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Ongoing assessment is crucial to align instructional strategies to meet the unique needs of Hispanic students and improve student achievement. A technology-based process for teaching learner-centered classroom assessment was initiated within a...

Because digital video is a relatively new medium, many instructional designers lack experience in designing courseware for this medium. This paper discusses the design, development and evaluation of digital video courseware in machining technology...

This presentation will cover how the University of Texas-Pan American PT3 Grant program extends the field-based teacher -preparation program to include new modes of online communication to improve reflective practice. UTPA prepares over 1,000...

To improve teacher quality and increase learner outcomes, educational organizations are partnering to establish ongoing learning opportunities and systematic school reform. University and school districts in diverse settings are employing researched-...

An Electronic Learning Community (ELC) acquired through a PT3 grant was adopted by teacher preparation programs at The University of Texas Pan American (UTPA) to provide a communally organized online learning space for Rio Grande Valley educators....

Prensky (2006) coined the phrase "digital native" to refer to students who are radically different than those in the past due to early and on-going exposure and knowledge of the language of computers, video games, cell phones and all things digital. ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Inspiration in a teacher preparation program. During the Fall Semester of 2006, 40 students in the teacher preparation program at the University of Texas - Pan American participated in a ...

Teaching at and in the higher education arena has never been more exciting. Technology is offering a new and renewed teaching method that could change the way business is done at universities and colleges. Yet there is great resistance to the...

To better understand the dynamics of distance education as a viable means of instructional delivery, a qualitative study was conducted in 2007 among faculty of a College of Education to identify needs related to creating distance education courses....