Can Standards be Met and Evaluated Through an Online Teacher Education Technology Course? A Case Study

Caroline Crawford; Jana Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 459–462

Web-basing coursework has been a major focus of universities around the world for the past five- to ten-year period and has resulted in a bell-curve fallout of subject-specific quality coursework. However, the teacher education units have more...

Topics: Teachers

Introduction to Mathematics Manipulatives: Preservice Teachers Create Digital Stories Illustrating Types and Application of Manipulatives

Jana Willis; Sandra Browning

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 1795–1815

Due to their abstract nature math concepts can be difficult for students to understand. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) urges teachers to focus on facilitation of students’ understanding and conceptualization rather than on...

The Impact of Web 2.0 Technology Tools on Collaborative Learning

Jana Willis; Trudy Driskell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3206–3209

The results from a previous study that examined the impact of environmental curriculum on technology skills and integration strategies of alternative certification teachers prompted revisions in the course under study. In a previous study...

Perceptions of Preservice Teacher Candidates: Exploring the Reality of Confidence and Competence

Jana Willis; Michelle Giles

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2996–3001

To develop a baseline for design and development of integrated modules/activities that support preparation of teacher candidates in use of technologies as instructional tools across all grade levels and content areas, the researchers investigated...

Topics: K-12 Teachers and School Leaders Related, Information Technology Education, Information Technology Diffusion/Integration

Technology Proficiency Self-Evaluation: What are They Reporting?

Michelle Giles; Jana Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1831–1834

This paper will describe the outcomes of a study designed to explore teacher candidates perceived technology proficiency after a required technology education course. Three semesters of data were collected with one semester using a retrospective pre-...

Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Serious Games in the Classroom: Early Insights during Pilot Implementation

Jana Willis; Monica Trevathan

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 853–856

The purpose of this study was to explore the outcomes of the implementation of a serious game (SG) prototype focused on the field of energy education/concepts taught in grades 5-9 that includes physical science (energy), renewable energy sources,...

Topics: Physical Education, Games, Games & Simulations, New Possibilities with Information Technology Education

Training Teachers to Integrate Technology into the Classroom Curriculum: Online versus Face-to-Face Course Delivery

Jana Willis; Lauren Cifuentes

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 463–467

Jana M. Willis, Ph.D. and Lauren Cifuentes, Ph.D. In response to the challenge for preparing teachers to use technology and teach with it, campus technology teams, colleges, universities, and other organizations are focusing on technology training...

Teacher Education, Experience, Training, and Course Factors in STEM Implementation: A Look at Engineering

Monica Trevathan; Jana Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 2070–2075

This paper will describe the outcomes of a study designed to identify factors of secondary teachers’ education, experience, and training, and factors of their STEM course, that relate to the level of STEM integration and implementation of quality...

Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, faculty development, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Does the Use of Web 2.0 Technology Tools Alter Teacher Candidates’ Perceptions of Group Work and Collaborative Learning Experiences

Jana Willis; Trudy Driskell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3035–3038

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the use of Web 2.0 collaborative tools on teacher candidates’ perceptions of group work and collaborative learning experiences in the classroom. Survey data and narrative analysis (Gall, Borg & ...

Is Group Work Supportive of Collaborative Learning? A Look inside an Online Experience

Jana Willis; Donna Smith

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 4495–4498

Abstract: Teacher candidates cringe at the mention of a collaborative activity or project. What could provide the “magic carrot” that makes collaboration in the classroom something candidates seek out rather than avoid? Could social networking...

Assessing Teacher/Librarian Collaboration: Perspectives of Teacher and School Librarian Candidates

Sheila Baker; Jana Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1673–1680

This research explored collaboration between school librarian candidates and teacher candidates as they worked to effectively integrate technology into curriculum. A study premise of the research is that effective technology use and integration is...

Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Information Literacy Education (Library & Media Science)

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Teacher Candidates Mental Models of Their Future Classroom

Jana Willis; Michelle Giles

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 3511–3513

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between early experiences with technology and teacher candidates’ self-created images depicting their teaching, future classroom, and to determine if instances of technology exist...

Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), New Possibilities with Information Technology Education

Web-based Teacher Education Technology Course

Caroline Crawford; Jana Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 468–469

Due to the numerous areas of growth and further understanding over the past five year period, the growth in the hardware and software tools available for use within the course structure, as well as the inclination of university faculty facilitating...

Topics: Educational Technology, Faculty, Inclusive Education

Using computer programming to teach problem solving and logic skills: The impact of object-oriented languages

Jana Marie Willis

(1999) pp. 1–53

For years, programming courses have been offered to high school students. Early researchers believed programming instruction could improve problem-solving skills but support for the belief has been conflicting. A meta-analysis of studies indicated...

Technology Integration on Common Ground: Creating an Integration Model for Preservice Teacher Candidates

Jana Willis; Brenda Weiser

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2887–2888

Teacher education programs need to move teacher candidates beyond simple technology skill acquisition to a more advanced level where they are able to apply teaching methods that facilitate technology integration in their classrooms. Teacher...

Topics: Integration, Curriculum, Multimedia, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods

Using Web 2.0 Technology Tools to Support Technology Skill Growth, Confidence Levels and Integration Strategies of Teacher Candidates

Jana Willis; Trudy Driskell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2291–2294

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent teacher candidates (a) increase their confidence levels in relation to technology use (b) improve their technology skills and, (c) integrate technology into a selected curriculum...

Training Teachers to Integrate Technology into the Classroom Curriculum: Online Versus Face-to-Face Course Delivery

Jana Willis; Lauren Cifuentes

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education

Affordances of OL and F2F teacher technology training environments provide different learning experiences for teachers, which have an impact on both the critical outcomes of the technology training and the teachers’ abilities to transfer their...

Topics: Technology integration, Integration, Educational Technology, online education, teacher training, Inservice, Inclusive Education

Training Teachers to Integrate Technology into the Classroom Curriculum: Online versus Face-to-Face Course Delivery

Jana Willis; Lauren Cifuentes

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 13, No. 1 (2005) pp. 43–63

Affordances of online (OL) and face-to-face (F2F) teacher technology training environments provide different learning experiences for teachers, which have an impact on both the critical outcomes of the technology training and the teachers' abilities ...

Moving beyond the training environment to a vision of technology integration in the classroom curriculum: A case study

Jana Marie Willis

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The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent teachers: (a) alter their teaching methods; and (b) integrate technology into their classroom curriculum during, and after a technology training course designed to prepare teachers to use...

When Stars Align: Teachers & Students Shine Brighter

Sheila F. Baker; Jana Willis

Knowledge Quest Vol. 45, No. 2 (2016) pp. 56–63

A new teacher enters the classroom for the first time equipped with teaching strategies, technology-integration models, and classroom experiences acquired during his or her teacher preparation program. These new teachers are often unaware that down...

Moving beyond the Training Environment to a Vision of Technology Integration in the Classroom Curriculum: A Case Study (August 2001)

Jana M. Willis; Lauren Cifuentes

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2002 (April 2002)

Teachers participating in technology training must move beyond training classrooms to apply teaching methods that facilitate technology integration in their classrooms. Most adoption literature comes from proponents of innovations and outcomes...

Technology and Environmental Education: An Integrated Curriculum

Jana M. Willis; Brenda Weiser

Applied Environmental Education and Communication Vol. 4, No. 4 (2005) pp. 297–303

Preparing teacher candidates to integrate technology into their future classrooms effectively requires experience in instructional planning that utilizes technology to enhance student learning. Teacher candidates need to work with curriculum that...

Improving Teacher Candidate Use Of Mobile Technologies Through Classroom Modeling

Jana Willis; Vanessa Dodo Seriki

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2694–2699

Mobile devices are more commonplace in PK-12 classrooms (Gawelek, Spataro, & Komarny, 2011; Reid and Ostashewski, 2011). They are more affordable, available educational applications are growing, and teacher candidates need exposure if they are going ...

Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Information Technology Diffusion/Integration

Building Connections through Teacher Librarian Collaboration

Sheila F Baker; Michelle Giles; Jana Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1372–1378

School librarians can potentially serve as connectors for educators at entry levels in their Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) development. As experienced classroom teachers, school librarians can provide expertise in curriculum...

Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Information Literacy Education (Library & Media Science), Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Teacher Candidate Applications of Telecommunications

Jana Willis; Caroline Crawford; Ruth Gannon-Cook

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1602–1606

The philosophical as well as conceptual leap that must occur with the teacher candidates' use of technology within a learning environment is the instructional design and implementation of technologies. The modeling of such activities must be an...

Topics: Learning Objects, Teachers, Instructional Design, Educational Technology

Increasing Teacher Confidence in Teaching and Technology Use through Vicarious Experiences within an Environmental Education Context

Jana Willis; Brenda Weiser; Donna Smith

Applied Environmental Education and Communication Vol. 15, No. 3 (2016) pp. 199–213

Providing teacher candidates opportunities to engage in experiences modeling effective technology integration could improve confidence/comfort in using technology and support skill development and transfer. A purposeful sample of 424 candidates in...

Instruction in Technology or Technology in Instruction: Modeling the Process for Preservice Teachers

Trudy Driskell; Sue Hilburn; Jana Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3923–3926

Preparing preservice teacher candidates to effectively integrate technology into their future classrooms requires experience in instructional planning that includes technology to enhance student learning. Teacher candidates need to work in classroom ...

Topics: Teachers, Integration, Planning, Classrooms

The Struggle is Real: Identifying Barriers to Successful Implementation of Serious Games in the Middle School Classroom

Donald L. Becker; Monica Trevathan; Jana Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 716–720

Developing career-ready students is imperative if we are going to address the projected needs of the United States’ job market. There continues to be an increasing need to capture students’ interest in STEM fields as well as to attract students to...

Topics: Games & Simulations

Flip This Classroom: A Comparative Study

Tiffany Unruh; Michelle L. Peters; Jana Willis

Computers in the Schools Vol. 33, No. 1 (2016) pp. 38–58

The purpose of this research was to compare the beliefs and attitudes of teachers using the flipped versus the traditional class model. Survey and interview data were collected from a matched sample of in-service teachers representing both models...

Beyond Piñatas, Fortune Cookies, and Wooden Shoes: Using the World Wide Web to Help Children Explore the Whole Wide World

Donna Kirkwood; Debra Shulsky; Jana Willis

Childhood Education Vol. 90, No. 1 (2014) pp. 11–19

The advent of technology and access to the internet through the World Wide Web have stretched the traditional ways of teaching social studies beyond classroom boundaries. This article explores how teachers can create authentic and contextualized...

STEM College-Bound: Relationship of Familial Factors

Michelle Peters; Ahmed Abukmail; Jana Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1318–1323

Schools continue to explore opportunities to increase underserved populations in computer science and broader STEM fields. Studies exploring factors that impact student decisions are needed. This study examined the relationship between minority...

Topics: Workforce Education

School Communication 2.0: Exploring Recommended Social Media Practices

Heather Bowman; Michelle Giles; Amy Orange; Jana Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 816–821

The purpose of the study was to determine elementary school administrators’ practices and perceptions of using social media to communicate with stakeholders and explore recommended social media communication practices. Using the Social Media as a...

Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Distance/Flexible Education

The Vision of Technology in PK-12 Schools through the Lens of the School Administrator

Sheila F. Baker; Antonio Corrales; Jana M. Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1273–1278

This study explores the vision of administrators in educational technology within urban PK-12 settings as measured by the Principal Technology Leadership Assessment (PTLA) that was developed and validated by The American Institutes of Research and...

Topics: Research & Evaluation, Technology Leadership

Technology and Environmental Education: Creating the Integrated Curriculum

Jana Willis; Brenda Weiser; Trudy Driskell; Sue Hilburn

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4314–4319

Teachers are often provided technology training that focuses on software applications and skill development. However, teachers need training in environments that support technology integration in curriculum areas that can be replicated in their own...

Topics: Training, Teachers, Integration, Curriculum, Classrooms

Understanding High School Students' STEM Identity, Game Play Motivations, and Game Preferences

Kathleen Jeremiassen; Amy Orange; Jana Willis; Michelle Peters

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 437–445

Abstract: The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore differences in students’ STEM identities, game play motivations, and game preferences. The need to grow and support STEM education and careers in the United States is a widely held...

Topics: Games & Simulations

Technology Training for Teacher Candidates: A Curriculum-based Integration Model

Jana Willis; Brenda Weiser; Trudy Driskell; Sue Hilburn

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2745–2749

Teacher candidates are often introduced to technology training early in their teacher education programs. This practice often leads to technology use that is isolated from content, methodology and pedagogy. Teacher candidates need to work in...

Topics: Curriculum, Classrooms, Educational Technology, Integration, Teachers

Using Environmental Education as a Foundation for Training Teacher Candidates in the Integration of Learner Centered Technology into Classroom Lessons

Jana Willis; Brenda Weiser; Janice Meyer; Trudy Driskell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 1739–1743

Teacher education programs need to move teacher candidates beyond simple technology skill acquisition to more advanced levels where they apply teaching methods that facilitate technology integration in their classrooms. Teacher candidates are often...

Serious Games Classroom Implementation: Teacher Perspectives and Student Learning Outcomes

Monica Trevathan; Michelle Peters; Jana Willis; Linda Sansing

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 624–631

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore teacher perceptions and student learning outcomes during implementation of a serious game (SG) that combined the interactive nature of gaming, with storytelling power of graphic novel art to...

Topics: Games & Simulations, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Transitions to Academia: Publishing in the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE)

Peter Albion; Rick Ferdig; Cleborne Maddux; Natalie Johnson-Leslie; Mary Kayler; Jana Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) p. 1218

The editors of leading educational technology journals are collaborating on ways to support the efforts of the next generation of researchers, working within the National Technology Leadership Coalition (ntlcoalition.org). The goal is to facilitate “...

Transitions to Academia: Publishing in the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE)

Peter Albion; Rick Ferdig; Cleborne Maddux; Natalie Johnson-Leslie; Mary Kayler; Jana Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) p. 1219

The editors of leading educational technology journals are collaborating on ways to support the efforts of the next generation of researchers, working within the National Technology Leadership Coalition (ntlcoalition.org). The goal is to facilitate “...

Publishing in the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE)

Peter Albion; Rick Ferdig; Natalie Johnson-Leslie; Mary Kayler; Jana Willis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1376–1377

The Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE) is the print journal of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). It is published quarterly with a focus on research on technology and teacher education. That may...

Topics: Research & Evaluation

Exploring the Rules of the Game: Games in the Classroom, Game-Based Learning, Gamification, and Simulations

Jana Willis; Spencer Greenhalgh; Larysa Nadolny; Sa Liu; Tugce Aldemir; Sandra Rogers; Monica Trevathan; Susan Hopper; Wendy Oliver

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 475–480

This diverse panel will provide insights and perspectives into the various aspects of games and simulations. The panelists will discuss not only challenges and barriers involved in designing, developing, integrating, and implementing these advanced...

Topics: Games & Simulations