MTeach: A Simple Production Framework for Context-Based Educational Hypermedia

Pier Luca Montessoro; Davide Pierattoni; Riccardo Cicuttini

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 12, No. 4 (2003) pp. 335–359

In this article we present the main results obtained through our experience in designing and implementing MTeach, our authoring framework for didactic hypermedia production. MTeach is based on a methodology supported by a language and a compiler,...

Inconspicuous Inequities: The Myth of Universal Access

Bobbi Nicholson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 271–274

The technophiles are hopelessly naive (or self-deceiving) in their understanding of social problems. They are unaware of (or choose to ignore) the fact that when large changes, even seemingly beneficial ones, are introduced into a society, they lead ...

Inconspicuous Inequities: The Myth of Universal Access

Bobbi Nicholson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 271–274

The technophiles are hopelessly naive (or self-deceiving) in their understanding of social problems. They are unaware of (or choose to ignore) the fact that when large changes, even seemingly beneficial ones, are introduced into a society, they lead ...

Mobile Learning in Higher Education: An Empirical Assessment of a New Educational Tool

Douglas McConatha; Matt Praul; Michael J. Lynch

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 7, No. 3 (2008) pp. 15–21

Mobile Learning, or M-learning as it is often called, is a relatively new tool in the pedagogical arsenal to assist students and teachers as they navigate the options available in the expanding distance learning world. This article assesses some of...

One ipod Per Pre-Service Teacher: Pedagogy & Best Practices

Kathy Smart; Donna Pearson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2229–2234

As an academic discipline, education typically does not provide individual technology for experimentation as part of a course component as do other disciplines such as engineering, health care, or business. This brief paper will introduce and...

Teacher Candidates’ Perceptions of Technology Used to Support K-12 Student Literacy Development

Donna Wake; Jeff Whittingham

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 4110–4115

This study explores teacher education candidates’ perceptions of technologies used to support K-12 student literacy development. Candidates scored each technology based on their impressions of its ability to support student literacy development....

Education and Commercialization: Raising Awareness and Making Wise Decisions

Lynne Schrum

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 2, No. 2 (2002) pp. 170–177

We are living in a world of commercialization-everything has a price tag and conspicuous consumption appears to be the way of the western world. The media and politicians remind us that our educational system must prepare our students to be...

Media Detectives: Bridging the Relationship among Empathy, Laugh Tracks, and Gender in Childhood

Sruti Kanthan; James A. Graham; Lynne Azarchi

Journal of Media Literacy Education Vol. 8, No. 2 (2016) pp. 35–53

Empathy in college-age students is decreasing at unprecedented rates. Understanding empathy in children can act as primary prevention in tackling the problem. This study considers laugh tracks' capacity to bias reality, foster empathy, and...

Teacher Candidates’ Perceptions of Technology Supported Literacy Practices

Donna Wake; Jeff Whittingham

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 13, No. 3 (September 2013) pp. 175–206

This study explores teacher education candidates’ perceptions of technologies used to support K-12 student literacy development. Candidates scored each technology based on their impressions of its ability to support student literacy development....

Assessing Higher Order Thinking in Video Games

John Rice

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 15, No. 1 (January 2007) pp. 87–100

Computer video games have become highly interesting to educators and researchers since their sophistication has improved considerably over the last decade. Studies indicate simple video games touting educational benefits are common in classrooms....

Topics: k-12, Cognition, Technology integration, technology, Integration, teacher education, education, Virtual reality, eLearning, interactive learning, Preservice Teacher Education, teacher training, teacher preparation, Professional Development, teaching, Educational Technology, Inclusive Education, Computer-Based Training, pre-service teacher education, human-computer interaction, Teaching Methods, Simulation, Virtual Environments

Shape Shifting Smart Phones: Riding the Waves in Education / Téléphones intelligents à géométrie variable : leur mise à profit en éducation supérieure

Peggy Jubien

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 39, No. 2 (Apr 05, 2013)

The smartphone is a recent technological addition to post-secondary education and it has both educational and non-educational applications. This study examines the educational use of smartphones using principles from actor-network theory (ANT). The...

Shape Shifting Smart Phones: Riding the Waves in Education / Tlphones intelligents gomtrie variable : leur mise profit en ducation suprieure

Peggy Jubien

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 39, No. 2 (Apr 05, 2013)

The smartphone is a recent technological addition to post-secondary education and it has both educational and non-educational applications. This study examines the educational use of smartphones using principles from actor-network theory (ANT). The...