Learning Systems, Motivation and Adult Learning: Informing the Work of Library Media Specialists: A Review of Literature
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of a review of literature on learning systems, motivation and adult learning, including a section on the use of technology, for informing instructional strategies for library specialists. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHEdLibr.rtf

Logo Programming Language
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An 8 page paper discussing the language accessible to children but not limited in its applicability to more complicated projects. More than 30 years old, Logo is widely used today in developing nations as well as the US and continues to gain the increased attention of those committed to constructivist learning. Constructivism does not mean that children are not required to learn rules of convention or natural law, only that they are not limited in their abilities to apply those rules. Logo was valuable in its early years, but it appears to be of even greater consequence in today's learning environment. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSLogoPL.wps

Managing Technology In The Classroom - Summary Two Articles
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This 3 page paper provides a summary of two Internet articles that address managing technology in the classroom. The first, written by a teacher, includes comments about setting up the room and adhering to district guidelines. The second provides a long list of specific tips, like practicing a technology lesson before presenting it and having a back-up plan. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGmgtch.rtf

Massachusetts' VES Database: Positive And Negative Impact Upon Student Learning
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3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses one positive and one negative aspect of Massachusetts' VES program. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCMassVES.rtf

Memorandum: Software Licensing Compliance
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Model memorandum outlining a policy for school districts to prevent software piracy. Memorandum includes policy, description of costs of noncompliance, and disciplinary action in pursuit of violation of the policy. 3 references. jvSftLiM.rtf
Filename: jvSftLiM.rtf

Model Critique of a Journal Article on the Topic of Distance Education
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A 4 page paper which provides guidelines on how to evaluate a research article that examines the issue of distance education. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGdisted.rtf

Modeling and Simulation
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A 4 page paper discussing physical, process, procedural and situational simulations in education and providing activities illustrating each type. Topics include the structure of the DNA molecule; the process by which chlorine damages the ozone layer; the process of proving geometry theorems; and teen-oriented situational simulations. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSeduSimula.rtf

Multicultural Education And Technology
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A 10 page paper that includes these sections: abstract, stimulus statement and topic, teacher competence to teach multicultural education, what we know about technology and student achievement and technology in pre-service multicultural education classes, what we do not know and recommendations. There are many suppositions that make good sense about the value of technology when teaching multicultural lessons but there seems to be very little empirical evidence. Data are provided for studies where technology was used with ELL and disadvantaged students for math and writing. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PGmlttch.RTF

National Educational Technology Plan
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This 3 page paper discusses and reacts to two documents: the 2005 National Educational Technology Plan and Visions 2020.2: Student Views on Transforming Education and Training Through Advanced Technologies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGnatetc.RTF

One-To-One Computing
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A 12-page research paper that offers an extensive literature review about what research tells educators about the efficacy of one-to-one computing programs. The writer defines this term, addresses how it affect pedagogy, problems with implementation, research findings, etc. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: kh1to1.rtf

Online Classes
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A 6 page paper discussing the evolution of distance learning as it has been altered by the advent of the Internet. Online classes began as special-interest adventures offered for no academic credit, but now there are Internet-only schools and many mainstream universities offer extensive possibilities. Distance learning has existed for more than a century in various forms, but the Internet offers possibilities never known before. One of these possibilities is Duke's MBA program that requires 5 weeks on campus, but also requires 2 weeks each in Germany, Brazil and China. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSonlineClass.wps

Online Education And Technological Frustrations
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5 pages in length. There was a time when students had to rely upon the traditional - and archaic - educational methods of attending class, abiding by the pre-established schedules of instructors, following a curriculum upon which they had little time to focus, as well as rearranging their lives to accommodate their schooling. This is no longer the case with the advent of telecommunications technology in the classroom -- the classroom being the privacy of the student's own home. Indeed, it is impossible to overlook the many benefits inherent to such programs as distance learning, video conferencing, interactive multimedia, knowledge-based systems and the Internet as they relate to education. Contemporary students have been given an opportunity unlike any who have studied before them: the chance to mold their educational needs to fit their individual lifestyles. However, along with the good comes the not-so-good in terms of technological frustrations that impede upon their progress. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCTechFrus.rtf

Online Education in Mathematics: A Review of Literature
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This 8 page paper provides a review of literature on the use of online education in mathematics. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MHOnliMa.rtf

Papert/Philosophy of Learning
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A 4 page research paper that discusses the learning philosophy of Seymour Papert, American mathematician, educator, specialist in artificial intelligence, MIT professor and follower of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget. He proposed in the 1960s that children could be taught to use computers as instruments for learning and enhanced creativity. The writer discusses his ideas concerning learning and technology. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khpapert.rtf

Personal Definition Of Video Games
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4 pages in length. Despite the general consensus that video games encourage antisocial behavior, obesity, sedentariness and - some argue - violent tendencies, there is an entirely opposite definition to this animated, interactive entertainment many people overlook: their value as effective learning tools. The extent to which children and adolescents alike connect with the fantasy world of video games is both grand and far-reaching; that this interactive relationship has spilled over into the academic environment as an unexpected - yet highly welcome - educational device speaks to the overwhelming benefit this particular type of technology has had upon reaching and teaching students, inasmuch as being engaged with the overall learning process is half the struggle of achievement. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCVideoGms.rtf

PowerPoint and EFL: A Match Made in Language Heaven
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A 7 page paper which examines how PowerPoint presentations can help teaching English in EFL/ESL classes. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TGppefl.rtf

Principles of Learning and Computer Use
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This 5 page report discusses the most fundamental principles of learning have proven themselves to apply in learning to use a computer and that those principles are also important when basic and simplistic concepts are being presented as well as applications that require a greater degree of both information and understanding. Learning and training needs must also be considered and balanced in terms of affective, cognitive, and psychomotor domains to result in the most effective and sustainable degrees of understanding and application for the individual student. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWlearn.wps