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Nipissing University is the first university in Ontario (and second in Canada) to undertake a laptop program for pre-service teachers. Education students now have the advantage of acquiring practical information technology (IT) skills that Boards of ...

This research study investigates student perceptions of how effective are 18 instructional design elements of mathematical software, as it relates to their development of problem solving skills. Grade five students in a large district school board...

A learning object is an interactive web-based tool that supports learning by enhancing, amplifying, and guiding the cognitive processes of a learner. To date, no formal research has been done on the use of learning objects in secondary school...

To date, limited research has been done examining and evaluating the instructional wrap for using learning objects effectively. The current study examined instructional strategies used by 15 teachers to integrate learning objects into 30 secondary...

To date, extensive research has been done on the use of Audience Response Systems (ARSs) in colleges and universities, but not in secondary school schools. The purpose of this study was to conduct a detailed formative analysis on the benefits,...

The current study offers a comprehensive, systematic analysis of learning objects used in secondary school science classrooms. Five reliable and valid measures were used to examine the effectiveness of learning objects for 503 students and 15...