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Ruth Wood
Kingston University
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The use of the electronic whiteboard to enhance teaching and learning within whole class mathematics lessons in the primary classroom.
Jean Ashfield; Ruth Wood
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2263–2266
Increasing numbers of primary schools (K-6) are purchasing electronic or interactive whiteboards to support teaching and learning. The present educational climate in England promotes whole-class teaching within the primary classroom and places...
Topics: Interaction
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Student Teacher Perceptions of the Use of Mobile Technologies for Teaching and Learning
Ruth Wood; Elizabeth Ann Lloyd; Jean Ashfield
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2670–2674
Mobile communications technology, over recent years, has become an integral part of everyday life with individuals viewing this method of communication as a necessity rather than a luxury. The continued trend in the convergence of technological...
Topics: Information Communication Technologies, Networking Technologies, Research Methods, Teaching Methods, Professional Development
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Evaluation of an Online Multimedia, Teaching and Learning Resource: Allsorts Primary School
Ruth Wood; Ian Cumpson; Fiona French
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 11, No. 3 (2003) pp. 333–346
As part of the EFFECTS award (Effective Framework for Embedding Communications and Information Technology using Targeted Support), the necessity of evaluating the use of Information and Communications Technology (I&CT) in teaching and learning was...
Topics: Evaluation, Communication, Schools, Information Communication Technologies
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Evaluating the impact of multimedia learning environments: visit to a virtual primary school
Fiona French; Ian Cumpson; Ruth Wood
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) p. 520
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The Academic Journey of University Students on Facebook: An Analysis of Informal Academic-Related Activity over a Semester
Rebecca Vivian; Alan Barnes; Ruth Geer; Denise Wood
Research in Learning Technology Vol. 22 (2014)
This paper reports on an observation of 70 university students' use of their personal social network site (SNS), Facebook, over a 22-week university study period. The study sought to determine the extent that university students use their...
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Examining Mobile Technology in Higher Education: Handheld Devices in and out of the Classroom
Julie Mueller; Eileen Wood; Domenica De Pasquale; Ruth Cruikshank
International Journal of Higher Education Vol. 1, No. 2 (2012) pp. 43–54
This study followed an innovative introduction of mobile technology (i.e., BlackBerry® devices) to a graduate level business program and documented students' use of the technology from the time students received the devices to the end of their first ...
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Mobile phones and schools; the development of a taxonomy of risk
Ruth Wood; Shirley Atkinson; Christopher Johnson; Andrew Phippen
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 6911–6919
Whilst developing technologies such as mobile communication devices are presenting education with opportunities to generate flexible and portable solutions to teaching and learning it is clear that there are other, less desirable, outcomes occurring....
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Self-Admitted Pretensions of Mac Users on a Predominantly PC University Campus
Michael W. Firmin; Whitney L. Muhlenkamp Wood; Ruth L. Firmin; Jordan C. Wood
Educational Media International Vol. 47, No. 1 (March 2010) pp. 1–17
The present qualitative research study addressed the overall research question of college students' pretention dynamics in the context of a university setting. Thirty-five Mac users were interviewed on a university campus that exclusively supports...
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Social influences related to college students’ use of Macintosh computers on an all-PC campus
Michael W. Firmin; Ruth L. Firmin; Whitney Muhlenkamp Wood; Jordan C. Wood
Computers & Education Vol. 55, No. 4 pp. 1542–1551
In the present qualitative research study, 35 Mac users were interviewed in a university campus that exclusively supports PC machines. We particularly explored the Mac-users’ social influences, saving technological and other influences for future...
Language: English
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Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Teacher Education for Increasing Global Awareness
Sarah McPherson; Shiang-Kwei Wang; Hui-Yin Hsu; Mengping Tsuei; Ruth Wood
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 1112–1116
Abstract. Educators need to prepare students for citizenship in a global society by creating an environment in which global awareness and attitudes can be learned. This study examined the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to...
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Measuring Student Career Interest within the Context of Technology-Enhanced STEM Projects: A Cross-Project Comparison Study Based on the Career Interest Questionnaire
Karen Peterman; Ruth Kermish-Allen; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Tandra Tyler-Wood
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 25, No. 6 (2016) pp. 833–845
This article describes Energy for ME and Going Green! Middle Schoolers Out to Save the World, two Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education programs with the common goal of improving students' attitudes about scientific...