Education and Technology for a Better World

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Scientific and Technological Education in Brazil: Advancements and Challenges for the 21st Century
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   Chapter 2 NASA Education and Educational Technologies Exemplified by the Space Weather Action Center Program
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   Chapter 3 Evaluation of Distance Course Effectiveness – Exploring the Quality of Interactive Processes
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   Chapter 4 The Impact of the Multi-sensory Program Alfabeto on the Development of Literacy Skills of Third Stage Pre-school Children
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   Chapter 5 Personalized e-Learning Environments: Considering Students’ Contexts
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   Chapter 6 Software Junctus : Joining Sign Language and Alphabetical Writing
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   Chapter 7 Innovative Teaching/Learning with Geotechnologies in Secondary Education
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   Chapter 8 A New Virtual and Remote Experimental Environment for Teaching and Learning Science
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    Chapter 9 Investment in Information and Communication Technologies in the Irish Education Sector
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    Chapter 10 Pyramids in Logo: A School Project in ‘Search’ of the Fourth Dimension
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    Chapter 11 Towards Transformation: AlwaysOn Students and Health Education
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    Chapter 12 Virtual Cities as a Collaborative Educational Environment
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    Chapter 13 ICT Action School Development at Helen Parkhurst Dalton School, Part II
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    Chapter 14 E-Maturity and School Development: When the Tail Wants to Wag the Dog
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    Chapter 15 Toward a Learning/Instruction Process Model for Facilitating the Instructional Design Cycle
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    Chapter 16 The Making of an Online Masters Program in the North American Context
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    Chapter 17 CV-Muzar Using a Multiagent System for Group Formation
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    Chapter 18 The Development of Educational Games Supported by a Pedagogical Tutor Agent
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    Chapter 19 Applying Informatics Knowledge to Create 3D Worlds
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    Chapter 20 Ensuring Success and Quality through the Use of Standards in Team Projects: Students’ Perceptions
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    Chapter 21 Implementing and Sustaining Educational Change and ICT: A Case Study of a Taiwanese Primary School
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    Chapter 22 The Mexican National Programs on Teaching Mathematics and Science with Technology: The Legacy of a Decade of Experiences of Transformation of School Practices and Interactions
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    Chapter 23 Trust and Conflicts in Distance Learning Higher Education Courses Tutor Teams
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    Chapter 24 Bridging the Digital Divide, Aiming to Become Lifelong Learners
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    Chapter 25 Evolution of Information Systems Curriculum in an Australian University over the Last Twenty-Five Years
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    Chapter 26 Secondary School Students’ English Writing Aided by Spelling and Grammar Checkers
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    Chapter 27 Learning Design for Creating a Lifelong Learning Organization
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    Chapter 28 Open Virtual Worlds as Pedagogical Research Tools: Learning from the Schome Park Programme
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    Chapter 29 Technology Mentoring: Research Results across Seven Campuses
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    Chapter 30 So I Sat Down with My Mother: Connectedness Orientation and Pupils’ Independence
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    Chapter 31 Preparing Graduate Students for Industry and Life Long Learning: A Project Based Approach
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    Chapter 32 Advanced Networks in Dental Rich Online MEDiA (ANDROMEDA)
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    Chapter 33 A Competency-Based Learning Resource Retrieval Process: The LUISA-UHP Case-Study
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    Chapter 34 Is There a Role for Social Networking Sites in Education?
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    Chapter 35 Collective Text Editor: A New Interface Focused on Interaction Design
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    Chapter 36 An Open-Source Learning Content Management and Assessment System
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    Chapter 37 Supporting Collaborative Learning Activities with a Digital Library and Annotations
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    Chapter 38 Using Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) to Frame ‘SuperclubsPLUS’, an Online Social Network for Children
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    Chapter 39 Using Text-Mining to Support the Evaluation of Texts Produced Collaboratively
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    Chapter 40 PLME as a Cognitive Tool for Knowledge Achievement and Informal Learning
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    Chapter 41 Growing a Peer Review Culture among Graduate Students
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    Chapter 42 Computers in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language: Access to the Diversity of Textual Genres and Language Skills
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    Chapter 43 A Study on Pedagogical Requirements for Multi-platform Learning Objects
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    Chapter 44 Podcasts in Higher Education: Students’ and Lecturers’ Perspectives
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    Chapter 45 Design Patterns for the Use of Technology in Introductory Mathematics Tutorials
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    Chapter 46 Learning by Peers: An Alternative Learning Model for Digital Inclusion of Elderly People
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    Chapter 47 Teachers’ Perceptions about the Barriers and Catalysts for Effective Practices with ICT in Primary Schools
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    Chapter 48 Transformative Personal Development: Helping Teachers to Thrive on Discontinuous Change