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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of various external orienting tasks on learning, learner attitudes, and en-route behaviors in the use of an educational hypertext system. Thirty-one sophomore students enrolled in three honors...

This paper is a report on the findings of a study conducted with a hypertext learning system used in a sophomore history class. The participants were given an orienting task (browsing, searching, connecting) to guide their use of the system. The...

Implementing information technology into education is one of the world wide trends for students, teachers and administrators (Bitter & Pierson, 2005). In addition, a web-based multimedia platform provided by the school to fulfill the consideration...

Abstract: This presentation will provide information for instructing preservice teachers to produce, capture, edit, and use digital video in their day-to-day teaching activities. The focus is on practical uses of video and simple techniques to make...

A multimedia lesson presenting concurrent on-screen text, still graphics or animations, and narration is a typical setting in redundancy research. Concise redundancy design (CR) is the revision of the on-screen text into a concise form which is...

Abstract: The Apple iPad has been one of the most quickly adopted digital technologies in recent history. More than 1.5 million iPads are used specifically for education and more than 20,000 educational applications have been created. Understanding...

The presenter will discuss and demonstrate the current state of eBook technology. More importantly, he will share experiences with using eBook technology within the framework of existing college courses. Characteristics of this new technology, both...

Although various digital technologies have become commonplace for America’s youth, educational institutions can be slow to effectively integrate them in the classroom. Creating a better understanding of students’ perceptions of technology can assist ...

Scientific communication in the field of educational technology was examined by analyzing references from and citations to articles published in "Educational Technology Research and Development" ("ETR&D") for the period 1990-2004 with particular...

The results of a citation pattern analysis on the journal Educational Technology Research and Development (ETR&D) for the period 1990-99 are presented. Reference lists for the 260 articles published during that period were compiled along with over 1,...

Presents a framework for the study of hypertext. First, a historical perspective on the evolution of hypertext is provided. Next, hypertext system components are presented, and relevant psychological and pedagogical issues are analyzed. Finally, a...

Recounts pivotal events in the development of the modern computer and its role in education. Suggests that rather than solely focusing on networked, personal computers, the future of educational technology may lie in the use of specialized,...