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Is it live or is it Internet? Experimental estimates of the effects of online instruction on student learning

Posted on 26 Apr 2012 with 0 comments

This paper presents the first experimental evidence on the effects of live versus internet media of instruction. Students in a large introductory microeconomics course at a major research university were randomly assigned to live lectures versus watching these same lectures in an internet setting, where all other factors (e.g., instruction, supplemental materials) were the same.

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An investigation of personalised learning approaches used by schools

Posted on 26 Apr 2012 with 0 comments

This report presents the findings of research which investigated the personalised learning approaches used by schools.

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Smartphones give you wings: pedagogical affordances of mobile Web 2.0

Posted on 26 Apr 2012 with 0 comments

Built on the foundation of four years of research and implementation of mobile learning projects (m-learning), this paper provides an overview of the potential of the integration of mobile Web 2.0 tools (based around smartphones) to facilitate social constructivist pedagogies and engage students in tertiary education.

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Learning, innovation and ICT: lessons Learned by the ICT cluster Education & Training 2010 programme

Posted on 26 Apr 2012 with 0 comments

This report presents the outcomes of the ICT cluster that the Commission has set up under the Education and Training 2010 programme as part of the Lisbon objectives set for 2010.

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The MetLife Survey of the American teacher: collaborating for student success

Posted on 26 Apr 2012 with 0 comments

The MetLife was conducted by Harris Interactive and is twenty-sixth in a series sponsored by MetLife since 1984 to give voice to those closest to the classroom.This MetLife Survey examines the views of teachers, principals and students about respective roles and responsibilities, current practice and priorities for the future.

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2009 E-learning Benchmarking Survey

Posted on 25 Apr 2012 with 0 comments

The 2009 survey of RTOs shows that 39% of all VET activity now formally involves e-learning (on average across all states/territories and provider types). This continues an upward trend which has seen e-learning grow from around 3-4% of all VET unit enrolments in 2003-2004.

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2010 E-learning Benchmarking Survey – final report

Posted on 25 Apr 2012 with 0 comments

The 2010 survey of RTOs shows that 43% of all VET activity now formally involves e-learning (on average across all states/territories and provider types). This continues an upward trend which has seen e-learning grow from around 8% of all VET unit enrolments in the first survey in 2005.

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Using mobile phones to improve educational outcomes: an analysis of evidence from Asia

Posted on 24 Apr 2012 with 0 comments

Despite improvements in educational indicators, such as enrolment, significant challenges remain with regard to the delivery of quality education in developing countries, particularly in rural and remote regions. In the attempt to find viable solutions to these challenges, much hope has been placed in new information and communication technologies (ICTs), mobile phones being one example.

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Educators, technology and 21st century skills: dispelling five myths a study on the connection between K–12 technology use and 21st century skills

Posted on 24 Apr 2012 with 0 comments

New research released by Walden University and undertaken by Grunwald Associates focusses on the drive towards teaching 21st century skills and tackles five myths about the use of technology in education.

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Assessing the effects of ICT in education: indicators, criteria and benchmarks for international comparisons

Posted on 23 Apr 2012 with 0 comments

Despite the fact that education systems have been heavily investing in technology since the early 1980s, international indicators on technology uptake and use in education are missing. This book aims to provide a basis for the design of frameworks, the identification of indicators and existing data sources, as well as gaps in areas needing further research.

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Over 100 leading Australian and international educators and experts concerned with Australian education contributed to this report on how Educational Technologies and the computing curriculum is currently being implemented in Australian schools, and the changes that may occur in the near future (5 years).

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Is it live or is it Internet? Experimental estimates of the effects of online instruction on student learning

An investigation of personalised learning approaches used by schools

Smartphones give you wings: pedagogical affordances of mobile Web 2.0

Learning, innovation and ICT: lessons Learned by the ICT cluster Education & Training 2010 programme

The MetLife Survey of the American teacher: collaborating for student success

2009 E-learning Benchmarking Survey

2010 E-learning Benchmarking Survey – final report

Using mobile phones to improve educational outcomes: an analysis of evidence from Asia

Educators, technology and 21st century skills: dispelling five myths a study on the connection between K–12 technology use and 21st century skills

Assessing the effects of ICT in education: indicators, criteria and benchmarks for international comparisons

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