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Category: Article Review

  • Article Review – Death by PowerPoint

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    Isseks, M. (2011). How PowerPoint Is Killing Education. Educational Leadership, 68(5), 74–76. Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/recordDetail?accno=EJ972036 In this article, Isseks (2011) makes the case that using PowerPoint in the classroom has been changing learning in the classroom, and not in a good way.  Instead of a class where the students have to read information, take notes…

  • Article Review – Action Research in TESOL Teacher Education

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    DelliCarpini, M. (2012). ACTION RESEARCH – BUILDING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY SKILLS IN TESOL TEACHER EDUCATION. Language Learning & Technology, 16(2), 14–23. Retrieved from http://llt.msu.edu/issues/june2012/action.pdf   Summary of article: The article is an action research project trying to directly find an understanding of why there is a gap between teacher candidates’ knowledge of educational technology and their…