Digital learning publications
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Designing Handheld Software To Support Classroom Assessment
Since 2002, Project WHIRL (Wireless Handhelds In Reflection on Learning) has investigated potential uses of handheld computers in K-12 science classrooms using a teacher involved process of software development and…
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Closing The Digital Divide: Evaluation Of The World Links Program
The World Bank and, subsequently, the World Links organization provided schools in developing countries with networked computers and training that supports integration of ICT into teaching. The study examines the…
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ESCOT: Coordinating The Influence Of R&D And Classroom Practice To Produce Educational Software From Reusable Components
This testbed incorporated interactive learning tools from a variety of university, nonprofit, and commercial developers, and hosted decentralized authoring teams consisting of teachers, developers and educational technologists.
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Unlocking the Learning Value of Wireless Mobile Devices
Many researchers see the potential of wireless mobile learning devices to achieve large-scale impact on learning because of portability, low cost, and communications features.
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Unlocking The Learning Value Of Wireless Mobile Devices
At the moment ‘wireless mobile technologies for education’ are incredibly diverse and incompatible; to achieve scale, a strong vision will be needed to lead to standardisation, overcoming the tendency to…
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Media Inequality in Conversation: How People Behave Differently When Interacting With Computers and People
The present study presents a laboratory experiment grounded in the principles of Interpersonal Theory, a psychological approach to interpersonal dynamics. Discourse analyses revealed a key difference in participants ’ behavior…
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Research To Support Scaling-Up Technology-Based Educational Interventions
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Evaluating Educational Technology: Effective Research Designs For Improving Learning
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Handhelds Go to School: Lessons Learned
Wireless handhelds offer new opportunities for innovative user interaction, communication, and connection with sensors – both in the classroom and on field trips.
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Using Technology To Assess Students’ Web Expertise
This study investigated the use of an online authentic assessment tool to evaluate students’ fluency with the World Wide Web (WWW). Using our online Web Expertise Assessment and accompanying WWW…
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Policy And Planning Requirements For Designing Rigorous Evaluations Of Learning Technology
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The Case For Using Randomized Experiments In Research On Newer Educational Technologies: A Critique Of The Objections Raised And Alternatives