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This study was to summarize the empirical studies conducted to evaluate the effect of pedagogical agents. By using 28 recent pedagogical agent studies remained through data filtering, common variables were found. Independent variables were presence...

Researchers have suggested various metaphors or roles of pedagogical agents. Agent as learning companion adopts a peer metaphor. It is recommended that the application of agent as learning companion be supported by strong educational rationale....

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of competency (high vs. low) and the type of interaction of a learning companion (proactive vs. responsive) on agent value, motivation, and learning. 72 undergraduates in an introductory computer...

This poster session will provide an overview of the development and implementation of support strategies for the CourseWork open source course management system (CMS). It will outline the workflow processes for technical support and end user...

This presentation will include results of evaluation of a Web-based professional system, "Learning to Teach with Technology Studio (LTTS)." The evaluation was conducted to examine the effectiveness and impact of the LTTS learning environment with...

This interactive session will provide attendees an opportunity to learn about and gain hands-on experience using CourseWork, Stanford Universityés Web-based course management system. More specifically, the objective of this session is to allow...

This paper describes the peer evaluation of a university course that was developed to learn problem solving skills through group work and discussion. At the end of the course, peer evaluation by students and an instructor evaluation were performed...

This project named 'On the Use of a BBS for Better Cross-cultural Communication' has been launched to promote collaboration between two groups of students on a cross-cultural exchange. The participants are the students of Dokkyo University in Japan...

In various writings, Schon and others have talked about "Learning as Reflective Conversation with Materials," (Bamberger, J. & Schon, D.,1991 in F. Steier (Ed.), Research and Reflexivity. London: Sage) giving us a challenging metaphor to play with,...

Abstract: Teachers applying the technology in place at each school in the district, as appropriate, to enhance student learning; evaluate the impact of the technology used in the targeted lessons based on student performance. Show the benefits of ...

This study investigates how users' cognitive characteristics influence their navigation and search behaviors on the Web among experienced Web users. Factor analysis was performed on the scores from Group Embedded Figures Test and Problem Solving...

This demonstration will provide an overview of CourseWork, Stanford University's course Web site development and distribution system that Stanford plans to release as open source. A description of the system and its users will be provided with...

Museums are faced with the challenge of providing virtual visitors with a rich online experience and an education that is different, but potentially deeper, than a physical visit. For children, museums have the additional challenge of finding the...

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine how character spacing of the text in PDA affects learning performance and attitude. Thirty-nine students were randomly assigned to either expanded character spacing condition or condensed character...

The use of Electronic Portfolios in the College of Education (COE) at Arizona State University West (ASUW) results from collaborative efforts of COE faculty and support from the ASUW Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology grant. Each...

Over the past 6 years, Arizona State University West (ASU West), locatedin Phoenix, Arizona, has developed an Early Childhood program thatfeatures curricula based on the National Education Technology Standardsfor TeachersN (NETS-T; International...

The purpose of this study is to provide instructional implications of using handheld computers through functional mapping of PDA uses for various learning activities in classrooms. The study collected cases of using handheld computers to improve...

The purpose of this paper is to share a perspective as a teacher educator regarding teacher education with technology in order to discuss and resolve some limitations and difficulties that teacher educators might encounter. Attending to teacher...

The purpose of this paper is to present the design practice inspired by case-based reasoning (CBR) for an introductory technology integration course for preservice teachers. We use CBR as a design framework and call it Web-enhanced, case-based doing ...

This paper describes the use of online clinical experience journals for preservice teachers in an elementary science course. Three journal entries were required during a 15hour clinical period in the science classroom. All journal entries were...