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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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Ebben, Maureen; Murphy, Julien S. – Learning, Media and Technology, 2014
The rapid rise of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) signals a shift in the ways in which digital teaching and learning are engaged in and understood. Drawing upon a comprehensive search of nine leading academic databases, this paper examines the initial phase of MOOC scholarship (2009-2013), and offers an analysis of these empirical studies that…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Online Courses, Learning Theories, Evaluation Problems
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Miller, Elizabeth B.; Warschauer, Mark – Learning, Media and Technology, 2014
The practice of reading is rapidly moving from print to screen. Young children are not immune from this trend; indeed, many children's principal literacy experiences occur using iPads and other handheld digital devices. This transition raises important questions about how the emergence and development of literacy might change in these new…
Descriptors: Young Children, Electronic Learning, Reading Comprehension, Emergent Literacy
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O'Neill, D. Kevin – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
This article synthesizes research on social capital, school outcomes, internet use, and volunteering to argue that e-mentoring--which is commonly practiced over long distances--could become a powerful way to build greater cohesiveness in local communities. Realizing this potential will require a larger-scale and more coordinated approach to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Design, Mentors, School Effectiveness
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de Freitas, Sara; Griffiths, Mark – Learning, Media and Technology, 2008
Nowhere in the current digital technology landscape is the process of "blurring the lines between media" more apparent than with the uses and applications of gaming practices and technologies. Here the overlaps between new media and media interfaces are becoming significant as games technologies and practices are becoming more pervasive as…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Technology, Internet, Computers
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Higgins, Steve; Beauchamp, Gary; Miller, Dave – Learning, Media and Technology, 2007
The aims of this article are to review the existing literature on the introduction and use of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in schools and to summarise the key issues arising from this analysis in order to provide a context for the articles which follow in this special issue of "Learning, Media and Technology." The article reviews the evidence…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Audiovisual Aids, Interaction, Chalkboards