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This is a descriptive study that analyzes learners' use of comprehension aids such as objectives, a glossary and links between pages in a hypermedia tutorial. Students read a short hypermedia tutorial on the topic of E. coli. Relationships between...

Students are frequently being asked to learn from hypermedia. Some characteristics of hypermedia, including the use of multiple media and the increased control over sequence provided to the learner, may impede learning for the less strategic student....

The objective of this paper is to outline specific techniques to eliminate issues that pervade creating accessible learning applications. Guidelines and techniques for assuring accessibility in learning applications for Acrobat, PowerPoint, Flash...

Preliminary surveys conducted by the authors suggest that students at the secondary school level are likely to feel much more at ease with the vocabulary of information technology than the pre-service teachers who will soon be expected to...

This paper discusses the use of hypermedia as a mainstream instructional tool and what this use means for the success of all learners. Hypermedia research has not provided evidence of superiority to other instructional media. This research has,...

This paper will report on the development of a "Standards of Quality" document for educational technology distance learning courses. This project resulted from a concern that the courses were viewed as less rigorous by other faculty and our own...

This paper reports on the project rationale and design of one initiative to better prepare preservice teachers to integrate technology into their future teaching. This project, technologically enhanced cornerstone courses, brings together teams of ...

The explosion of information via the World Wide Web has resulted in a large number of educational research related documents being easily available. Finding appropriate, quality materials has become difficult due to the volume of information...

This review explores the relationship between video-technology and teacher education reform. Important changes in teacher education are reviewed and the ways in which video-technology can provide support for these changes are identified. Next, the...

Abstract: In support of research examining the relationship between epistemological beliefs, metacognition, and the quality of on-line discussions this paper investigates different methods for evaluating discussions. The paper will present coding...

This paper describes one component of an extensive reform effort supporting the integration of technology into a teacher preparation program. This component focuses on the development of a digital library in support of an undergraduate special...

In support of online discussions research, this review classifies and describes different factors such as instructional interventions and learner characteristics that affect the quality of discussions. The review will help educators better...

Education reform is an ongoing concern for teachers and administrators. Since the 1980's administrators and others have been looking to technology to support reform (Gulek & Demirtas, 2005). Administrators can be led to think that if teachers are...

Lesson planning serves as a key means for ensuring the quality of instruction. In an effort to facilitate and improve the literature related to lesson planning, this paper proposes a framework which integrates online lesson planners, databases, case ...