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Comics are a part of popular culture that simultaneously appeals to children and raises the eyebrows of parents and educators. Comics were enthusiastically examined for educational potential in the 1940s but were subsequently denigrated and...

Audience response systems, commonly known as clickers, are gaining widespread acceptance and use in educational settings. These clickers can be used to support student engagement in traditional classroom discussions, model the use of new...

Comics are a part of popular culture that has great potential for enhancing student learning. Comics were embraced for their utility in education in the 1940s but were subsequently denigrated and effectively blacklisted for educational application...

The purpose of this paper is to share some of the thoughts and ideas that we have had as we worked on redesigning a senior undergraduate course on video in education. Video technology has become ubiquitous in our schools and our lives but it seems...

Handheld devices like the iPod Touch have great potential to support mathematics learning in unique ways: the form factor allows for anytime-anywhere micro-tutoring; the usability and low cost reduce the threshold and encourage adoption; and the...

Current national standards in both science and mathematics advocate constructivist learning environments. Many elementary and middle school preservice teachers lack confidence and competence to teach Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics ...

We have developed a series of free iOS Apps to support children in learning mathematics concepts and procedures through play and exploration. Through the development process, several design principles were identified and refined including: a) keep...