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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Rhetoric and Reality: Using ICT To Enhance Pupil Learning--Harry Potter and the Warley Woods Mystery--Case Study 2.
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Nichol, Jon; Watson, Kate; Waites, Graham – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2003
This case study of grade 7, 11-12 year old students in the United Kingdom embedded ICT (information and communication technology) within an existing scheme of work to develop skills and processes involved in historical investigation, using characters from the Harry Potter books. Also examined teachers' teaching styles and beliefs and values.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, History
The Virtual Field Station (VFS): Using A Virtual Reality Environment for Ecological Fieldwork in A-Level Biological Studies--Case Study 3.
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Poland, Roger; La Velle, Linda Baggott; Nichol, Jon – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2003
Describes a teacher-generated case study on the effectiveness of a Virtual Field Station for teaching an A Level biology topic. Argues that a Virtual Field Centre is an effective substitute for actuality in terms of the development of student knowledge and understanding for examination purposes. Discuses how science education is rapidly developing…
Descriptors: Biology, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Information Technology
Intelligent Information and Communications Technology for Education and Training in the 21st Century.
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La Velle, Linda; Nichol, Jon – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2000
Discussion of the impact of information and communications technology (ICT) focuses on the impact on existing educational policy; the role of electronically distributed educators and learners; and the relationship between knowledge representation as mediated by ICT and the educational environment, including cultural context and virtual learning…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Educational Environment, Educational Policy, Educational Technology
Videotutoring, Non-Verbal Communication and Initial Teacher Training.
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Nichol, Jon; Watson, Kate – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2000
Describes the use of video tutoring for distance education within the context of a post-graduate teacher training course at the University of Exeter. Analysis of the tapes used a protocol based on non-verbal communication research, and findings suggest that the interaction of participants was significantly different from face-to-face…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Interpersonal Communication