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- Education, Communication, Technology, New Media, Cognitive Science, Educational Technology, and 24 moreE-learning, Communication Theory, Digital Media & Learning, Education Policy, Comparative & International Education, Technology and Society, Computer Mediated Communication, Information Theory, Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), Technology And Culture, Learning Sciences, Technological Innovation, Media Theory, Computer and Instructional Technology, Information and Communication technology, Collaboration Technology, Learning (Psychology), Communication for Development, Learning and Cognition, Education and Economic Development, Instructional Communication, Education and Labor Markets, Technological Innovation and Economic Development, and Multiple representations(E-learning, Communication Theory, Digital Media & Learning, Education Policy, Comparative & International Education, Technology and Society, Computer Mediated Communication, Information Theory, Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), Technology And Culture, Learning Sciences, Technological Innovation, Media Theory, Computer and Instructional Technology, Information and Communication technology, Collaboration Technology, Learning (Psychology), Communication for Development, Learning and Cognition, Education and Economic Development, Instructional Communication, Education and Labor Markets, Technological Innovation and Economic Development, and Multiple representations)edit
- I am currently writing a book entitled “Designing Our World: What You Can Do to Make the World a Better Place.” Chec... moreI am currently writing a book entitled “Designing Our World: What You Can Do to Make the World a Better Place.” Check it out at http://Design-a-Better.World.
The previous focus of my work was on the connection of ICT policy, education reform and economic development. I've written extensively and consulted on this topic with ministries of education and education agencies in Singapore, Thailand, India, Chile, Norway, Jordan, and Egypt. I've also consulted on this topic with the World Bank, UNESCO, OECD, Intel, Cisco, and Microsoft. I've done volunteer work in east Africa--Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania--on the impact of technology on grassroots, rural development.Earlier in my career, I conducted research and wrote extensively on instructional innovation, media theory, instructional design using advanced technologies, and multiple respresentations in science education, particularly chemistry. I've also conducted large-scale evaluations of technology-based reforms in the US and internationally.(I am currently writing a book entitled “Designing Our World: What You Can Do to Make the World a Better Place.” Check it out at http://Design-a-Better.World. <br /><br />The previous focus of my work was on the connection of ICT policy, education reform and economic development. I've written extensively and consulted on this topic with ministries of education and education agencies in Singapore, Thailand, India, Chile, Norway, Jordan, and Egypt. I've also consulted on this topic with the World Bank, UNESCO, OECD, Intel, Cisco, and Microsoft. I've done volunteer work in east Africa--Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania--on the impact of technology on grassroots, rural development.Earlier in my career, I conducted research and wrote extensively on instructional innovation, media theory, instructional design using advanced technologies, and multiple respresentations in science education, particularly chemistry. I've also conducted large-scale evaluations of technology-based reforms in the US and internationally.)edit
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This chapter proposes the use of a “situative” theory to complement the cognitive theory of multimedia learning of chemistry. The chapter applies situative theory to examine the practices of chemists and to derive implications for the use... more
This chapter proposes the use of a “situative” theory to complement the cognitive theory of multimedia learning of chemistry. The chapter applies situative theory to examine the practices of chemists and to derive implications for the use of various kinds of representations in chemistry education. The two theories have implications for different but complementary educational goals—cognitive theory focusing on the learning of scientific concepts and situative theory on learning science as an investigative process. We go on ...
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Abstract This article describes learning with media as a complementary process within which representations are constructed and procedures performed, sometimes by the learner and sometimes by the medium. It reviews research on learning... more
Abstract This article describes learning with media as a complementary process within which representations are constructed and procedures performed, sometimes by the learner and sometimes by the medium. It reviews research on learning with books, television, computers, and multimedia environments. These media are distinguished by cognitively relevant characteristics of their technologies, symbol systems, and processing capabilities. Studies are examined that illustrate how these characteristics, and the instructional ...
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The dissemination and use of information and communications technologies (ICT) in schools has come to be seen by education policy-makers as a significant opportunity. They are attracted to the prospect that ICT can improve student... more
The dissemination and use of information and communications technologies (ICT) in schools has come to be seen by education policy-makers as a significant opportunity. They are attracted to the prospect that ICT can improve student achievement, improve access to schooling, increase efficiencies and reduce costs, enhance students' ability to learn and promote their lifelong learning, and prepare them for a globally competitive workforce. As the power and capability of computers have increased, as they have become interconnected ...
While efforts in some developing countries have focused on reducing the digital divide, others have focused on how to use technology to support development. World Links is a technology-based program in Jordan that supports the... more
While efforts in some developing countries have focused on reducing the digital divide, others have focused on how to use technology to support development. World Links is a technology-based program in Jordan that supports the Ministry's Education Reform for the Knowledge Economy. Surveys and site visits indicate that as a result of program training, teachers improved their technological and pedagogical skills, employed innovative pedagogy, and collaborated with others. Students increased their technology, leadership, ...
Abstract: A project at the University of Michigan is described that involved the award of a small number of faculty fellowships that allowed some released time and financial support for development and implementation of classroom... more
Abstract: A project at the University of Michigan is described that involved the award of a small number of faculty fellowships that allowed some released time and financial support for development and implementation of classroom innovations. The focus of the Fellowship was the analysis and redesign of target courses regularly taught by the fellows. Technical assistance, equipment, training workshops, seminars, and personal consultation with project staff were provided. The project was based on the conceptual model of Rogers and ...
It is good to be back here in Jordan and here at the Dead Sea for the first time. What I would like to talk to you about today is ICT, Educational Reform and Economic Development. Now many of us all around the world are facing economic... more
It is good to be back here in Jordan and here at the Dead Sea for the first time. What I would like to talk to you about today is ICT, Educational Reform and Economic Development. Now many of us all around the world are facing economic challenges and creating new ways of economic development and broad-based prosperity. That is the challenge that we are facing. What I have found is that in traveling to countries around the world and talking to ministries of education, often the economic development rhetoric is used as a rationale for ...
In an effort to emulate the dramatic economic success of China and India, the current policy discussions related to the use of ICT in Africa have focused on its application in the service and manufacturing sectors. Reflecting successes in... more
In an effort to emulate the dramatic economic success of China and India, the current policy discussions related to the use of ICT in Africa have focused on its application in the service and manufacturing sectors. Reflecting successes in Bangalore and Shanghai, much of these discussions advocate the concentration of ICT infrastructure in the urban centers. As such, development policies in Africa envision the use of ICT to support multimedia production houses in Cairo, business incubators in Dakar, call centers in Nairobi, and technology ...
Executive Summary The 21st century presents tremendous challenges and significant opportunities to national policy makers as they formulate economic and social policies and programs. Increasingly, educational policy makers are being asked... more
Executive Summary The 21st century presents tremendous challenges and significant opportunities to national policy makers as they formulate economic and social policies and programs. Increasingly, educational policy makers are being asked to formulate educational policies and programs—particularly those related to information, communication, and technology (ICT)—in ways that advance the nation's economic and social development goals. This first paper of a two-part set describes the factors that influence sustained ...
Do media influence learning? Ten years ago, Richard Clark (1983) reviewed the results of comparative research on educational media and claimed that they provide consistent evidence “... for the generalization that there are no learning... more
Do media influence learning? Ten years ago, Richard Clark (1983) reviewed the results of comparative research on educational media and claimed that they provide consistent evidence “... for the generalization that there are no learning benefits to be gained from employing any specific medium to deliver instruction”(p. 445). According to Clark, the results of those studies that appear to favor one medium over another are due not to the medium but to the method or content that are introduced along with the medium. Clark concludes ...
Around the world, applications of information and communications technologies (ICT) are making dramatic changes in economic and social development. These changes go beyond a mere increase in the number of computers appearing in work... more
Around the world, applications of information and communications technologies (ICT) are making dramatic changes in economic and social development. These changes go beyond a mere increase in the number of computers appearing in work places, homes, and schools to more fundamental changes in the foundations of economic growth and its relationship to human capital. These tectonic economic and social changes have been characterized by terms such as “knowledge economy” and “learning society”, conveying the notion that ...
Monitoring and Evaluation of ICT in Education Projects: A Handbook for Developing Countries Chapter 2 pre-publication draft–November 2005 Chapter 2 Monitoring and Evaluation of ICT for Education Impact: A Review Robert B. Kozma EXECUTIVE... more
Monitoring and Evaluation of ICT in Education Projects: A Handbook for Developing Countries Chapter 2 pre-publication draft–November 2005 Chapter 2 Monitoring and Evaluation of ICT for Education Impact: A Review Robert B. Kozma EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Research evidence shows that simply putting computers into schools is not enough to impact student learning. • That said, specific applications of ICT can positively impact student knowledge, skills and attitudes. • ICT use can benefit both girls and boys, as well as students with special ...
Global economic and social trends over the past several decades have profound implications for educational reform and the use of technology in schools. The convergence of these trends has created significant economic and social... more
Global economic and social trends over the past several decades have profound implications for educational reform and the use of technology in schools. The convergence of these trends has created significant economic and social opportunities but also enormous challenges. The pervasiveness of information and communication technologies (ICT)-from cell phones, to low-cost video cameras, personal digital assistants, and laptops wirelessly connected to the Internet-has changed the way people live, work, and play. New ...
This article describes learning with media as a complementary process within which representations are constructed and procedures performed, sometimes by the learner and sometimes by the medium. It reviews research on learning with books,... more
This article describes learning with media as a complementary process within which representations are constructed and procedures performed, sometimes by the learner and sometimes by the medium. It reviews research on learning with books, television, computers, and multimedia environments. These media are distinguished by cognitively relevant characteristics of their technologies, symbol systems, and processing capabilities. Studies are examined that illustrate how these characteristics, and instructional designs ...
Written by a team of international education experts, this book highlights the scope and variety of curricular change made possible by educational technology. Research teams from 28 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, South America,... more
Written by a team of international education experts, this book highlights the scope and variety of curricular change made possible by educational technology. Research teams from 28 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa developed 174 case reports of innovative classrooms all over the globe. They used classroom observations, interviews with teachers and principals, and focus groups of students and parents to examine trends and effects. The study highlights innovative uses of technology and ...
Participants in a faculty development program increased their use of instructional technologies compared to a larger sample of nonparticipating members. The participants also contacted a large number of their colleagues to discuss... more
Participants in a faculty development program increased their use of instructional technologies compared to a larger sample of nonparticipating members. The participants also contacted a large number of their colleagues to discuss instructional matters. These contacts served to increase the awareness and influence the attitudes of others, though they resulted in relatively few adoption decisions.
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Higher education&amp;amp;#x27;s unique organization and the optional involvement of department chairs account for the uniformities and the variations of a grounded theory of instructional innovation. Instructional innovation is an... more
Higher education&amp;amp;#x27;s unique organization and the optional involvement of department chairs account for the uniformities and the variations of a grounded theory of instructional innovation. Instructional innovation is an evolutionary, personal process; innovations are frequently discontinued but occasionally are adopted collectively and institutionalized. The implications of this process for instructional improvement are discussed.
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The use of formal and informal communication networks, and extrinsic and intrinsic rewards are examined for their relative ability to predict the use of instructional innovations. Formal networks prove to be the best predictor. In... more
The use of formal and informal communication networks, and extrinsic and intrinsic rewards are examined for their relative ability to predict the use of instructional innovations. Formal networks prove to be the best predictor. In addition, extrinsic rewards predict technical innovations, while intrinsic rewards predict nontechnical approaches. Administrative implications are discussed.
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Abstract: Describes assessment procedures used to select winners of the EDUCOM/NCRIPTAL (National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning) Higher Education Software Awards program; presents the evaluative... more
Abstract: Describes assessment procedures used to select winners of the EDUCOM/NCRIPTAL (National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning) Higher Education Software Awards program; presents the evaluative criteria used for software assessment; and lists the award-winning software for 1987.(32 references)(LRW)
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Over the past decade, there have been a number of recognized deficiencies with our current approach to schooling, deficiencies that must be addressed if our students are to be prepared for work and life in the next century (Resnick,... more
Over the past decade, there have been a number of recognized deficiencies with our current approach to schooling, deficiencies that must be addressed if our students are to be prepared for work and life in the next century (Resnick, 1987). In this chapter we present a vision for twenty-first century education in which these deficiencies are addressed. We present an alternative image of what schools might be like and a set of interlocking social, pedagogical and technological changes that could transform the educational enterprise.
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EJ369287 - The Implications of Cognitive Psychology for Computer-Based Learning Tools.
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Abstract: Describes assessment procedures used to select winners of the EDUCOM/NCRIPTAL (National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning) Higher Education Software Awards program; presents the evaluative... more
Abstract: Describes assessment procedures used to select winners of the EDUCOM/NCRIPTAL (National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning) Higher Education Software Awards program; presents the evaluative criteria used for software assessment; and lists the award-winning software for 1987.(32 references)(LRW)
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Research Interests: Digital Divide, Adult Education, Higher Education, Economic Growth, Human Development, and 15 morePedagogy, Developing Countries, Economic Development, Professional Development, Performance indicators, Decentralization, Refugees, Numeracy, Learning, Curriculum, Reasoning, Education Systems, Life Expectancy, Education System, and Interventions
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) constitute a topic of growing importance for public policies, notably in the field of education. The integration of ICT in our everyday life transforms our relationship to information and... more
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) constitute a topic of growing importance for public policies, notably in the field of education. The integration of ICT in our everyday life transforms our relationship to information and knowledge. It also modifies citizens' engagement with public services and the interaction between schools and learners.
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Information and communication technology (ICT) is a principal driver of economic development and social change, worldwide. In many countries, the need for economic and social development is used to justify investments in educational... more
Information and communication technology (ICT) is a principal driver of economic development and social change, worldwide. In many countries, the need for economic and social development is used to justify investments in educational reform and in educational ICT. Yet the connections between national development goals and ICT-based education reform are often more rhetorical than programmatic. This paper identifies the factors
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Abstract This study examines the actions and discourse of students in a chemistry laboratory course as they interact with available social and material resources. In one session, students conduct wet lab experiments; in another, they use... more
Abstract This study examines the actions and discourse of students in a chemistry laboratory course as they interact with available social and material resources. In one session, students conduct wet lab experiments; in another, they use molecular modeling software. The analysis demonstrates that the features of the computer-generated representations afford conceptual discussions. The structure of the task and the available material resources in the wet lab more often result in help-seeking behavior.
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National policies and programs can be an important tool for the realization of ICTs promise in education and some of their major components are the focus of this chapter. The chapter presents a framework of alternative rationales and... more
National policies and programs can be an important tool for the realization of ICTs promise in education and some of their major components are the focus of this chapter. The chapter presents a framework of alternative rationales and program components that can be used by researchers and policymakers to analyze, formulate, revise, and compare national ICT efforts. The framework consists of four alternative policy rationales-or “strategic” policy positions-and five components of ICT programs, or “operational” policies. Strategic and ...