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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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Heaggans, Raphael C. – SRATE Journal, 2012
The purpose of this article is to present the existing practice-based and empirically based literature on teaching technology to seniors to determine a) what kind of research has been conducted to assess the effectiveness of teaching technology to seniors, b) what biases must be dismantled for younger computer trainers to teach older ones, c) what…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Technology Education, Science and Society, Technological Literacy
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Green, Gaynell; Ballard, Glenda H. – SRATE Journal, 2011
Traditional teacher preparation programs and alternative certification programs are under constant scrutiny and strain to prepare students to be more effective in the public classroom and remain in the profession. The Professional Development School is a contemporary, innovative model that shows promise for retaining novice teachers, particularly…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Professional Development Schools, Transformative Learning, Adult Learning