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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...

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 ...

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'...

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...

Most graduate candidates in Elementary and Early Childhood Education are in-service teachers, and are required to conduct certain kind of research, or action research. The Presenter finds that statistic analysis software, such as SPSS, is a very...

The increasingly developed instructional technology has brought mathematics education opportunities and challenges. Today, internet technology tends to be utilized everywhere. Then, how effective the technology can be implemented in teaching and...

China (P. R. China) and Mexico are both delivering its education through a brilliant giant, TV education. China started TV education for adult learning in 1979; Mexico launched its Telesecundaria for junior high school students in 1968. During...

Educational technology has been integrated in an ESOL master degree program. An 8-week experimental research with 20 participants in experimental and control groups has confirmed that Song Video Clips have positively facilitated students from lower...

The pre-service teachers’ technology training at the University of North Florida, under the leadership of Dr. Cavanaugh, includes using Picasa + Audacity to create Photo Stories. This poster is to demonstrate how to use these free digital tools to...

Along with advanced internet and computing technology, technology-training activities for pre-service teachers are worth of further exploration and observation. The pre-service teachers’ technology training at the University of North Florida, under...

Open University of China (OUC) is named from the China Central Radio and TV University (CCRTVU). China's educational television system began in 1960 but was suspended during the Cultural Revolution in 1966. In 1979 the China Central Radio and...