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The outcomes of the technology for teaching and learning cannot be automatic, they are the result of a collaboration between the teacher, student, and the designer of the technology (Poole, 1997). The question is that how can we go beyond the...

Students from early childhood through graduate school have come to expect that they will work alone, write alone, complete projects alone, and be tested alone. Traditionally, in educational settings there has been competition for what is perceived ...

Computers are everywhere. However, when we compare the typical school environment to the business environment, it is noticed that schools have lagged far behind in implementing the use of computers. The results of implementation of computers in...

Internet is growing rapidly and has a great impact on Education. Distance education has become an extremely important area of using instructional technology. The Unite State is one of the largest developed countries and China is one of the biggest...

Electronic portfolio system designed and developed by the Office of Career Services at Kennesaw State University is featured with friendly use, customized setup, well-designed organization, strengthened compatibility, and skill-overview matrix. With ...

E-portfolio is a challenge for in-service teachers' training; the effectiveness of e-portfolio assessment has become a critical issue today. Can all in-service teachers in Early Childhood and Elementary M Ed. program at Kennesaw State University...

As computer technology getting more and more advanced, educators have accepted the assumption that computer has a potential to renovate education and is necessary to enhance effective teaching and learning. However, computer is a tool and the...

This paper will review the traditional instructional media and technologies offered in teacher training programs in the past and in some of the programs today, primarily presentation media and technologies, such as audio/video systems, overhead,...

Web-based instruction is the latest development of distance education, which has become an extremely important part of instructional technology. Web-based instruction has commonly adopted by universities and schools to deliver courses on line....

Multimedia describes any system that unites two or more media into a single product or presentation. Along with the increasingly developed computer technology, it is believed that multimedia is the best single set of technologies to promote among ...

Texas State Board for Educator Certification has published new technology application standards for teachers who want to be certified, including teachers of technology. The standards require that teachers should know how to create digital video...

Internet is playing a vigorous role in today's education. Children start to play on the Internet when they are very young, and are becoming more technologically advanced today (Schwartau, 2001). Then, as an adult, an educator in early childhood...

This pilot study examines the implementation of an online approach beyond the on campus and on site instruction. Ninety-seven candidates from three 2003-2004 graduate cohorts participated in this pilot study. By exploring the impact of instructors'...

Power is defined as the potential to influence behavior. Empowerment means to enable and help people develop a sense of self-confidence, to support people to overcome feelings of powerlessness or helplessness, to energize people to take action, and...

Education in the 21st century faces the challenge of increasingly developed computing technology. Internet technology has made the instruction and resources-sharing online available. Most universities in China, general speaking, have been equipped...

Since 1946, the first computer was born, computing technology has been increasingly developed. The development has brought education opportunities, as well as challenges. Getting into 21st century, Technology tends to be utilized everywhere, in the...

A pilot study on the implementation of online approach showed that the percentage of candidates using online technology for completing ECE M. Ed. program at Kennesaw State University increased from 74% to 100% during four semesters. The M.Ed. in...

Abstract: The traditional lecture approach is subject-based instruction, not problem-based. Problem-based learning is simply to make the learning meaningful through contextualized problem sets and situations (Rhem, 1998). According to educational...

Abstract: Audacity and Movie Maker in Windows are two free and easy-to-use editing software packages for audio and video production. While presenters implemented Audacity and Movie Maker in pre- and in-service teachers' technology training, they...

Blackboard is a powerful instructional tool to help educators develop learning community, communicate with learners and deliver learning contents online. It has been widely practiced in higher education, middle and high schools, and commercial...