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Telecommunications technologies and Curriculum development: the case of a virtual High school project
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
In this paper we present the lessons we learned from developing online classes for a virtual high school (LUDAVHS) project and discuss the implications for teaching science using telecommunication technologies. Emphasis ...
Virtual biology: do we need the real thing?
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
One of the debates within biology teaching is the appropriate use of animals and plants to enhance the learning experience. In particular significant amounts of time are often set aside within curricula for relevant practical ...
Environmental education at schools and in Teachers’ preparation in czech and slovak Republic – experience and research
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
Environmental education and its effective integration into the teaching process of comprehensive subjects in curriculum documents is one of the priority but common educational aims that are embodied in the National Programme ...
Supporting collaborative learning in science with an online tool
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
This paper discusses a new approach trialled in a first year core science unit that aims to develop generic skills such as scientific writing, numeracy skills, computer literacy and communication skills. The trial involved ...
Building real laboratories on the internet
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
A majority of the pedagogical uses of computers fall somewhere within the five headings of Drill, Number Crunching, Laboratory applications, Simulations, and Self-paced courses [2]. In this paper we discuss a sixth use for ...
The architecture and evaluation of a Collaborative learning environment
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
ModellingSpace is an open learning environment, particularly suitable for science education, which permits building of models by collaborating partners in various educational settings. This paper describes the main features ...
Labassistant: a web-based general-purpose software for the delivery and administration of computer based laboratory sessions
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
The design of a web-based general-purpose software system, named LabAssistant, that supports computer-based laboratory sessions is presented. The aim of LabAssistant is to provide support to the preparation, conduct, ...
Contributions to efficiency issues in higher Education
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
The concept of effectiveness is hard to measure. There is no standard institutional process to adopt, enabling an evaluator to achieve his/her goals conforming to the default definition of effectiveness: lowering cost and ...
A model of online teaching and learning
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
Deakin University has a long history of supporting distance education with technology. Such presentations have matured from a mix of remote-login/FTP/email in the 1980s through web mediated access in the 1990s to ...
Electronic roads in the information society: social, educational and technological aspects
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
In this paper we present the major technological challenges to the formation of the Information Society and the ways in which social and pedagogical restrictions can serve to influence the outcome of those challenges from ...