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Edited by
Dr. David J. Ayersman, Mary Washington College, and Dr. W.
Michael Reed,
New York University
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| formerly Journal of Research on Computing in
Education |
Volume 34 Number
1 Fall 2001
Evaluation Guidelines
for Multimedia Courseware
William R. Gibbs, Pat R. Graves, and Ronan S.
Bernas
This research sought to identify criteria
important to
multimedia instructional courseware evaluation and
validate
then with a panel of instructional technology
experts. The
study also examined the effect of conducting panel
discussions
online. The evaluation criteria can be found in
Appendix A.
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Student Orientations
for Online Programs
Norma I. Scagnoli
With the onset of more and more distance
learning students,
higher education institutions have begun developing
online
orientations for their distance learning classes.
Scagnoli
addresses the issues to be considered in designing
an orientation
for students in online programs and presents the
strategies
being used currently in some Internet-based
courses.
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Laptop
Computers
and Multimedia and Presentation Software: Their
Effects on
Student Achievement in Anatomy and
Physiology
Del Siegle and Theresa Foster
Armed with laptops and both multimedia and
presentation
software, students in an anatomy and physiology
class prove
the benefits of technology and getting good
grades.
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Using
Stand-Alone
Web Modules to Integrate Technology into Secondary
Social
Studies Methods Instruction
Lee H. Ehman
Web-based modules now available for integrating
technology
into social studies teaching. See appendices
including descriptions
of the modules as well as an example of a methods
class schedule.
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more...
Education at
the Crossroads: Online Teaching and Students’
Perspectives
on Distance Learning
Jacqueline Leonard and Smita Guha
The Internet offers colleges and universities
new opportunities
to act on a potential watershed—online
learning—but what
do the students think of the new approach to
learning? Leonard
and Guha take a glance at the perspectives of
preservice teachers
enrolled at an urban university. See appendices
including
student questionnaires.
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Supporting Peer–Peer
and Mentor–Protégé Relationships
on the
Internet
Sheryl Burgstahler and Deb Cronheim
With hopes to initiate and sustain relationships
as well
as alleviate barriers, students with disabilities
try out
communication though an e-mail process with
teachers, mentors,
and other students.
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Potential of
Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning for
Learners with
Different Learning Style
X. Christine Wang, D. Michelle Hinn, and
Alaina G.
Kanfer
This study takes a close look at the effects of
learning
style with regard to an example of
computer-supported collaborative
learning as well as the importance of diverse
learning styles.
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Interactive
Televised Distance Learning (ITDL) versus On-Campus
Instruction:
A Comparison of Final Grades
Art Kochman and Cleborne D. Maddux
ITDL employs television and audio links between
an on-campus
site and remote sites for instructional purposes,
with results
favoring the remote site final grades.
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Assessing Teachers’
Context Beliefs about Technology Use
Andrew T. Lumpe and Elisha Chambers
The purpose of this study was to develop a
program evaluation
designed to assess teachers’ context beliefs
about using
technology in the classroom. Lumpe and Chambers
involved teachers
participating in a professional development program
focused
on the integration of technology with principles of
engaged
learning.
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