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Technology is advancing rapidly. Increasingly it is becoming an integral part of the school curriculum. Over the past decade, school districts have spent billions of dollars on classroom technology, yet the classroom has changed little. Many...

This paper discusses using the Internet for multicultural education -- as a powerful tool for intercultural communication, as an effective facilitator for cross-cultural cooperation, and as a rich resource for multicultural curriculum. Research...

This paper presents a description of two collaborative projects conducted with graduate students from two different universities, during two consecutive fall semesters. The instructors, with a history of personal collaboration both in person and...

Children in today's society must function in many environments. The home, family, school, neighborhood, peers, and society generally shape our children for the future. Teachers, partners of this cyclical challenge, have to be prepared to help...

Online-optional class sessions provide students in classes offered via video distance education with an option of attending class in an online mode if they qualify as online-eligible. Students determine which instructional delivery mode they prefer,...

A case study approach has been employed to describe the internship experiences of two Graduate Teaching Assistants (TAs) who are teaching two different undergraduate educational technology classes, and the effects these had on their teaching. ...

Distance education is expanding the higher education classroom, sending it outside the walls of the universities, and even into students' homes. Online communication may be the key to providing interactive opportunities in these classes to foster...

What technology should be included in teacher preparation programs, and where should it be taught and/or practiced? As states (and other entities) establish technology standards to be addressed in teacher education, programs are looking for the...

Telecommunications, according to Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, is "the science and technology of transmitting information, as words, sounds, or images, over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone,...

Revisiting Schools: A Curriculum Check-up Technology is an integral learning tool. The military and NASA have been leaders in using technology for training. The nation has issued a challenge to schools that technology must be intergrated into the ...

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All over the world novice and experienced teachers ask, "How can I improve my practice?" The answer to this question is through professional learning in the form of action research and technology. Universities can facilitate this process through...

This paper will examine and demonstrate ways to develop community among preservice and in-service teachers in online classes, as a way to foster learning and to extend it beyond the end of the course. A model for community building will be shared,...

Online courses are growing in popularity, providing opportunities for individuals to complete their education while overcoming time and distance constraints. Innovations in distance education allow for the design and development of online courses...

Reflection is a much-used word in education. Theorists and researchers have explored the concept, raised questions, made suggestions, and provided implications for practice, with no one commonly accepted definition. Reflection has been described as...

Abstract: As teacher education programs have expanded from the traditional undergraduate program to post-bac and alternative certification programs, the variety of backgrounds of students entering these programs has expanded greatly. This has...

Online education is expanding at all levels. Long used in higher education, online courses are now also found in the K-12 sector, as schools are offering online classes for their students, and as teachers are participating in online professional...

Educator certification programs may encompass a variety of certification areas, including non-educators (of all ages) wishing to become teachers, as well as teachers wishing to move into other educational areas. This paper examines the advantages ...