Projects: Emerging Collaboration and Cultural Awareness

Kevin Oliver; Michael Cook; Angela Wiseman

Journal of Online Learning Research Vol. 5, No. 1 (March 2019) pp. 65–96

Two cohorts of teachers recently participated in a professional development program focused on incorporating global perspectives and activities into K-12 classrooms using contemporary technologies. One part of this program requires teachers to plan...

Supporting Cultural Connections, Collections, and Reflections through Technology in Short-Term Study Abroad

Kevin Oliver; Angela Wiseman; Michael Cook

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 769–776

A short-term study abroad program funded by a local foundation provides teachers with a professional development opportunity in an international context. The goal of the grant is to train teachers in technology-enhanced strategies that can better...

Topics: Global competencies and perspectives, Global courses, programs, degrees, and initiatives

Using Forum-Based Writing to Learn in the English Classroom: An Investigation of Student Comprehension and Collaboration

Michael Cook; Kevin Oliver; Ruie Pritchard; Sara Lee

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1974–1979

This paper discusses one semester-long classroom initiative whereby online, forum-based writing was integrated into classroom instruction to examine the benefits for students’ literacy and collaboration. Findings were three-fold. First, evidence...

Topics: K-12 Teachers and School Leaders Related, English Education

Does this Avatar Make Me Look Fat? Obesity and Interviewing in Second Life

Elizabeth Dean; Sarah Cook; Michael Keating; Joe Murphy

Journal of Virtual Worlds Research Vol. 2, No. 2 (May 04, 2009)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has observed consistently increasing obesity trends over the past 25 years. Recent research suggests that avatar behavior and appearance may result in positive changes to real life individual...

Leveraging Affordances of the Mashup Tool Pinterest for Writing and Reflecting on Culture

Kevin Oliver; Michael Cook; Ruie Pritchard; Sara Lee

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1128–1134

This paper presents findings from a study in which American teachers studying abroad pinned photographs from mobile phones onto group Pinterest boards and reflected on their own and others’ cultures. Findings suggest Pinterest is a useful tool for...

Topics: social studies education, Mobile Learning, International Education

Retention of Esperanto Is Affected by Delay-Interval Task and Item Closure: A Partial Resolution of the Delay-Retention Effect

Gary M. Brosvic; Michael L. Epstein; Roberta E. Dihoff; Michael L. Cook

Psychological Record Vol. 56, No. 4 (2006)

The present studies were undertaken to examine the effects of manipulating delay-interval task (Study 1) and timing of feedback (Study 2) on acquisition and retention. Participants completed a 100-item cumulative final examination, which included 50 ...

Building an Ontology for Inuttitut Language Samples: An Application of Topic Maps in Canadian Aboriginal Language Preservation

Ildiko Pelczer; Michael Conor Cook; Vivek Venkatesh; Elizabeth Gatbonton; Norman Segalowitz

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 1233–1238

This paper reports on the development of a computational ontology to represent the grammatical and task-based structures seen in Inuttitut, an Aboriginal language spoken by Inuits in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. The ontology...

Interventions to Prevent and Reduce Cyber Abuse of Youth: A Systematic Review

Faye Mishna; Charlene Cook; Michael Saini; Meng-Jia Wu; Robert MacFadden

Research on Social Work Practice Vol. 21, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 5–14

Objectives: The Internet has created a new communication tool, particularly for young people whose use of electronic communication is exploding worldwide. While there are many benefits that result from electronic-based communication, the Internet is ...

Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial Examining Intelligent Tutoring of Structure Strategy for Fifth-Grade Readers

Kausalai Wijekumar; Bonnie J. F. Meyer; Pui-Wa Lei; Yu-Chu Lin; Lori A. Johnson; James A. Spielvogel; Kathryn M. Shurmatz; Melissa Ray; Michael Cook

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness Vol. 7, No. 4 (2014) pp. 331–357

This article reports on a large scale randomized controlled trial to study the efficacy of a web-based intelligent tutoring system for the structure strategy designed to improve content area reading comprehension. The research was conducted with 128 ...