by kaylasharp | May 16, 2016 | Faculty Laurels, Press Releases, Research News, Spotlights
It was in 1990 when Kara Dawson gained an insight that was to become the central focus of her research career as a professor of educational technology. Back then she was teaching 5th, 6th and 7th graders in Virginia Beach, Virginia, at a time when personal computers...
by kaylasharp | Nov 26, 2013 | Headlines, Press Releases, Research News, Spotlights
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—A new achievement gap is developing among Florida middle-school students based on their access to technology and whether they understand how to use it, according to University of Florida education researchers. They say this “digital divide”...
by kaylasharp | Jun 19, 2013 | COE in the News
State Impact by NPR6-13-13Albert Ritzhaupt An NPR StateImpact radio and online report quoted Albert Ritzhaupt, a professor of educational technology, about the digital divide present among Florida’s public school students. The article cites Ritzhaupt’s research on how...