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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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The Effects of Technology Innovativeness and System Exposure on Student Acceptance of E-Textbooks
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Ngafeeson, Madison N.; Sun, Jun – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2015
The efforts of educators in the last three decades have, among other things, focused on the use of information technology (IT) in education. It has become commonplace to view information systems both as an effective carrier of course content as well as a cost-effective tool to improve student learning outcomes. One of such technologies is the…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Computer Attitudes, Educational Technology, Positive Attitudes
Generative Learning Strategy Use and Self-Regulatory Prompting in Digital Text
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Reid, Alan J.; Morrison, Gary M. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2014
The digital revolution is shifting print-based textbooks to digital text, and it has afforded the opportunity to incorporate meaningful learning strategies and otherwise separate metacognitive activities directly into these texts as embedded support. A sample of 89 undergraduates read a digital, expository text on the basics of photography. The…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Prior Learning, Statistical Analysis
An Examination of the Characteristics Impacting Collaborative Tool Efficacy: The Uncanny Valley of Collaborative Tools
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Dishaw, Mark T.; Eierman, Michael A.; Iversen, Jacob H.; Philip, George – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2013
As collaboration among teams that are distributed in time and space is becoming increasingly important, there is a need to understand the efficacy of tools available to support that collaboration. This study employs a combination of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Task-Technology Fit (TTF) model to compare four different technologies…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Collaborative Writing, Electronic Publishing, Word Processing
Building a Student-Centred Learning Framework Using Social Software in the Middle Years Classroom: An Action Research Study
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Casey, Gail – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2013
This article discusses the development of the online spaces that were used to create a learning framework: a student-centred framework that combined face-to-face teaching with online social and participatory media. The author, as part of her Doctoral research study, used action research as a mechanism for continual improvement as she redesigned…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Educational Technology, Action Research, Middle Schools
A Digital Ecosystem for the Collaborative Production of Open Textbooks: The LATIn Methodology
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Silveira, Ismar Frango; Ochôa, Xavier; Cuadros-Vargas, Alex; Pérez Casas, Alén; Casali, Ana; Ortega, Andre; Sprock, Antonio Silva; Alves, Carlos Henrique; Collazos Ordoñez, Cesar Alberto; Deco, Claudia; Cuadros-Vargas, Ernesto; Knihs, Everton; Parra, Gonzalo; Muñoz-Arteaga, Jaime; Gomes dos Santos, Jéssica; Broisin, Julien; Omar, Nizam; Motz, Regina; Rodés, Virginia; Bieliukas, Yosly Hernández C. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2013
Access to books in higher education is an issue to be addressed, especially in the context of underdeveloped countries, such as those in Latin America. More than just financial issues, cultural aspects and need for adaptation must be considered. The present conceptual paper proposes a methodology framework that would support collaborative open…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Post High School Guidance, Textbooks, Electronic Publishing
Systematically Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Information Systems Capstone Course: Implications for Practice
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Gill, T. Grandon; Ritzhaupt, Albert D. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2013
The information systems capstone experience for undergraduate majors is a topic frequently discussed in academic circles within the field. Though very little consensus exists on this topic, there are core themes that emerge in the design, development, and delivery of the undergraduate capstone courses. Our analysis of prior literature reveals four…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Curriculum, Course Evaluation, Undergraduate Students
Developing Digital Literacy through Collaborative Inquiry Learning in the Web 2.0 Environment--An Exploration of Implementing Strategy
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Pow, Jacky; Fu, Jun – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2012
This study explores a strategy for Web-based collaborative inquiry learning (WCIL) for the purpose of developing students' digital literacy (DL). In view of the problems and difficulties identified in a previously published case study of WCIL practice in a class of secondary 3 students (aged 14 to 15), another round of WCIL activity was carried…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web 2.0 Technologies, Computer Literacy, Multimedia Materials