Eduu 564 - Literature Review Topic

What specific technology tools or technology teaching strategies you are interested in exploring?

I am interested in exploring the effectiveness of technology in online format high school and college math classes compared to a traditional classroom based teaching strategy.

List three possible research questions that will help you organize your topic.

1. What does the literature review say about the effectiveness of online math instruction?
2. At what grade level was the research study conducted?
3. At what level of math (basic, pre-algebra, calculus) was the research study focused on?

Include links to at least two peer-reviewed journal that relates to your topic and/or technology tools or teaching strategies.

1. Swan, K. (2003). Learning effectiveness: what the research tells us. In J. Bourne & J. C. Moore (Eds) Elements of Quality Online Education, Practice and Direction. Needham, MA: Sloan Center for Online Education, 13-45. http://cguevara.commons.gc.cuny.edu/files/2009/09/learning-effectiveness.pdf
2. Smith, G. G. and Ferguson, D. (2005). Student attrition in mathematics e-learning. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 21(3), 323-334. http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet21/smith.html

Include links to three websites that provide information about topic, tech tool, or teaching strategy of interest for action research.

1. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics http://www.nctm.org/
2. The Math Forum http://mathforum.org/
3. Education Portal http://education-portal.com/math_learning_online_courses.html