Using Electronic Mail in Initial Teacher Education to Develop European Awareness

Electronic networking in initial teacher education: is a virtual faculty of education possible?

This article is a report of the use of an electronic network by trainee teachers in a `school-based' initial teacher education course to facilitate discussion between participants. A rational for incorporating computer conferencing, drawing on teachers' knowledge and how this might be acquired, is presented. The potential of electronic networks for sharing ideas about teaching, and encouraging ...

Theorising Practice in Initial Teacher Education

Using Video to Develop Skills in Reflection in Teacher Education Students

Teacher education students confront the challenging task of acquiring a unique and complex set of skills during their courses. These skills are acquired through the study of education theory together with practical experience in the classroom. Perhaps one of the most important skills that students quickly need to develop is that of reflective practice. It is only through a critical and detailed...

The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Education Development and Awareness of Electronic Services

Purpose: Citizenship education system in any country is influenced by a set of cultural, social, economic and infrastructural factors, each of which, in turn, plays a vital role in shaping and using electronic services. It is also one of the most comprehensive topics in e-government projects for educating the citizenry. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of higher education i...

Using visual analytics to develop situation awareness in astrophysics

Received: 9 November 2008 Accepted: 22 November 2008 Abstract We present a novel collaborative visual analytics application for cognitively overloaded users in the astrophysics domain. The systemwas developed for scientists who need to analyze heterogeneous, complex data under time pressure, and make predictions and time-critical decisions rapidly and correctly under a constant influx of changi...