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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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Kadel, Robert – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2006
In this article, the author tries to weigh in on the possible educational outcomes of coursecasting, a technology-based method of delivering instructions to students, and what he hopes will be a growing research track for people in Ed Tech. In a nutshell, coursecasting is when professors record their lectures either on their computer or on an MP3…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Teaching Methods
Kadel, Robert – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005
Personal digital assistants (PDAs, also known as handheld or palmtop computers) are, in this author's opinion, the next great step in educational technology. The educational community has spent countless hours and dollars on providing desktop or laptop computer access to PK-16 students. Most students now have some experience with the Internet,…
Descriptors: Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Educational Technology
Kadel, Robert – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005
It is a fair assumption that most teachers in the United States have, by now, had some exposure to technology in the classroom. And most educators who have worked with technology in their schools will likely agree that simply having technology doesn't guarantee its effective use.
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Preservice Teachers
Kadel, Robert – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005
You may or may not be aware that ERIC, the Educational Resources Information Center, had a complete makeover during the last year or so. The old ERIC stood for "Educational Research and Information Clearinghouse," and it was run by a private company that leased its database of information and selected full-text articles to subscribers around the…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Databases, Educational Research
Kadel, Robert – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005
Glen Bull's call for a research agenda for one-to-many computing (page 42 of this issue) raises a larger question: what is the status of a research agenda within education technology? This article first considers what a "research agenda" is in general. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines research as "studious inquiry or examination." (There's…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Research Needs, Educational Research, Agenda Setting
Kadel, Robert – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2004
To her surprise, Ms. Logan had just conducted a statistical analysis of her 10th grade biology students' quiz scores. The results indicated that she needed to reinforce mitosis before the students took the high-school proficiency test in three weeks, as required by the state. "Oh! That's easy!" She exclaimed. Teachers like Ms. Logan are…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Statistical Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness
Kadel, Robert – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2004
Re-SEARCH! Re-SEARCH! Woo-hoo! Let?s hear it for research! Okay, this is probably not something you?d expect to hear at your local sports bar or even at NECC 2005. Let?s face it: research is just not something that most people get excited about. It can be complicated, abstract, and downright boring. When it comes to educational technology…
Descriptors: Educational Technology