Search results for author:"Gita Varagoor"
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Repurposing the Level II Alberta Videodiscs for Level III Use
Gita Varagoor
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1995 (1995) pp. 537–540
In 1993, the Houston Consortium of Urban Professional Development and Technology Centers received a grant from the Texas Education Agency to develop and imple-
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Learning among individual members in cross-functional teams in new product development: A case study
Gita Varagoor
(1997) pp. 1–198
The primary purpose of this dissertation was to study the application of learning theories to cross-functional teams in new product development. More specifically, the focus was to study how individual team members acquired skills and competencies...
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Cooperation, Collaboration and Communication in Educational Multimedia Design and Development Teams
Sara McNeil; Gita Varagoor
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 769–774
This study reports preliminary findings about critical factors that promote and facilitate collaboration, cooperation and communication between members of design teams who create educational software for classroom use. Factors that discourage or...
Topics: Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Communication, Collaboration, Multimedia
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The Evolution of a Multimedia Development Team
Tom Troutman; Gita Varagoor
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 639–642
Anthropologists believe that a major advancement in evolution occurred when early cavemen formed teams to hunt and farm. Our ancestors learned that they could accomplish more together as teams. They could take on different roles, depending on their...
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The Evolution of a Multimedia Development Team
Tom Troutman; Gita Varagoor
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 639–642
Anthropologists believe that a major advancement in evolution occurred when early cavemen formed teams to hunt and farm. Our ancestors learned that they could accomplish more together as teams. They could take on different roles, depending on their...
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Learning Among Individual Members In Cross-Functional Teams In New Product Development: A Case Study
Gita Varagoor; Sara McNeil
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 1999 (1999) pp. 1288–1289
The purpose of the research study was to observe the application of learning theories to cross-functional teams in new product development and how individuals acquired skills and competencies as a result of their collaboration. A cross-functional...
Topics: Competencies, Collaboration
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EDUC 541 Goes On-line
Kathryn I. Matthew; Gita Varagoor
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1764–1769
This paper focuses on graduate students' responses and reflections on the required use of the Internet to complete assignments for an on campus research course. Students' responses to feedback forms, email assignments, and conversations with the...
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The Changing, Developing Structure of Education: Current Issues and Future Considerations
Caroline M. Crawford; Gita Varagoor
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 1999 (1999) pp. 1234–1235
Education is a profession that has a living, breathing life of its own; it is constantly changing and developing towards the future. But numerous issues pertaining to education are in existence now, not the future, and these issues must be...
Topics: Educational Technology, Change
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Student Responses to Online Course Materials
Kathryn I. Matthew; Gita Varagoor
Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 33, No. 5 (2001)
This study gathered and analyzed feedback from graduate students regarding their use of the Internet to complete certain research course assignments. Findings indicate that the majority of students had a positive experience using the Internet, both...
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WEB-BASED COURSEWARE FOR ASSESSMENT OF CLINICAL REASONING SKILLS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS
Brenda Bassham; Patricia M. Butler; Gita Varagoor
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) p. 1639
The purpose of the study is to document the design and development of a Web-based interactive simulation to evaluate the clinical reasoning skills of second year medical students. Web-based delivery of assessment is individualized, interactive and...
Topics: Interaction, Evaluation, Students, Virtual Environments
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INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
Jenny Burson; Jerry Price; Brandie Colon; Gita Varagoor
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1995 (1995) pp. 554–555
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Crossing Over Disciplines: Three Academics Share Distance Education Design Experiences in Education, Administration and Health Sciences
Caroline M. Crawford; Ruth Gannon-Cook; Gita Varagoor
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 1999 (1999) pp. 1236–1237
The purpose of this paper is to relate the findings of three researchers who observed distance education curricula in the environments of education, administration and health sciences to see if there was congruency in the delivery of distance...
Topics: Distance Education, Educational Technology
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The CATCHUM Consortium: Developing a Cancer Prevention Curriculum using the World Wide Web
Trevor Burt; Billy Philips; Brandi Dyer; Gita Varagoor; Bob Joyce; Melissa deSantis
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 1999 (1999) pp. 1443–1444
A website can serve many functions for different organizations. Some will use it for publicity, some for commerce, some for learning and training and a few for all these purposes. The following case study shows how a statewide network of...
Topics: Health