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The notion of problem-based physics laboratories enhanced by computer technology has been coined ?studio physics? (Wilson, 1994) and has been practised at various institutions for some time (Cummings, Marx, Thornton, & Kuhl, 1999; Williams,...

Abstract Concept mapping (Novak & Gowin, 1984) has been used extensively as a graphic organiser in classroom teaching. This paper addresses two particular approaches to using concept mapping that go beyond classroom planning into the realm of ...

Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada offers unparalleled opportunities to conduct action research on the innovative use of instructional technologies. This laptop institution (the first in Canada) supplies some 4000 students with ...

Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia offers a unique set-ting for research in Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC). Acadia, in the fall of 1996, embarked on a laptop project with IBM corporate support now coined "The Acadia Advantage." Of...

Computer technology continues to emerge as a viable tool for classroom instruction. This article presents a case study of a high school chemistry classroom where the computer is being used in a unique way to deliver and direct the study of acid-base ...

Certain processes of coding electronic discussions have been shown to improve the quality of argumentation styles in online discussions. This paper addresses a) a teacher education course in physical education where cognotes are used to prompt...

Abstract: Through the support of a McConnell Foundation Grant, a CD ROM resource was created to support teaching methods courses in the School of Education at Acadia University. In particular, the CD ROM deals with two topics namely: 1) teacher as...

Abstract: Biotechnology is an increasingly important strand of applied broad-based technology. Acadia University, School of Education has introduced a new course entitled "Teaching Biotechnology". This course has been designed to prepare students...

We are quickly approaching a decade since the introduction of the "laptop institution" concept. A visit to the site (http://www.acck.edu/~arayb/NoteBookList.html#Acadia) provides evidence of an astounding and ever-growing number of institutions who...

The education of science teachers necessarily involves instruction around the use of computer technologies. Acadia University, a laptop institution, offers a unique setting where students are immersed in the critique of pedagogical applications of...

This paper presents a cursory overview of CD ROM applications to instruction. This is followed up by a specific example of how a CD ROM resource was created for use in a Middle School Teacher Education Course. The CD ROM was purposefully designed...

Acadia University was the first laptop university in Canada. Being first has had its challenges. This paper discusses how between 1996 and 2000 a School of Education has adapted to the new technologies and made efforts to incorporate them...

This paper introduces a model for "negotiative concept mapping". The action ressearch described took place in a science teacher education classroom at a laptop university.

The Scottish Interactive Technology Centre at the University of Edinburgh has created a CD ROM resource entitled "Dealing With Disruption". Though initially prepared on a small scale, the instant success of this multimedia teaching aid prompted...

The education of teachers necessarily involves instruction around the use of computer technologies. Acadia University, a laptop institution, offers a unique setting where students are immersed in the critique of pedagogical applications of computers....

Using a survey and follow-up qualitative research design, an elaborate model of technology integration has been studied in a science education classroom. Using a coding system known as cognotes, teacher-interns were first taught how to recognize...

Using a survey and follow-up qualitative research design, an elaborate model of technology integration has been studied in a science education classroom. Specifically the software Inspiration was used to create concept maps which were in turn linked ...

Abstract: This study looks at the implementation of electronic concept mapping in three university course settings namely: 1) Introductory Physics, 2) Gods and Classical Myth and 3) Teaching Biotechnology & Science Teacher Education. In each case...

A virtual environment based on the identified potential for educational gaming has been developed for teaching the social and political culture typified in Mary Robinson’s Romantic period novel, The Natural Daughter (1799). The multi-user...

A virtual environment based on the identified potential for educational gaming has been developed for teaching the social and political culture typified in Mary Robinson’s Romantic period novel, The Natural Daughter (1799). The multi-user...