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Leticia De Leon
University of Texas Pan American
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Virtually There: How Pre-Service Teachers Learned about Child Development in Second Life
Leticia De Leon
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3065–3066
The study investigated the potential for bridging theory and practice in the area of child development. Pre-service teachers utilized Second Life, a three dimensional virtual environment, to design elementary classrooms with developmentally...
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Straightening the Learning Curve: Seven Dimensions of Confidence in Second Life
Leticia De Leon
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2087–2089
In this paper, the results of a qualitative survey are presented from a cohort of 28 students who completed an online course taught almost entirely in Second Life. These students were part of a teacher preparation program in their second semester,...
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Online Reciprocal Teaching: Reaching New Heights in Learner-Centered Instruction
Leticia De Leon
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2101–2106
This paper will describe the process of using reciprocal teaching as an online asynchronous simulation, and the subsequent results in learning for the students involved. It includes four basic responses from students: summarizing, questioning,...
Topics: Students, Teachers, Elementary Education
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Revisiting the Crossroads: Persistence Factors of Subject Matter Experts to Engage in Online Instructional Design
Leticia De Leon
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2016 (Nov 14, 2016) pp. 357–363
This study attempts to describe the lived experiences of subject matter experts in an online instructional design course. Their experiences shed some light on motivation and qualities of persistence in online professional development, especially...
Topics: Instructional Design, Content Development, Implementation Examples & Issues
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The Crossroads of Purpose and Need: Developing Criteria for Training Content Experts for Quality Online Continuing Education
Leticia De Leon
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015 (Jun 22, 2015) pp. 346–352
This paper describes a development process for the creation of quality criteria in continuing education. Because many purveyors of professional development knowledge are content experts, not instructional designers, a model trainer of trainer course ...
Topics: Standards, Instructional Design, Training, Virtual Universities
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Adventures in WebQuests! Pre-Service Teachers Participate in a WebQuest to Create their Own
Leticia De Leon
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 1953–1959
WebQuests are prolific online. Every time teachers search for WebQuests, a quick search on a favorite search engine yields hundreds of results. However, much like young students who have first discovered the Internet, they can be overwhelmed by the ...
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Human Rights, Think Aloud Protocols and Magic Drums: Revealing Character in Pre-Service Teachers
Leticia De Leon; Kara Bennett
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 30, No. 2 (2019) pp. 255–274
This paper describes a qualitative study that examined how preservice teachers engaged in a Second Life activity intended to help them reflect on how knowledge of human rights may affect their professional practice. This process utilized a problem...
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Building from the Ground Up: A Negotiated Just-in-Time Learning Framework
Leticia De Leon; Kevin Feenan
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015 (Jun 22, 2015) pp. 335–345
This paper describes a Negotiated Just-in-Time Learning Framework for creating a fully online professional development and continuing education program. Its conception was the result of a first iteration of needs assessment, critical analysis of...
Topics: Virtual Universities, Standards
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The Case for Technology Supported Service Learning: How Chronicled Videos Showcased Pre-Service Bilingual Teachers
Leticia De Leon; Michael Whitacre
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1100–1103
Pre-service bilingual teachers completed a service learning project as part of their teacher preparation program, and chronicled it in video, which was viewable in YouTube through Private Sharing. Students then reflected on the project and how...
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The Use of Digital Video to Foster Reflective Practice in a Teacher Education Program
Carmen Pena; Leticia De Leon
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 667–669
Abstract: During the Fall 2008 semester, a group of students in their first semester of the elementary education program at the University of Texas – Pan American was required to deliver a lesson plan using the lesson cycle, videotape the lesson and ...
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The Journey into Ba: A Phenomenology of Computer-Mediated Communications
Leticia De Leon; Kevin Feenan
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 281–286
This study describes the phenomenon of ba within a computer-mediated communications environment, a lived experience shared by the participants through the join.me application. Data were gathered from online meetings with study participants while...
Topics: Computer-Mediated Communication
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HyperStudio® and the Big Book: Reflections of Multimedia Production Horrors and Successes
Carmen Pena; Leticia De Leon
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2748–2749
When HyperStudio®, multimedia authoring software, met emergent literacy in an instructional technology course for elementary preservice teachers, the results were creative and dramatic. These teachers-specializing in early childhood and bilingual...
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The One-Two Step: How Pre-Service Teacher Teams Transformed Theory Learning into Empowerment in Second Life
Leticia De Leon; Carmen Pena
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 2917–2919
The One-Two step studied how learning through Second Life transformed teacher preparation experiences for students. Through the use of critical reflections, questionnaires, and self- and group-assessments, pre-service teachers worked in teams to...
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Phenomenology and an Online Student Teacher Support Group: Fostering Reflective Practice and Student Discourse
Carmen Pena; Leticia De Leon; Michael Whitacre
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3123–3125
During the Fall 2007 semester, a group of students in the Elementary Education program at the University of Texas – Pan American enrolled in a supervised internship seminar. In this course, students were required to conduct weekly observations of...
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Transformation or Resistance? A Case Study of Pre-Service Teachers Engaged in Technology Integration
Leticia De Leon; Janet Martinez; Zulmariz Diaz; Michael Whitacre
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1785–1792
This case study examined the context of one social studies methods course and its use of technology in instruction. The purpose was to determine to what extent pre-service teacher views and practice transformed to embrace technology use in their own ...