Citations with the tag: VIRTUAL classrooms
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- WiFi to Go.
// T H E Journal; Sep2010, Vol. 37 Issue 8, p6The article gives information about a pilot program in Hawaii where students at the Myron B. Thompson Academy, an online public charter school, receive mobile devices with the WiFi standard for Internet capability.
- Reviews.
Geitgey, Gayle A. // Technology Connection; Dec97, Vol. 4 Issue 7, p37Reviews the book `Virtual Classrooms: Educational Opportunity Through Two-Way Interactive Television,' by Vicki Hobbs and J. Scott Christianson.
- Teaching Avatars.
Sawchuk, Stephen // Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook; Mar2011, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p4The article reports that teacher-candidates at the University of Central Florida in Orlando can practice in a virtual classroom that uses a system called TeachME in which students are avatars, computer-generated characters whose movements and speech are controlled by a professional actor.
- Video Buffs.
Rebora, Anthony // Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook; Mar2011, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p12The article discusses results of the "Deepening Connections" annual survey of teachers' technology which showed that 76 percent of teachers use video content for classroom instruction, an increase from 55 percent in 2007.
- Pacific Womens College: Unique Experience.
Rebora, Anthony // Women in Higher Education (10608303); May2012, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p4The article reports on the launch of an online program just for women by the Pacific Womens College and plans to expand to physical classrooms in Hawaii in 2012.
- States Roundup.
Rebora, Anthony // India -- West; 11/12/2010, Vol. 35 Issue 51, pA44The article offers news briefs in India including the rumors of blast in the Hanamkonda area in Andhra Pradesh, the plan of the Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department in Kerala to train snake-catchers, and the plan of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India to introduce virtual classroom...
- Book reviews: Science & technology.
Gillespie, Thom // Library Journal; 1/1/1998, Vol. 123 Issue 1, p134Reviews the book `Creating the Virtual Classroom: Distance Learning with the Internet,' by Lynette R. Porter.
- Attitude: A Determinant of Agricultural Graduates' Participation in Videoconferencing Technology.
Meena, M. S.; Singh, K. M.; Meena, H. R.; Kanwat, Manish // Journal of Agricultural Science (1916-9752); Jan2012, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p136The study envisaged to evaluate the attitude of agricultural graduates towards Videoconferencing (VC) technology. Study focused at persuasion stage of adoption process of innovations. A Likert-type-scale was developed, which consisted of 23-items. The scale instrument had four sections, viz.,...
- How do I enhance motivation to learn and higher order cognition among students of Science through the use of a virtual learning environment?
McMahon, Mary // Educational Journal of Living Theories; 2010, Vol. 3 Issue 2, p170In this paper I explore the capacity of Moodle to enhance the teaching and learning of Leaving Certificate Biology within a small urban secondary school. I simultaneously investigate the potential of the technology to enhance higher-order cognition and motivation to learn among the students....
- Common Features of a Virtual Classroom Software Program.
Huggett, Cindy // Learning Circuits; 2010, p2The article describes the usual features of a virtual classroom software applications. Document sharing is commonly utilized by programs , where it involves uploading a file into a viewing window that can be seen by computer screens of participants. Chat allows users to converse with...
- Communication and Collaboration in the Digital Age.
McAnear, Anita // Learning & Leading with Technology; Feb2012, Vol. 39 Issue 5, p4An introduction to the journal is presented in which the author discusses the topics of various articles published in the issue including one on virtual classrooms, one regarding the use of student videos in learning, and one about student web design projects.
- Fairfax County (Va.) district considers starting a virtual high school.
McAnear, Anita // American School & University Exclusive Insight; 4/13/2012, p5The article cites a report from "The Washington Post" on the possibility for the Fairfax County district in Virginia to become the first in the Washington, D.C. region to create a virtual public high school which would enable students to take all their classes at home from a computer.
- A Virtual Experiment.
Saleem, Rukhsar // Dataquest; 4/1/2012, Vol. 30 Issue 6, p67The article presents a case study which examines virtual classes technology of Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, India. It states that the objective behind this study was to create a classroom experience for students attending classes from multiple locations away from the campus....
- Interoperability of Educational Systems - Editorial of Special Issue.
Olmedilla, Daniel; Saito, Nobuo; Simon, Bernd // Journal of Educational Technology & Society; Apr2006, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p1An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including personalized adaptive learning, author-defined data storage and the virtual campus approach.
- Dance of democracy.
Olmedilla, Daniel; Saito, Nobuo; Simon, Bernd // India Today; 8/15/2011, p20The article reports on the launching of virtual classrooms developed by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corp. with the participation of artists Madhuri Dixit and Uddhav Thackeray.
- Save Money With ASSE's Virtual Classroom.
Olmedilla, Daniel; Saito, Nobuo; Simon, Bernd // Professional Safety; Jun2011, Vol. 56 Issue 6, p8The article offers information on the Virtual Classroom developed by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) in the U.S.
- top 10 WEB STORIES.
Olmedilla, Daniel; Saito, Nobuo; Simon, Bernd // Technology & Learning; Apr2013, Vol. 33 Issue 9, p8A list of the top 10 online news and statistics affecting the K-12 education technology community as of April 1, 2013, including the use of ForAllRubrics for grading student work, the advantages of using the Penultimate application for taking handwritten notes on the iPad, and how social media...
- Virtual Teaching And Strategies: Transitioning From Teaching Traditional Classes To Online Classes.
Barrett, Bob // Contemporary Issues in Education Research; Dec2010, Vol. 3 Issue 12, p17As more technology has become available in man), parts of the globe, a new type of student population has emerged. The traditional student image of higher learning has been somewhat limited in many countries, but given the impact of the Internet, this traditional "student body" has changed....
- The Classroom as a Virtual Community: An Experience with Student Backchannel Discourse.
Cronin, John J. // Business Education Innovation Journal; 2011, Vol. 3 Issue 2, p56Backchannel discourse is defined as electronic communication between students in an "on-ground" class. Since students in many classes are likely to engage in back-channel discourse anyway, instructors should consider using it for their benefit, and perhaps even proactively encourage it. The...
- Experiencia en la Aplicaci�n del Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas en la Asignatura Proyecto de Licenciatura en Qu�mica.
Lorenzo, Rosa A.; Fern�ndez, Purificaci�n; Carro, Antonia M. // Formaci�n Universitaria; 2011, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p37The design and implementation of a virtual classroom on the WebCT platform for the course Chemistry Project at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain are described. Problembased learning has been implemented in this course. The topic of the course belongs to the experimental training...
- Digital Content Use is Not Yet Widespread.
Lorenzo, Rosa A.; Fern�ndez, Purificaci�n; Carro, Antonia M. // Electronic Education Report; 5/16/2011, Vol. 18 Issue 10, p5The article offers information survey for Project Tomorrow entitled "The New 3 E's of Education: Enabled, Engaged, Empowered" concerning the use of digital content in the classroom. According to the survey, teachers in grades K-5 frequently use skill development software with their students,...
- Class acts.
Capaldi-Drewett, Tracy // e.learning age; May2011, p18The article discusses several steps for effective implementation of virtual classrooms. In a survey conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in 2011, the use of virtual classrooms suggested a reduction in externally-provided learning options and an increase use of...
- Fatigue evaluation in maintenance and assembly operations by digital human simulation in virtual environment.
Ma, Liang; Chablat, Damien; Bennis, Fouad; Zhang, Wei; Hu, Bo; Guillaume, Fran�ois // Virtual Reality; Mar2011, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p55Virtual human techniques have been used a lot in industrial design in order to consider human factors and ergonomics as early as possible, and it has been integrated into VR applications to complete ergonomic evaluation tasks. In order to generalize the evaluation task in VE, especially for...
- Khan Academy Wants to Make Classrooms More Interactive.
NARANG, SHALINI K. // India -- West; 5/27/2011, Vol. 36 Issue 27, pB11The article offers information on an online classroom program being run in Santa Clara, California by educator Salman Khan. Khan reveals that he made an informal beginning of this venture Khan Academy, a nonprofit educational institution and started off by giving math lessons to his cousins....
- SANAL SINIF UYGULAMALARININ MESLEKI GELISIME KATKISININ DEGERLENDIRILMESI: EMNIYET GENEL M�D�RL�G� �RNEGI.
Terkesli, Ramazan; G�l, Zakir // Turkish Journal of Police Studies / Polis Bilimleri Dergisi; 2011, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p153The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the virtual classroom that is used for human resources improvement on the professional development in the Turkish National Police. This process has been implemented in four dimensions; (1) whether to use the distance learning technologies are...
- VLIV TR�DN�HO UCITELE NA KLIMA �KOLN� TR�DY.
Calonov�, Darina // Media4u Magazine; 2011, Issue 4, p29The article discusses the influence of class teachers in the class climate as a current topical subject. The issue of class climate is widely represented in literature, the influence and importance of the class teacher is less frequent, even though it is undoubtedly one of the major actors...
- Rethinking citizenship.
Van Zoost, Steven // Aviso; Fall2011, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p28The article offers a discussion on what grade students in Nova Scotia think about citizenship through a collaborative online classroom. The students expressed their thoughts on how citizenship may be demonstrated in the digital world. Among the behaviors that demonstrate citizenship are using...
- La educaci�n universitaria on-line en el Periodismo desde la visi�n del estudiante.
G�mez-Escalonilla, G.; Sant�n, M.; Mathieu, G. // Comunicar; 2011, Vol. 18 Issue 37, p73The advance in new technologies has changed the educational model considerably. On-line education has arrived with a bang at university and those degree courses linked to the field of communication have adopted this type of technologies. In just a few years, the number of courses available in...
- Camera tracking by online learning of keypoint arrangements using LLAH in augmented reality applications.
Uchiyama, Hideaki; Saito, Hideo; Servi�res, Myriam; Moreau, Guillaume // Virtual Reality; Jun2011, Vol. 15 Issue 2/3, p109We propose a camera-tracking method by on-line learning of keypoint arrangements in augmented reality applications. As target objects, we deal with intersection maps from GIS and text documents, which are not dealt with by the popular SIFT and SURF descriptors. For keypoint matching by keypoint...
- Feasibility and accuracy of medication checks via Internet video.
Bradford, Natalie; Armfield, Nigel R.; Young, Jeanine; Smith, Anthony C. // Journal of Telemedicine & Telecare; Apr2012, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p128We investigated the feasibility and accuracy of using Internet-based videoconferencing for double-checking medications. Ten participants checked 30 different medications using a desktop PC and a webcam. The accuracy of the video-based checks was compared with 'face-to-vial' checks. The checks...
- Knowledge Practices Laboratory.
Vasileva, Tania Krumova; Tchoumatchenko, Vassiliy Platonovitch // Annual Journal of Electronics; 2010, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p161The paper presents the Knowledge Practices Laboratory (KP-Lab) Project. The objective of KP-Lab is to develop a novel theoretical approach, tools and services, and practical models to elicit deliberate creation of knowledge and advance corresponding knowledge practices. Based on a brief...
- Letter to the editor: The electronic learning habits of radiology trainees in London and South East England.
BURKE, C. J.; THOMAS, R. H.; FASCIA, D.; HOWLETT, D.; HEENAN, S. // British Journal of Radiology; Sep2011, Vol. 84 Issue 1005, p867The article discusses the electronic learning habits of radiology trainees in London, England and South East England. It notes on the use of electronic and Internet applications, noting that they provide a valuable information resource for radiologists in training. It also mentions the Radiology...
- Improving Student Retention through Technology in India.
Baruah, Trisha Dowerah // Asian Journal of Distance Education; Dec2011, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p15This paper aims to find out the impact and assessment of E-learning Technologies on student retention in ODL system. E-Learning refers to using electronic applications and processes which include web-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual classrooms and digital collaboration. Such...
- The development of plurilingual competence through authentic assessment and self-assessment: case study.
Downing, Raquel Hidalgo // Vigo International Journal of Applied Linguistics; 2012, Vol. 9, p63In this article we present a case-study of authentic assessment carried out with learners taking part in an online plurilingual learning programme. The procedure of authentic assessment chosen here was to propose the learners to elaborate a Portfolio. The learning context consists of a programme...
- Towards Content Adaptation for Mobile Learning.
Shu Ran Yang; Yan Peng Lim // International Proceedings of Economics Development & Research; 2011, Vol. 13, p77The study develops content adaptation of m-learning. M-learning content adaptation is quite important, combining mobile technologies and learning together are highly valued by researchers. Content adaptation refers to different kinds of software and coding applications that use for learning. In...
- Introducing an Intelligent E-learning Content Constructor Engine.
Keynejad, Hossein; Kabir, Hoda; Daneshmand, Mitra // International Proceedings of Economics Development & Research; 2011, Vol. 13, p96E-learning authoring tools are employed to provide a framework in order to create indexing and to integrate multimedia components (text, image, audio, video and animation). To produce a smart and intelligent e-learning content through these tools, some features must be added to them. In this...
- A Virtual Success at VALIC.
Lang, Annamarie // Learning Circuits; 2011, p1The article reports on the success of VALIC, a member company of SunAmerica Financial Group, in using a virtual classroom. It details how the economic slowdown drove organizations to use virtual classrooms in place of traditional training programs. It describes the virtual session offered by...
- Microsoft honors Two Indian Startups with $30,000.
Lang, Annamarie // Siliconindia; Jul2012, Vol. 15 Issue 7, p10The article reports on the two Indian virtual classroom business startups Aurus Network and NowFloats Technologies.
- SPLETNA UCILNICA MOODLE PRI USPOSABLJANJU UCITELJEV.
Kac, Liljana // Iskanja; 2010, Vol. 28 Issue 37/38, p137Web learning system Moodle is nowadays as a virtual open source tool firmly established in education - both in the world and in Slovenia. The article presents the use of Moodle at the inservice teacher training, organised by Zavod RS za �olstvo (National Education Institute of Republic of...
- Portal de Servicios AVIP en la UNED.
Rodrigo, Covadonga; Alonso, Vanesa; V�zquez, No�; Santos, Mart�n; Novo, Mar�a; Gago, David; V�zquez, Marta; Garc�a, Jos�; Mart�nez, Dar�o // CISTI (Iberian Conference on Information Systems & Technologies ; Jun2012, p590This paper discusses the progress in the management interface and access to AVIP (Audiovisual technology over IP) of UNED (National University of Distance Education). The new Website ensures more accessible and easier access to services. This Site is focused on the Virtual Classroom...
- Pulling the silos together.
Perring, David // e.learning age; Nov2012, p30The article discusses the importance of mobile learning and integrated management talent. It mentions the joined-up organisational approach for performance, learning and recruitment in contrast with the call for creating a greater strategic impact and connected user experience. It also notes the...
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES.
Perring, David // T+D; Jan2011, Vol. 65 Issue 1, p6Abstracts of articles from the current issue are presented, which cover topics such as measuring the effectiveness of social learning, immersion training in classrooms and virtual environments, and mentoring in the workplace.
- Is E-learning Based On Learning Theories? A Literature Review.
Pange, Apostolia; Pange, Jenny // World Academy of Science, Engineering & Technology; Aug2011, Vol. 80, p62E-learning aims to build knowledge and skills in order to enhance the quality of learning. Research has shown that the majority of the e-learning solutions lack in pedagogical background and present some serious deficiencies regarding teaching strategies and content delivery, time and pace...
- CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED BY A DISTANCE LEARNING ORGANISATION.
Malik, Sangeeta // Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (TOJDE); Jul2012, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p17Distance learning as the name indicates is a learning, learner gets from distant places. In this learning system, learner and educators are separated by space & time. Lots of distance learning organizations are spreading to meet the increased demand of current & future needs of adult education....
- Virtualizing With Vigor.
Malik, Sangeeta // Campus Technology Magazine; Sep2011, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p22An interview with John Mullen, vice president and general manger for education, state and local government of Dell Inc., is presented. Mullen mentions the benefits of virtualization which include improvement in patches management, update software, and manage user profiles. He says that virtual...
- A New Way to See Eye-to-Eye.
MONGELUZO, ANTHONY // New Jersey CPA; Mar/Apr2013, Issue 38, p29The article offers information on several software applications in video conferencing in businesses. It discusses some of the popular video conference products including FaceTime, Google+ Hangouts, and Skype. The author also presents cautions and limitations of using video conferences, such as...
- Three steps to TinCan heaven.
Leteney, Fiona // e.learning age; Mar2013, p22The article discusses three phases to Experience API, also known as Project TinCan. The initial phase is said to replace SCORM with the Experience API so that some of the annoying issues currently experienced with SCORM can be overcome. The second phase demands the development of learning record...
- Delhi University: North Star.
Leteney, Fiona // India Today; 8/15/2011, p27The article reports on the developments in the Delhi University (DU). The institution transitioned to a semester system as part of its 2010 reform initiatives. DU hopes to benefit from the implementation of the National Knowledge Network, which will pave the way for the creation of interactive...
- Evaluación de la Enseñanza y Aprendizaje por Parte de Estudiantes de un Programa de Talentos Académicos (BETA-PUCV) Frente a un Curso de Neuroanatomiá Funcional.
Leteney, Fiona // International Journal of Morphology; 2010, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p1245No abstract available.
- Using videoconferencing in a school-scientist partnership: students' perceptions and scientists' challenges.
Falloon, Garry // Research in Learning Technology; 2012, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p1This research studied a series of videoconference teaching workshops and virtual labs, which formed a component of a school-scientist partnership involving a New Zealand science research institute and year 13 students at a Wellington high school. It explored students' perceptions of the...
