Three Years of the New Mexico Laptop Learning Initiative (NMLLI): Stumbling toward Innovation

This article presents qualitative results of the first three years of the New Mexico Laptop Learning Initiative (NMLLI). Results suggest that teachers, students, and their communities support this initiative to improve student learning. Descriptive statistics were used during year two to further und...

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Published inAACE journal Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 339 - 366
Main Authors Rutledge, David, Duran, James, Carroll-Miranda, Joseph
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education 2007
Subjects
Academic Achievement
China
Computers
Educational Development
Educational Technology
Focus Groups
Global Approach
India
Internet
Interviews
Maine
Middle Schools
New Mexico
Physical Mobility
Professional Development
School Districts
Technological Literacy
Technology Integration
New Mexico
China
Maine
India
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Summary:This article presents qualitative results of the first three years of the New Mexico Laptop Learning Initiative (NMLLI). Results suggest that teachers, students, and their communities support this initiative to improve student learning. Descriptive statistics were used during year two to further understand how the laptops were being used by students. During year three of this study, in-depth interviews/focus groups and observations were used at one school to add depth to understanding the NMLLI. Overall, teachers report more creative, customized, collaborative lessons; students are more interested in school and focused on their work; parents have increased involvement with their student's education and communication with the school. Teachers also claim to have benefited from training and were interested in more in-depth support to advance their teaching with technology skills. (Contains 2 figures and 1 note.)
ISSN:1551-3696
1551-3696