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This presentation is on constructivism in action and will demonstrate how visual scope, as interpreted through interactive iconography, impacts the development of a student's social studies and language arts critical thinking skills. The application ...

Do museum interns receive effective training to connect with groups of diverse public middle school students? Do they make exhibits relevant? This paper analyzes the intern preparation and programs at a major metropolitan museum targeting audiences...

Although today’s students enter the classroom as digital natives, their language learning needs have not changed from earlier students. Educators can leverage the virtual world known to students in helping to develop their language skills. In a...

A three-month study examined how interactive iconography (interactive: non-sequential and user-controlled interfacing; iconography: a set of pictures or symbols connected with people or themes) impacts social studies and promotes critical writing...

A three-month study examined how interactive iconography impacts social studies and promotes critical writing skills. Groups of three middle-school immigrant students constructed museum labels using Scope Out, an experimental online revision tool...

In much of the same way that the media uses discussions in the blogosphere to gauge public opinion, so too can educators use blogs to gauge student progress. The purpose of this exploratory study was to consider the effectiveness of three types of...

Recent topics in education have focused on using virtual worlds to enhance learning. However, the use of this technology needs to be assessed for effectiveness to justify its place in blended learning, hybrid, and online courses. This mixed...

A mixed-methodology study examined whether using Alice, designed to introduce students to computer programming in a 3D environment, was more effective than using Visual Basic to develop problem-solving skills in first-year college students in an...

Virtual worlds as educational platforms have gained some currency in higher education. Traditional applications usually include developing models that reflect some component of external reality, and then allowing students to use this model to create ...

This study explored the use of a tailored online writing program for first-year undergraduate students at an urban college of technology. The program facilitated group peer review focusing on feedback-on-feedback in meaningful and technologically...

Almost a decade ago, Bloom’s Taxonomy was revised to add emphasis both to the higher-order complexity of “creating” (over “evaluation”), and to emphasize metacognitive processes (Krathwohl, 2002). Today’s learners are adept at “authoring” using...