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Information Today
September 2, 2010
Paula J. Hane |
Free Collaborative Learning Tools for Science--Spotlight on Scitable Scitable is an educational website offered by Nature Education (a division of NPG) for biology and genetics educators and undergraduate students -- and it provides a free library of high quality vetted content and tools.   |
Geotimes
July 2007
Cathryn Manduca |
On the Cutting Edge of Teaching About Early Earth The recent "On the Cutting Edge" workshop brought together experts in early Earth research and undergraduate geoscience education. They developed a variety of ideas to incorporate into the teaching of this challenging subject. |
HHMI Bulletin
February 2012
Cori Vanchieri. |
Susan Singer: A Magical Moment The time to entice students to be STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) teachers is during the first years of college, says Susan Singer, a professor of natural sciences at Carleton College. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2001 |
On the Web Cross-disciplinary, interactive educational Web site designed to build language, social studies and technology skills for middle school students... Web site offers guidelines for selecting computer software and other technological resources that empower young women... etc. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2002
Jacqueline Keane |
Teacher vs. Computer. Where Educators Stand in the Technology Revolution Instructional technology and the World Wide Web offer powerful teaching resources that provide educators with a limitless wealth of information and shared professional practices. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2005
Douglas Kellner |
The Changing Classroom: Challenges for Teachers The integration of technology in classrooms has obligated teachers to develop new teaching strategies to enhance learning across the curriculum. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2004
Peg Pankowski |
Faculty Training for Online Teaching Experts agree that faculty need training to teach online, yet a survey of faculty who teach undergraduate mathematics courses online indicates that most faculty at two-year colleges are still not receiving adequate training. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2003
Mona Westhaver |
Learning to Learn: The Best Strategy for Overall Student Achievement State and local funding for schools is decreasing. Learning to learn -- helping students develop thinking skills, learning skills and, most importantly, a passion for learning -- is the solution that will have the most long-term and widespread impact. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2005 |
LaunchPad One of three components of the ClassLink System 2000 suite from ClassLink Inc., this is an easy-to-use electronic gateway where teachers and students can access their individualized software applications and educational URLs, as well as interact with each other from any Web-enabled computer. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2000 |
New Releases - MindJET Mind Mapping is a way to prepare and present core concepts to students in easily understood, easy-to-remember visualizations. eMind Maps from MindJET is a software program that takes educators through the Mind Mapping process step-by-step, helping students perceive information in a natural, nonlinear fashion.... |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2000 |
Explore Science Lessons for Youngsters Brainium.com, developers of collaborative online learning environments, offers Science Brainium, a core curriculum Internet resource to engage and challenge K-8 students as they learn about science... |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2004 |
ImagiProbe Students collecting data in the field can rely on ImagiProbe, a sensor-based data acquisition system that enables students to conduct authentic scientific investigations. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2003
Howard Tomlinson |
Educational PDA Games Engage Students, Teach Essential Language Skills One kind of handheld gadget is increasingly becoming accepted, encouraged and often provided by the school: PDAs. This is because handheld computers are a much less expensive alternative to laptop or desktop PCs for each student. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2004
Missy Holzer |
Data Loggers Help N.J. High School Deliver Inquiry-Based Science Instruction Inquiry-based learning has gained popularity among educators over the last decade as a favored method for introducing students to new concepts through exploratory activities such as demonstrations, modeling and the use of online data. |
CAUSE/EFFECT
Vol 22 Num 2 1999
Dorothy A. Frayer |
Creating a Campus Culture to Support a Teaching and Learning Revolution How can a college or university best support the faculty in the process of rethinking courses and curricula to unleash the truly revolutionary potential for technology to enhance learning?... |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2004 |
FYI ... ScribeStudio This is an easy-to-use Web site that lets educators quickly create and manage online training courses and materials. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2005
Moss & Solomon |
Teaching the Fourth `R' of Science Education: Research A partnership program between the Bronx High School of Science and Elsevier introduces students to the world of scientific research through ScienceDirect. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2000 |
Practical Tips for Using Web-based Assessment Systems Computer-based homework systems are both praised and derided because they allow faculty members to be less involved with the student homework process... |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2002
Steve Zlotolow & Jeremy W. Kemp |
Case Study: San Jose State Develops Online Master's Program in Occupational Therapy In 1998, San Jose State University received a grant from the California State University Commission on Extended Education to develop the first online master's program in Occupational Therapy in the United States. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2004 |
Online Resource Assists in the Creation of Science Fair Projects The Super Science Fair Projects Web site offers resources to take middle and high-school students step-by-step through the extensive process of completing a science fair project. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2001
Barbara Hudgins |
Leveraging Handheld Technology in the Classroom Over the last year, the use of PDAs in the classroom has become more prevalent. Yet few hav tapped the affordability and portability of handheld technology for ongoing classroom assessment. In my classroom, such a system has the students actually looking forward to quizzes... |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2005
Lori Weir |
The Importance of Developing and Investing in Online Course Materials That Enrich the Classroom Experience for Special-Needs Students Students with disabilities may be using assistive technology, such as a screen reader, to access online course materials. When developing course materials, ask yourself how a student with a learning disability might perceive the tasks and information. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2002
Judy A. Serwatka |
Improving Student Performance in Distance Learning Courses This article concentrates on the problems encountered and the solutions developed while teaching two college networking courses in the distance learning format... |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2004 |
Wireless Plan Generates Revenue for Higher Ed. The program allows schools to offer select Sprint PCS rate plans to faculty, staff and students while collecting service-plan fees directly from the users, often as a supplementary charge with tuition. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2001
Joshua D. Baron & Mercedes M. McKay |
Designing and Delivering an Online Course for K-12 Educators The design and delivery of a distance education course are complex undertakings. This is partly because the development process involves many interrelated elements that must work in unison to form a single system for learning... |
Geotimes
September 2004
Megan Sever |
Undergrad Forums: It's All About the Process Student Publishing Prospects... Spotlight on Keck... Spotlight on Argonne... Campus Events... Bigger Fish... |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2003
Sylvia Charp |
Engaging the Tech-Savvy Generation It's the job of every educator to use all technological resources available to keep students engaged in the classroom. But a true tech-savvy educator is continually learning from his or her students. |
Search Engine Watch
October 23, 2008
Ron Jones |
Facebook: Get Educated on the Hottest Social Media Platform Facebook was first used as a tool to help students, faculty, and staff to get to know other people on campus. Now it's used to do the same on the Internet campus. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2004
Ullman & Rabinowitz |
Course Management Systems and the Reinvention of Instruction University teachers approach the use of the Course Management System with a pre-existing "mental model" of how the technology should be used and that this mental model then constrains how the teachers use it. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2000 |
Question Mark Corporation Question Mark Corporation has made eight sample tests available free of charge to students wanting to keep pace with their studies at www.questionmark.com/k12. Students can examine their knowledge in various subjects... |
Industrial Physicist
Sina Kniseley |
Societies The American Association of Physics Teachers' mission is to enhance the appreciation and understanding of physics through teaching, and its members want to help others understand physics and the benefits that a physics background offers. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2006
Amy Ellisor |
Customized Learning A search engine that adapts to individual student abilities has proven to be an ideal addition to one district's effort to differentiate instruction. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2003
Sylvia Charp |
Assessment and Accountability The No Child Left Behind Act requires the inclusion of all students in state assessment programs, and holds students and educators accountable for performance relative to state standards. However, a number of challenges still need to be addressed. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2005
Steven Marx |
Improving Faculty Use of Technology in a Small Campus Community This article focuses on a program designed to improve how faculty use technology at a small branch campus of a major state university. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2001
Sylvia Charp |
Professional Development Public dissatisfaction with academics is causing educators to re-examine their curriculum to put more emphasis on effective teaching... |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2000 |
CD-ROM Helps Students Navigate Real-Life Dilemmas Real world middle-school dilemmas are dramatized in The Basement Bums Adventures in Life Skills, an educational CD-ROM from Little Planet Learning.... |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2000
Jacquelyn Barker Tulloch |
Sophisticated Technology Offers Higher Education Options Ironically, the use of traditional terminology associated with distance learning is diminishing at a time when the use of technology is gaining ground. Meanwhile, the lines are blurring between distance education and traditional classroom learning... |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2005
Melissa LeBoeuf Tothero |
University of Texas at Austin Explores LIFE The innovative laptop initiative engages the College of Education's pre-service teachers in a technology-rich learning environment that helps them prepare their students for a future in our high-tech world. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2002
Laura Grillo Abdelnour |
Bytes of Learning's CREATE Together CREATE Together from Bytes of Learning is a multimedia software program that combines creation, collaboration, communication, problem solving and publishing tools for all grade levels. |
PC Magazine
August 12, 2003
Sebastian Rupley |
For the Love of the Game New findings from the Pew Research Center suggest that college students have good game. The study reports that computer, video, and online games "are woven into the fabric of everyday life for college students," and are much more intertwined with students' social lives than previously suspected. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2004
Bob Kruger |
Failing Intellectual Property Protection 101 Character education may be the key to piracy prevention. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2004
Mary Fran Breiling |
SJSU Gets Creative With Laptop Initiative San Jose State University's Wireless Laptop Pilot Project was crafted by a vision to create a dynamic and collaborative educational environment and to enhance teaching and learning, creativity, scholarship, and global connectivity. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Blackboard's Textbook Quarter The educational software solutions provider reports strong growth and upped its guidance for the year to earnings of $22 million to $23 million, which translates into $0.78 to $0.81 per share. |
| T.H.E. Journal |
Professional Development Unlike training, professional development is more concerned with helping teachers learn to use technology in order to help students learn. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2004
William Wade |
Why I Teach Online While distance learning is not for everyone, the flexible education alternative provides teachers and students with many advantages. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2005
Hawkins Gonzales & Miller Nelson |
Learner-Centered Instruction Promotes Student Success Northface University prepares its computer science students for the workplace with real-world projects. |
D-Lib
January 2006
Kastens & Holzman |
The Digital Library for Earth System Education Provides Individualized Reports for Teachers on the Effectiveness of Educational Resources in Their Own Classrooms The Instructors' Individualized Reports from DLESE's Community Review System are leveraging the digital character of the library to generate insights for instructors about the nature and quality of the interaction between resources in the library and students. |
Entrepreneur
April 2008
Nichole L. Torres |
Get With the Program "All-inclusive" entrepreneurship programs can get you connected - and your business going. |
T.H.E. Journal
Annamaria DiGiorgio |
Drexel Launches Mobile Web Portal for Students In what may be the nation's first mobile Web portal for students, Philadelphia's Drexel University is bringing anywhere, anytime information access to handheld devices with DrexelOne Mobile. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2008
Karen Kellison |
Virtual Teamwork For a group of remote, rural school districts, web-based collaborative projects are opening up new vistas of learning opportunities. |
