Browsing by Author "Wright, Peter W."

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    • Conference Object  Open Access

      Designing applets that foster constructivist teaching and learning 

      Martin, Brian E.; Austen, David J.; Wright, Peter W.; Laue, Hans J. (Pedagogical Faculty of University of Ostrava, 2001)
      The Modular Approach to Physics (MAP) project makes extensive use of “educational objects” which include Flash animations, Java Applets and Java Applications. A paramount concern in the design of these objects has been to ...
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      The evolving use of information technology in a large canadian high school – what’s working and what’s not 

      Pasek, V.L.; Clintberg, B.; Kennedy, R. J.; Wright, Peter W. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      This presentation provides an update on the evolving use of information technology (IT) in the classrooms of a large Canadian high school. The discussion concentrates on IT developments in the mathematics and science ...
    • Conference Object  Open Access

      Integrating information and communication Technology into teaching and learning - a Second level course for prospective teachers 

      Wright, Peter W. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      Commonly, introductory-level courses on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for prospective teachers focus on the development of knowledge and skill with the use of technology tools. These types of courses are ...
    • Conference Object  Open Access

      Integrating information technology into the teaching and learning of high school science 

      Clintberg, B. R.; Moore, D. T.; Pasek, V. L.; Wright, Peter W. (Pedagogical Faculty of University of Ostrava, 2001)
      This presentation will describe innovative applications of Information and Communication Technology in a large Canadian senior high school. In particular the presentation will focus on the instructional use of videoconferencing ...
    • Conference Object  Open Access

      M.A.P. modular approach to physics Laboratory 

      Austen, David J.; Brouwer, Wytze; Wright, Peter W.; Martin, Brian E.; Laue, Hans J. (Pedagogical Faculty of University of Ostrava, 2001)
      We present recent developments in the laboratory component of MAP - Modular Approach to Physics – Java enhanced modules to be used as aids in teaching the first three terms of university physics. The MAP project is very ...
    • Conference Object  Open Access

      The use of information and communication technology in mathematics - a double irony? 

      Wright, Peter W. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      When the microcomputer was introduced to schools in the late 1970’s the connection between it and mathematics seemed more than obvious. Educators would have been excused if they thought that technology (and the computer ...
    • Conference Object  Open Access

      A web-based approach to the delivery of instruction on information and Communication technology 

      Wright, Peter W. (Pedagogical Faculty of University of Ostrava, 2001)
      While web-based courses are not new they are in their infancy. Courses that employ web-based technology to teach about technology are even less common and are attended by a unique set of challenges and intricacies. This ...