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This paper focuses on graduate students' responses and reflections on the required use of the Internet to complete assignments for an on campus research course. Students' responses to feedback forms, email assignments, and conversations with the...

This study examined the influence of CD-ROM storybooks on the reading comprehension and attitudes toward reading of 37 matched pairs of third graders. Comprehension was measured using story retelling and open-ended question. The results indicated...

Model technology classrooms at the university and in local schools provide preservice teachers with opportunities to see technology use modeled and to practice teaching with technology. Observing technology being used in classrooms and teaching...

The current technological revolution occurring in society is making vast amounts of information and opportunities available, but only for those who have the ability to obtain and make use of it. With the tremendous technological changes occurring ...

The purpose of this research was to examine the benefits of one-on-one mentoring for technology coaches and teacher preparation faculty as they learned to use technology. Participants included 33 teacher preparation faculty and 14 technology...

The primary aim of the Viewing and Doing Technology (VDT) Project was to situate field-based secondary preservice teachers in a learning environment in which university faculty demonstrated skillful teaching with technology and offered students...

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This exploratory study examines the experiences of three graduate students participating in online learning classes that were not designed to include student interactions. Research on the design of online learning environments examines the...

Wikis have the potential to be powerful collaborative learning tools as communities of learners come together to create knowledge and share information. Thirty-two language arts methods students collectively researched and added content to a class...

Wikis have the potential to be powerful collaborative learning tools as communities of learners come together to create knowledge and share information. Thirty-two language arts methods students collectively researched and added content to a class...

Abstract: The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) provides international indicators of student achievement and investigates trends in reading literacy skills of fourth-grade students. The authors provide a brief summary of the...

Collaborating with their classmates to create a class wiki motivated students to complete assigned readings. Over the course of four semesters, 75 undergraduate and graduate students contributed content to a class wiki. Data collection included...

This paper examines research related to university students’ and faculty members’ preferences and experiences using eBooks for classroom learning and for library investigations. Included is an exploration of how eBooks are used for learning and as...