In a pervasive media and technology landscape that is increasingly global, participatory and connected, one in which learners and teachers can increasingly become creators of knowledge rather than mere consumers of prepared messages and ideas, it is vital for the…

This study examined growth in graphical literacy for students contributing to an online, multimedia, communal environment as they advanced their understanding of biology, history and optics. Their science and history studies started early in Grade 3 and continued to the…

In 1993 Carey and Smith conjectured that the most promising way to boost students’ understanding of the nature of science is a “theory-building approach to teaching about inquiry.” The research reported here tested this conjecture by comparing results from two…

Over four academic years a design experiment was conducted involving four online university courses with the goal of shifting from Guided to Self-Organized Inquiry to foster Knowledge Building communities in the classroom. Quantitative analyses focused on notes contributed to collective…

Academic researchers have contributed in the knowledge of future studies, and this knowledge has been improved through real application in companies and public institutions. Business executives and public administrators permanently have to face difficult decision processes, and therefore have to…

The present study analyzed the role of architectural representations - drawings and three-dimensional models -, on the process of knowledge building of architecture history. The article focuses on Arkhanes' model and its relationships with the reconstitution of architecture, work of…

Résumé : L’étude s’inscrit dans le contexte de l’initiative québécoise de l’École éloignée en réseau (l’ÉÉR) visant à enrichir la qualité de l’environnement d’apprentissage des petites écoles rurales. L’étude s’intéresse de façon spécifique aux interactions asynchrones qui surviennent entre des…

In the present paper, specimens of Cerambycidae were examined in the Entomology Museum of Central Anatolia Forestry Research Directorship, Ankara, Turkey. As a result of identification of these specimens, thirty-eight species and two subspecies belonging to twenty-eight genera of five…

The objectives of this study were to verify if students of Open University of Brazil approve of mobile learning (m-learning) initiatives, to identify the students' perspectives about m-learning, to develop a model of instructional design for m-learning environments, and to…

The increased pace of species listing worldwide, coupled with the scarcity of conservation funding, promote the use of targeted monitoring. We applied the recommendations of Nichols and Williams (Trends in Ecology and Evolution 2006 24:668-673) to optimize the Québec Chimney…