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Oates, William
Oates Associates, Inc.
Coral Gables, Florida
 
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  Investigating the role of user engagement in digital reading environments
O’Brien H., Freund L., Kopak R.  CHIIR 2016 (Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, Carrboro, NC, Mar 13-17, 2016) 71-80, 2016.  Type: Proceedings

Long on measurement and short on consequence, this study searches for a relationship between user engagement and reading comprehension. Finding meager links, the authors report that the study adds “further evidence that the r...

Jun 30 2016  
  Interrelationship between stages of concern and technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge: a study on Taiwanese senior high school in-service teachers
Chen Y., Jang S. Computers in Human Behavior 3279-91, 2014.  Type: Article

Education policies universally promote teachers integrating technology into their teaching. This study uses two measures of technology integration in a sample of high school teachers. More importantly, it establishes connections betwee...

Mar 16 2015  
  Information communication technology planning in developing countries
Malapile S., Keengwe J. Education and Information Technologies 19(4): 691-701, 2014.  Type: Article

With a goal for a paper as general as “to advance the discussion,” how do authors set their focus? In exploring issues of information communication technology planning for education in developing countries, authors ...

Jan 5 2015  
  Teacher perceptions of using mobile phones in the classroom: age matters!
O’Bannon B., Thomas K. Computers & Education 7415-25, 2014.  Type: Article

No one should be surprised by the findings of this study. Younger teachers are more receptive to using mobile phones for student learning than older teachers are. The title says it all: “Age matters!”...

Oct 31 2014  
  "Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)" for seamless science inquiry in a primary school
Song Y. Computers & Education 7450-60, 2014.  Type: Article

No one should be surprised to find that students learn more in an environment rich with engagement, interaction, and additional resources. That’s what researcher Song has shown, albeit with only 28 study participants. Here&am...

Jul 22 2014  
  Access, use and perceptions of teachers and students towards mobile phones as a tool for teaching and learning in Tanzania
Kafyulilo A. Education and Information Technologies 19(1): 115-127, 2014.  Type: Article

The author and researcher Ayoub Kafyulilo understandably wants to advance educational technology in Tanzania. This is his field and the location where he teaches. Mobile phones, the technology most accessible to Tanzanian teachers and ...

May 12 2014  
   The new digital age: reshaping the future of people, nations and business
Schmidt E., Cohen J., Knopf Publishing Group, New York, NY, 2013. 336 pp.  Type: Book (978-0-307957-13-9)

In the future, our life experience will be split into parallel universes--a virtual world and a physical world--according to two leading global thinkers. Eric Schmidt, Google Executive Chairman, and Jared Cohen, the d...

Nov 11 2013  
  Intelligent classrooms and smart software: teaching and learning in today’s university
Ferreira M. Education and Information Technologies 17(1): 3-25, 2012.  Type: Article

Ferreira has broken some fertile new ground with her examination of the relationship between academic culture and uses of technology in university teaching and learning. Her work argues that academic culture is “one of the mo...

Jul 18 2012  
  Influence of participation, facilitator styles, and metacognitive reflection on knowledge building in online university courses
Cacciamani S., Cesareni D., Martini F., Ferrini T., Fujita N. Computers & Education 58(3): 874-884, 2012.  Type: Article

This study examines the influences of three factors on indicators of learning in online course discussion forums. The results agree with the findings of the researchers’ literature review: the students’ levels of pa...

May 2 2012  
  Academic effectiveness of podcasting: a comparative study of integrated versus supplemental use of podcasting in second language classes
Abdous M., Facer B., Yen C. Computers & Education 58(1): 43-52, 2012.  Type: Article

Two ways of using podcasting technology to promote student learning in second-language classes are examined in this study. Specifically, it assesses the differential “effectiveness of [using] podcasts integrated into the curr...

Mar 6 2012  
 
 
 
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