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Software was designed and created for secondary school pupils (aged 11-16 years old) with moderate learning difficulties (MLD) to allow them to be assessed in mathematics in the same way as pupils in mainstream classes. Voice-overs were available...

Based on the success of the NOF training in Northern Ireland, the Department of Education have launched a new strategy, emPowering Schools, to encourage teachers to continue embedding ICT and e-learning into their teaching pedagogies. This paper...

Information technologies are permeating all areas of education and becoming increasingly more accessible to a wider student population. This paper considers a one year pilot study involving 10 student teachers who created an online course and...

This paper investigates the use of an off-the-shelf e-portfolio package as a means of encouraging student teachers to develop their ability to reflect-on and reflect-in their school placements during a one year initial teacher education course. ...

Initiatives in e-learning and teacher education across the UK and Europe (DfES, 2005, EC, 2001, HEFCE, 2007, DE, 2004, GTCNI, 2007) led to a unique collaboration between representatives from universities and government agencies engaging in a policy...

Mobile learning is an area of increasing interest in the UK where a personalised approach to learning is being advocated at governmental level. To date there is limited research into its use in primary schools and this study reports on the use of...

Abstract: Models of professional development for teachers have been criticised for not being embedded in the context in which teachers are familiar, namely their own classrooms. This paper discusses a 3-tier Award system used to scaffold teachers’...

The use of new mobile technologies is still in its infancy in secondary schools and there is limited research evidence of the educational and pedagogical benefits to pupils’ learning. This qualitative study focuses on the use of mediascapes to...