The author compares student engagement and learning experiences in Montessori classrooms to those in computer-based learning environments.
About the people who make the maps we all use on the web.
Educators debate whether computer use for young students makes them better learners or not.
The Hudsons wanted to help encourage children in rural America to enter math and science fields. So the couple, along with Vanderbilt and the Sheridan School District, are setting out to create, in essence, a one-room schoolhouse on the bus, using online video and podcasts to deliver educational content. The response has been enthusiastic and the kids want more content, Julie Hudson says
Helping information professionals use technology to serve their institutions
Schools across the country are taking steps to broaden the appeal of the major. More than a dozen universities have adopted "media computation" programs, a sort of alternate introduction to computer science with a New Media vibe. The classes, which have been launched at schools from the University of San Francisco to Virginia Tech, teach basic engineering using digital art, digital music and...
Although e-mail recipients rely on nonverbal cues to form impressions of senders, relatively little is known about specific contextual factors that may influence sender perceptions in computer-mediated communication.